Winchester Cemetery Co

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The organization maintains and improves approximately 25,000 burial plots. The organization provides burial services and develops plots for sale. Also, the Cemetery funds a reserve for perpetual care of the Cemetery.

Tax-exempt charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$3K 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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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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $12K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
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
$3K
to officers and key staff · 0.4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$71K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$644K
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$710K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$210K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$644K
FY2024▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$610K
FY2021$650K
FY2022$617K
FY2023$620K
FY2024$644K
Expenses
$710K
FY2024▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$569K
FY2021$594K
FY2022$652K
FY2023$675K
FY2024$710K
Net assets
$210K
FY2024▼ -24%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$310K
FY2021$367K
FY2022$331K
FY2023$276K
FY2024$210K

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

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1943.

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% · $710K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $3K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$3,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
S Dudley Taylor$3,000$3,000$3,000$3,000$3,000

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 15aYes

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Maintains burial plots, provides services, develops plots for sale, and funds perpetual care.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Maintaining and improving approximately 25,000 burial plots.

Pt IX · col B
02

Providing interment and inurnment services.

Pt IX · col B
03

Providing monument sales and services.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$644K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$637K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Money outPt IX
$710K
Ln 25
Programscol B$710K
Owns and owesPt X
$210K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24K
Total assetsLn 16$281K
LiabilitiesLn 26$71K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$637K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Total revenueLn 12$644K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$24K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$24K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$250K
Other assetsLn 15$6K
Total assetsLn 16$281K
LiabilitiesLn 26$71K
Net assetsLn 32$210K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 60
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$46K$24K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$236K$250K
Total assetsLn 16$290K$281K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K$71K
Net assetsLn 32$276K$210K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$3K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$274K$274K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$36K$36K
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$21K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$150$150
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$25K$25K
InterestLn 20$140$140
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$24K$24K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$20K$20K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$266K$266K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$710K$710K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $644K$710K−$66K$210K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 31, 2024 $620K$675K−$56K$276K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 30, 2023 $617K$652K−$35K$331K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Sep 30, 2022 $650K$594K$56K$367K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Sep 9, 2021 $610K$569K$42K$310K 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 $644,270 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $613,336$637,054
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1$1
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,485$7,215
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $619,822$644,270
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $317,187$334,215
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $343,045$376,097
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $660,232$710,312
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$40,410−$66,042
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $644,270 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $29,324 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $614,887$614,887
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1$1
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $58$58
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $637,112 · Unrelated business $7,157 · Excluded from tax $1$644,270
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $710,312 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $3,000$3,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $274,045$274,045
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $35,925$35,925
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,245$21,245
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,795$3,795
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $150$150
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,984$6,984
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,794$6,794
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $24,993$24,993
IX-20 InterestPrograms $140$140
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $24,319$24,319
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $19,991$19,991
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $15,345$15,345
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $266,108$266,108
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,478$7,478
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $710,312 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$710,312
Part X · Balance sheet $280,727 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $45,576$24,269
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $236,356$250,216
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,047$6,242
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $289,979$280,727
X-21 Escrow or custodial accountsStart of year $7,143$6,242
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $5,285$62,851
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,813$1,938
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,241$71,031
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $275,738$209,696
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $275,738$209,696
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $289,979$280,727
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $209,696 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$644,270
XI-2 Total expenses$710,312
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$66,042
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$275,738
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$209,696

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

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