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New Forest Cemetery

Tax-deductible

Utica, NYCemetery / fraternalEIN 15-0397600

Perform burials and continuous maintenance of grave plots in accordance with nys cemetery law and nys public health laws

Tax-exempt charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $12K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
50 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 50.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$192K
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$76K
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$64K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$810K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$76K
FY2025▲ +7%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$77K
FY2021$154K
FY2022$54K
FY2023$66K
FY2024$71K
FY2025$76K
Expenses
$64K
FY2025▲ +16%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$47K
FY2021$138K
FY2022$51K
FY2023$70K
FY2024$55K
FY2025$64K
Net assets
$810K
FY2025▲ +2%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$766K
FY2021$782K
FY2022$785K
FY2023$781K
FY2024$798K
FY2025$810K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1940.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $58K Management & general 8% · $5K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Kathy Hughes
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kellie Kiesel
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Freddie Hamilton
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides burial services and maintains grave plots according to state laws.

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1 program service, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Perform burials and continuous maintenance of grave plots in accordance with new york state cemetery law and new york state public health laws.

Pt IX · col B

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$76K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$37K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$31K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8K
Money outPt IX
$64K
Ln 25
Programscol B$58K
Managementcol C$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$810K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$266K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$192K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$31K
Investment incomeLn 3$37K
Other incomeLn 4–11$586
Gains on assetsLn 7$7K
Total revenueLn 12$76K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$29K
SavingsLn 2$238K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$266K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$527K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$192K
Net assetsLn 32$810K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$259K$266K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$521K$527K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18K$18K
Total assetsLn 16$987K$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$189K$192K
Net assetsLn 32$798K$810K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$26K$24K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K$427
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K$625
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$711$711
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K$111
OccupancyLn 16$7K$6K$713
InterestLn 20$16$16
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K$737
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K$10K$59
All other expensesLn 24e$972$958$14
Total functional expensesLn 25$64K$58K$5K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $76K$64K$12K$810K 990 PDF
FY2024 $71K$55K$16K$798K 990 PDF
FY2023 $66K$70K−$4K$781K 990 PDF
FY2022 $54K$51K$3K$785K 990 PDF
FY2021 $154K$138K$16K$782K 990 PDF
FY2020 $77K$47K$30K$766K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $76,160 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,190
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,190
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $30,625$30,625
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $30,104$30,104
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $6,655$6,655
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $586$586
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $31,211 · Excluded from tax $36,759$76,160
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $63,818 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $23,674 · Management $2,631$26,305
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,839 · Management $427$4,266
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,625 · Management $625$6,250
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $711$711
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,004 · Management $111$1,115
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,411 · Management $713$7,124
IX-20 InterestManagement $16$16
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,631 · Management $737$7,368
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,632 · Management $59$9,691
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $958 · Management $14$972
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $58,485 · Management $5,333 · Fundraising $0$63,818
Part X · Balance sheet $1,002,116 assets, 11 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $190,676; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $25,030$28,953
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $234,447$237,545
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $17,500$17,500
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $520,787$527,442
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $987,107$1,002,116
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $189,448$192,115
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $189,448$192,115
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $42,425$45,014
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $755,234$764,987
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $797,659$810,001
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $987,107$1,002,116
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $810,001 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$76,160
XI-2 Total expenses$63,818
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$12,342
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$797,659
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$810,001

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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