Evergreen Cemetery INC

Tax-deductible

Murfreesboro, TNCemetery / fraternalSince 2021Mutual/Membership EIN 62-6002116Revenue $1.3M in FY2025Latest return filed Jul 31, 2026

On file with the IRS519 Greenland Dr, 37130-3047 · Murfreesboro, TNTax-exempt since Apr 2023

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Sale of grave lots and to provide Cemetery services such as burials and the upkeep of graves.

Tax-exempt charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$91K 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
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
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $235K a year · 25% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$91K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $3.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 14.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$7K
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.3M
+38% vs prior year
Spent
$870K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$6.5M
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +38%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$577K
FY2023$980K
FY2024$952K
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$870K
FY2025▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$503K
FY2023$700K
FY2024$812K
FY2025$870K
Net assets
$6.5M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$5.1M
FY2023$5.6M
FY2024$5.9M
FY2025$6.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Revoked Nov 2021, reinstated. IRS ruling Apr 2023, per the IRS master file. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2023.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $701K Management & general 19% · $169K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $91K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Treasurer/Executive Director
$90,896Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Betty Brewer’s $91K as Treasurer/Executive Director is at the 94th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Betty Brewer$90,896$85,600$80,000$57,365

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Sells burial plots and provides cemetery services like interments and grave maintenance.

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1 program · $701K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Burials and upkeep of existing graves.

$701Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$866K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$255K
Investment incomeLn 3$189K
Money outPt IX
$870K
Ln 25
Programscol B$701K
Managementcol C$169K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$6.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$255K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$866K
Investment incomeLn 3$189K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Gains on assetsLn 7$85K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$19K
SavingsLn 2$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$6.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
Net assetsLn 32$6.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$802K$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.3M$3.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$5.9M$6.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$7K
Net assetsLn 32$5.9M$6.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$91K$45K$45K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$351K$298K$53K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$64K$50K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K$26K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$500$500
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$25K$17K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$138K$133K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$73K$69K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$28K$23K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$38K$36K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$870K$701K$169K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 31, 2026 $1.3M$870K$446K$6.5M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Aug 18, 2025 $952K$812K$140K$5.9M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 7, 2024 $980K$700K$280K$5.6M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 30, 2023 $577K$503K$74K$5.1M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,316,034 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$255,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $845,662$865,839
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $102,653$189,437
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,160$5,758
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $952,475$1,316,034
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 $486,320$538,804
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $325,784$331,419
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $812,104$870,223
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $140,371$445,811
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $1,316,034 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $5,758 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$255,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$255,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $865,839$865,839
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $104,110$104,110
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $85,327$85,327
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $956,924 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $104,110$1,316,034
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $870,223 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $45,448 · Management $45,448$90,896
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $298,128 · Management $53,250$351,378
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $49,653 · Management $14,149$63,802
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,528 · Management $7,200$32,728
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $500$500
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,775$10,775
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $9,585$9,585
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,281 · Management $7,425$24,706
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,410 · Management $4,409$8,819
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $133,207 · Management $5,098$138,305
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $68,891 · Management $3,626$72,517
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $22,525 · Management $5,416$27,941
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $36,188 · Management $2,083$38,271
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $701,259 · Management $168,964 · Fundraising $0$870,223
Part X · Balance sheet $6,518,963 assets, 12 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $597,366; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $45,850$19,342
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $756,130$1,053,242
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $50,818$73,309
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $14,487$14,018
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,141,581$1,263,416
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,256,111$3,498,270
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,895,358$6,518,963
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$6,553
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$6,553
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,895,358$6,512,410
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,895,358$6,512,410
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,895,358$6,518,963
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,512,410 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,316,034
XI-2 Total expenses$870,223
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$445,811
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,895,358
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$171,241
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,512,410

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

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