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Newton Cemetery Co

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Newton, NJCemetery / fraternalMutual / membership EIN 22-1159460Revenue $218K in FY2025Latest return filed Sep 22, 2025

On file with the IRSnewtoncemetery.comPo Box 3066, 07860-3066 · Newton, NJTax-exempt since Apr 1942

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To maintain and care for Cemetery property in Newton, NJ.

Tax-exempt charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$9K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $23K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$9K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 5.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$218K
-0.8% vs prior year
Spent
$204K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$1.9M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$218K
FY2025▼ -0.8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$121K
FY2022$167K
FY2023$169K
FY2024$220K
FY2025$218K
Expenses
$204K
FY2025+0.08%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$202K
FY2022$197K
FY2023$204K
FY2024$204K
FY2025$204K
Net assets
$1.9M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$1.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending April 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1942.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $175K Management & general 14% · $29K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $9K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Meredith Meyers
Bookkeeper/Treasurer
$9,000Pt VII · Sec A
Mark Hontz
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Iliff
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Barbara a Cornwell——$16,390$16,390$16,390
Meredith Meyers$9,000$9,000———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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 15aYes

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1 program · $175K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Sale of grave plots, foundations, mausoleum crypts, and niches. Burial of bodies in grave plots and foundations, entombment of bodies in mausoleum crypts and interment of ashes in mausoleum niches.

$175Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$218K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$109K
Investment incomeLn 3$107K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2K
Money outPt IX
$204K
Ln 25
Programscol B$175K
Managementcol C$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$95K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$109K
Investment incomeLn 3$107K
Gains on assetsLn 7$60K
Total revenueLn 12$218K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$95K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$95K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$564K
Other assetsLn 15$10K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderApril
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$95K$95K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$594K$564K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M$1.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$9K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$38K$38K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$20K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$59K$59K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$29K$29K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$20K$20K$400
All other expensesLn 24e$137$108$29
Total functional expensesLn 25$204K$175K$29K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Sep 22, 2025 $218K$204K$14K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Aug 15, 2024 $220K$204K$16K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 22, 2023 $169K$204K−$35K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 8, 2022 $167K$197K−$30K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 28, 2021 $121K$202K−$81K$2.1M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $217,794 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,000$2,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $77,940$109,034
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $140,561$106,760
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $219,501$217,794
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $65,979$67,065
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $137,887$136,969
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $203,866$204,034
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $15,635$13,760
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $217,794 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $6,592 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $102,442$102,442
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $46,911$46,911
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $59,849$59,849
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $109,034 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $106,760$217,794
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $204,034 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $9,000$9,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $37,604$37,604
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,461$20,461
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,500$4,500
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $8,724$8,724
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $58,663$58,663
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $29,470$29,470
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $15,039$15,039
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $20,036 · Management $400$20,436
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $108 · Management $29$137
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $175,342 · Management $28,692 · Fundraising $0$204,034
Part X · Balance sheet $1,908,570 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $95,434$95,281
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $593,823$564,353
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,177,503$1,239,436
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,500$9,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,875,260$1,908,570
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $982,200$968,684
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $893,060$939,886
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,875,260$1,908,570
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,875,260$1,908,570
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,908,570 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$217,794
XI-2 Total expenses$204,034
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$13,760
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,875,260
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$19,550
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,908,570

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

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