Bethany Cemetery Foundation

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Jasper, INCemetery / fraternalSince 1999Mutual/Membership EIN 35-2092866Revenue $189K in FY2025

On file with the IRS711 Main St, 47546-3042 · Jasper, INTax-exempt since Apr 2000

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Maintain, manage, operate, develop, improve, beautify, preserve, and care for Bethany Cemetery

Tax-exempt charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 9 volunteers.
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
Download 990
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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $46K a year · 34% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$22K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 6.1 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
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Revenue
$189K
+102% vs prior year
Spent
$112K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$189K
FY2025▲ +102%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$317K
FY2021$72K
FY2022$90K
FY2023$52K
FY2024$93K
FY2025$189K
Expenses
$112K
FY2025▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$58K
FY2021$88K
FY2022$72K
FY2023$90K
FY2024$115K
FY2025$112K
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.4M

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 Apr 2000.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $89K Management & general 21% · $23K

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

1 person listed on the 990; $22K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$22,400Pt VII · Sec A

German American Bank’s $22K as Trustee is at the 68th 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2022FY2021FY2020
German American Bank$22,400$19,699$22,701$12,772

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 15aNo

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Maintains, manages, and beautifies Bethany Cemetery for preservation and care.

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1 program · $50K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

General maintenance of the bethany cemetery

$50Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$189K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$185K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$112K
Ln 25
Programscol B$89K
Managementcol C$23K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$57K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$185K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Gains on assetsLn 7$142K
Total revenueLn 12$189K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$57K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$57K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 69
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$36K$57K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$39K$39K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$22K$22K
Accounting feesLn 11c$400$400
InsuranceLn 23$288$288
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$50K$50K
All other expensesLn 24e$415$80$335
Total functional expensesLn 25$112K$89K$23K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $189K$112K$77K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $93K$115K−$22K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $52K$90K−$37K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $90K$72K$18K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $72K$88K−$16K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $317K$58K$259K$1.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $188,653 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,200$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $36,631$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $55,666$184,753
I-11 Other revenue$3,900
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $93,497$188,653
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $39,000$39,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $21,228$22,400
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $55,035$50,662
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $115,263$112,062
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$21,766$76,591
Part VI · Governance 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $188,653 across 3 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,900 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $42,409$42,409
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $142,344$142,344
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,900 · Excluded from tax $184,753$188,653
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $112,062 across 6 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $39,000$39,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $22,400$22,400
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $400$400
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $288$288
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $49,559$49,559
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $80 · Management $335$415
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $88,927 · Management $23,135 · Fundraising $0$112,062
Part X · Balance sheet $1,411,841 assets, 6 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $36,133$56,526
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,300,874$1,355,315
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,337,007$1,411,841
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,337,007$1,411,841
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,337,007$1,411,841
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,411,841 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$188,653
XI-2 Total expenses$112,062
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$76,591
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,337,007
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1,757
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,411,841

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

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