Prospect Hill Cemetery FY2020 filing

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Cemetery - provides occasional burial services, is a non-profit DC historic landmark established in 1858 by German immigrants.

Tax-exempt charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$34K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $76K a year · 42% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$34K
to officers and key staff · 39% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 39% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $952K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 8.7 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
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$333K
Spent
$87K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$333K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$333K
FY2021$115K
FY2022$117K
FY2023$194K
FY2024$148K
Expenses
$87K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$87K
FY2021$78K
FY2022$111K
FY2023$113K
FY2024$136K
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 1942.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $34K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Superintendent
$33,812Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Joseph Connell$41,315$39,563$36,458$36,571$33,812

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

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  • 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 services and preserves a historic cemetery founded by German immigrants.

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2 programs · $87K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Provide burial sites for internment of deceased persons. Maintain and preserve historic buildings and grounds including grounds, roads and walkways for access to gravesites by burial vendors and families.

$81Kprogram expense
02

Maintain a website and publish books about the history of the cemetery and issue newsletters to inform families and the public about activities at the cemetery.

$6Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$333K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$283K
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Money outPt IX
$87K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$63K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$283K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$7K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$333K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$63K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$63K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$952K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 610
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$69K$63K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$698K$952K
Total assetsLn 16$767K$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$767K$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$26K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$274
Information technologyLn 14$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$15K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$23K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$87K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Aug 29, 2025 $148K$136K$12K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 30, 2024 $194K$113K$81K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 30, 2023 $117K$111K$6K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 31, 2022 $115K$78K$37K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 11, 2021 $333K$87K$246K$1.0M 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $333,086 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $42,942$283,404
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,235$2,950
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $30,519$29,522
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $17,016$17,210
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $97,712$333,086
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $38,383$38,177
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $72,290$48,964
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $110,673$87,141
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$12,961$245,945
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $333,086 across 15 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$283,404
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$7,167
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$283,404
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,950 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,950
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $29,522 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$29,522
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $17,210 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$17,210
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $49,682 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$333,086
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $87,141 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$26,332
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$1,279
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$10,566
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$274
IX-14 Information technology$2,309
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$14,819
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$8,065
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$23,497
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$87,141
Part X · Balance sheet $1,014,418 assets, 28 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $69,350$62,856
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-5 Loans to officers and key peopleStart of year $0$0
X-6 Loans to other insidersStart of year $0$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $697,786$951,562
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $767,136$1,014,418
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-21 Escrow or custodial accountsStart of year $0$0
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $0$0
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $722,417$969,759
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $44,719$44,659
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $767,136$1,014,418
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $767,136$1,014,418
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,014,418 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$333,086
XI-2 Total expenses$87,141
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$245,945
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$767,136
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,337
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,014,418

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

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