Wheaton Cemetery Association

Tax-deductible

Wheaton, ILCemetery / fraternalSince 1857Mutual/MembershipEIN 36-1957621Revenue $695K in FY2025

On file with the IRSwheatoncemetery.org1209 Warrenville Rd, 60189-6327 · Wheaton, ILTax-exempt since Dec 1999

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Operate Cemetery

Tax-exempt charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$8K 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $243K a year · 43% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$8K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 57% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 20.0 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
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$695K
+26% vs prior year
Spent
$331K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$5.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$695K
FY2025▲ +26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$531K
FY2021$565K
FY2022$439K
FY2023$633K
FY2024$551K
FY2025$695K
Expenses
$331K
FY2025▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$295K
FY2021$316K
FY2022$316K
FY2023$405K
FY2024$295K
FY2025$331K
Net assets
$5.2M
FY2025▲ +21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$3.3M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$4.3M
FY2025$5.2M

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 Dec 1999.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $258K Management & general 22% · $73K

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

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

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Operating Se
$7,680Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

James Mathieson’s $8K as Operating Se is at the 43rd 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
James Mathieson$7,680$7,260$7,240$7,020$6,810$6,600

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

Programs and updates

Wheaton Cemetery Association is a cemetery or fraternal organization based in Wheaton, IL, formed in 1857.

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2 programs · $258K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Provide maintenance of grave sites

$173Kprogram expense
02

Provide burial & internment services

$85Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$695K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$557K
Investment incomeLn 3$134K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Money outPt IX
$331K
Ln 25
Programscol B$258K
Managementcol C$73K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$552K
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$557K
Investment incomeLn 3$134K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Total revenueLn 12$695K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$95K
SavingsLn 2$457K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$552K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.7M
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$5.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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$484K$552K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.8M$4.7M
Total assetsLn 16$4.3M$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$4.3M$5.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$8K$8K
Investment management feesLn 11f$28K$28K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$280K$258K$22K
Total functional expensesLn 25$331K$258K$73K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $695K$331K$364K$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $551K$295K$256K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $633K$405K$228K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $439K$316K$123K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $565K$316K$249K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $531K$295K$236K$3.1M 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 $695,312 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $426,810$556,750
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $118,126$133,702
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,895$4,860
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $550,831$695,312
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $7,260$7,680
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $287,458$323,334
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $294,718$331,014
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $256,113$364,298
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $695,312 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $556,750$556,750
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $133,702$133,702
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $4,860$4,860
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $690,452 · Excluded from tax $4,860$695,312
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $331,014 across 6 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $7,680$7,680
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $28,459$28,459
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,320$6,320
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $4,178$4,178
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,285$4,285
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $258,008 · Management $22,084$280,092
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $258,008 · Management $73,006 · Fundraising $0$331,014
Part X · Balance sheet $5,213,130 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $111,916$95,451
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $372,456$456,712
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,835,394$4,660,967
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,319,766$5,213,130
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,319,766$5,213,130
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,319,766$5,213,130
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,319,766$5,213,130
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,213,130 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$695,312
XI-2 Total expenses$331,014
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$364,298
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,319,766
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$529,066
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,213,130

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

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