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Wooster Cemetery Association

Tax-deductible

Wooster, OHCemetery / fraternalMutual/MembershipEIN 34-0628490Revenue $480K in FY2020

On file with the IRS983 Madison Ave, 44691-4117 · Wooster, OHTax-exempt since Feb 2026

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Operation of a Cemetery

Tax-exempt charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 55 volunteers and 6 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2020 · 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
FY2020
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2020, 6 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$68K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 90% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
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
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
$480K
Spent
$348K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$2.4M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Revoked May 2024, reinstated. IRS ruling Feb 2026, per the IRS master file. Latest filing on record: FY2020. IRS ruling in Feb 2026.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $348K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $68K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$68,243Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Matt McCoy
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Matt Long
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kelvin Questel’s $68K as Manager is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 539 $100K–1M mutual/membership nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • 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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Wooster Cemetery Association is a cemetery or fraternal organization based in Wooster, OH.

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1 program · $348K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Cemetery expenses

$348Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$480K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$256K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$180K
Other incomeLn 4–11$43K
Money outPt IX
$348K
Ln 25
Programscol B$348K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$180K
Investment incomeLn 3$256K
Other incomeLn 4–11$43K
Total revenueLn 12$480K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$9K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$554K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 655
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$17K$9K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.7M$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$550K$554K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$68K$68K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$52K$52K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$25K$25K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$16K$16K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$156K$156K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$348K$348K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2020 Latest Viewing $480K$348K$132K$2.4M 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 I · Summary $479,795 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$1,347
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $168,383$179,610
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $332,428$255,742
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$43,096
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $500,811$479,795
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $23,126$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $110,955$156,505
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $103,367$191,428
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $237,448$347,933
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $263,363$131,862
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $479,795 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,347
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,347
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $179,610$179,610
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $255,742$255,742
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $43,096$43,096
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $478,448 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$479,795
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $347,933 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $68,243$68,243
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $51,693$51,693
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $25,469$25,469
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,100$11,100
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,405$2,405
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $16,359$16,359
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,843$6,843
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,231$8,231
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $155,500$155,500
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,090$2,090
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $347,933 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$347,933
Part X · Balance sheet $2,438,907 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $16,908$9,349
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,408$6,847
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $549,755$554,137
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,733,976$1,868,574
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,307,047$2,438,907
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,307,047$2,438,907
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,307,047$2,438,907
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,438,907 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$479,795
XI-2 Total expenses$347,933
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$131,862
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,307,047
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$2
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,438,907

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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