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Crown Hill Cemetery

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Indianapolis, INCemetery / fraternalSince 1863Mutual / membership EIN 35-0255730Revenue $8.6M in FY2024Latest return filed Nov 17, 2025

On file with the IRScrownhill.org700 W 38th St, 46208-4240 · Indianapolis, INTax-exempt since Sep 1941

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The Crown Hill Cemetery is organized to provide for the disposal of bodies by burial or cremation. More specifically, IT is to provide suitable grounds for the burial of the dead in lots, niches, and crypts; and to engage in other activities incident to the foregoing.

Tax-exempt charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.3M a year · 34% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $61.1M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 15.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$1.0M
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$8.6M
+57% vs prior year
Spent
$3.4M
Net assets
$72.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$8.6M
FY2024▲ +57%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.5M
FY2021$824K
FY2022$154K
FY2023$5.5M
FY2024$8.6M
Expenses
$3.4M
FY2024▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$3.4M
Net assets
$72.4M
FY2024▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$74.6M
FY2021$74.4M
FY2022$72.7M
FY2023$70.9M
FY2024$72.4M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1941.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Gordon D Wishard
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Charles P Sutphin
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Ed Peacock JR
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cathy Wood-Lawson
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chris Macallister
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Milton O Thompson
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 and cremation services, offering grounds for interment in lots, niches, and crypts.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The crown hill cemetery is organized to provide for the disposal of bodies by burial or cremation. More specifically, it is to provide suitable grounds for the burial of the dead in lots, niches, and crypts; and to engage in other activities incident to the foregoing.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.6M
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$7.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$359K
Money outPt IX
$3.4M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$72.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.4M
Total assetsLn 16$73.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$7.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$359K
Gains on assetsLn 7$5.9M
Total revenueLn 12$8.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$7K
SavingsLn 2$4.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$61.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.9M
Total assetsLn 16$73.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$72.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY24FY23FY22FY21FY20
End of yearLn 1g$64.0M$64.0M$65.7M$67.3M$67.5M
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.5M$4.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$59.5M$61.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8.1M$7.9M
Total assetsLn 16$72.1M$73.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$70.9M$72.4M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K
Investment management feesLn 11f$104K
InterestLn 20$30K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$178K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.0M
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.4M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $8.6M$3.4M$5.3M$72.4M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2024 $5.5M$2.9M$2.6M$70.9M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 $154K$2.6M−$2.5M$72.7M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $824K$2.4M−$1.6M$74.4M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Oct 26, 2021 $4.5M$1.7M$2.7M$74.6M 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $8,630,372 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$1,031,111
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,352,718$7,240,634
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $152,463$358,627
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,505,181$8,630,372
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 $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,857,928$3,354,976
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,857,928$3,354,976
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,647,253$5,275,396
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $8,630,372 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,031,111 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,362,545$1,362,545
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $5,878,089$5,878,089
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $358,627$358,627
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $358,627 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,271,745$8,630,372
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,354,976 across 5 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting fees$15,950
IX-11f Investment management fees$104,480
IX-20 Interest$30,294
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$178,011
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$3,026,241
IX-25 Total functional expenses$3,354,976
Part X · Balance sheet $73,432,896 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,593$7,068
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,469,041$4,382,667
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,118,696$7,940,685
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $26,336,340$26,685,044
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $33,163,069$34,415,432
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $2,000$2,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $72,096,739$73,432,896
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,157,635$1,025,982
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,157,635$1,025,982
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $70,939,104$72,406,914
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $70,939,104$72,406,914
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $72,096,739$73,432,896
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $72,406,914 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,630,372
XI-2 Total expenses$3,354,976
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,275,396
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$70,939,104
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$3,807,586
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$72,406,914

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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