Cherokee Memorial Park: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 94-0380632)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$6.2M
FY2021	$7.5M
FY2022	$5.8M
FY2023	$7.1M
FY2024	$8.1M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$4.3M
FY2021	$4.6M
FY2022	$4.7M
FY2023	$5.7M
FY2024	$6.4M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$24.3M
FY2021	$28.0M
FY2022	$27.9M
FY2023	$31.0M
FY2024	$35.3M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1953.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990; $795K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

John Silvestri

CFO

$341,000Pt VII · Sec A

Marc Gabrys

Vice President

$143,543Pt VII · Sec A

Jeffrey Weigum

Plant Supervisor

$130,803Pt VII · Sec A

Walter Scheffer

President

$114,489Pt VII · Sec A

Ton Saechao

Sales Director

$20,600Pt VII · Sec A

J Charles Irwin

Director

$16,460Pt VII · Sec A

Franklin E Bondonno ESQ.

Board Chair

$11,510Pt VII · Sec A

John McIntyre

Director

$11,510Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
John Silvestri	$341,000	$326,110	$293,149	$292,229	$225,169
Marc Gabrys	$143,543	$141,314	$134,826	$134,257	$122,471
Jeffrey Weigum	$130,803	$123,751	$117,632	$118,441	$111,725
Walter Scheffer	$114,489	$114,900	$101,608	$104,297	$88,135
Ton Saechao	$20,600	—	—	—	—
J Charles Irwin	$16,460	$16,315	$16,085	$11,700	$15,475
Franklin E Bondonno ESQ	$11,510	$11,365	$11,135	$9,375	$9,375
John McIntyre	$11,510	$11,365	$11,135	$9,875	$9,875

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

Programs and updates

Cherokee Memorial Park is a cemetery or fraternal organization based in Lodi, CA, formed in 1941.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Served the public as a cemetery.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$8.1M

Ln 12

Other incomeLn 4–11$7.3M

Investment incomeLn 3$821K

Money outPt IX

$6.4M

Ln 25

Owns and owesPt X

$35.3M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.6M

Total assetsLn 16$38.5M

LiabilitiesLn 26$3.2M

PeoplePt VI, VII

14

listed · VII A

PaidVII A9

Voting boardVI 1a5

IndependentVI 1b5

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Investment incomeLn 3$821K

Other incomeLn 4–11$7.3M

Gains on assetsLn 7$77K

Total revenueLn 12$8.1M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$940K

SavingsLn 2$2.7M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.6M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$13.2M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12.2M

Other assetsLn 15$2.3M

Total assetsLn 16$38.5M

LiabilitiesLn 26$3.2M

Net assetsLn 32$35.3M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 570

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$1.5M	$3.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$10.8M	$13.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$12.9M	$12.2M
Total assetsLn 16	$34.6M	$38.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$3.5M	$3.2M
Net assetsLn 32	$31.0M	$35.3M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$795K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$2.6M
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$190K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$234K
Management feesLn 11a	$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$183K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$61K
Office expensesLn 13	$57K
TravelLn 17	$21K
InterestLn 20	$153K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$816K
InsuranceLn 23	$76K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$763K
All other expensesLn 24e	$445K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$6.4M

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$8.1M	$6.4M	$1.7M	$35.3M	990 PDF
FY2023	$7.1M	$5.7M	$1.4M	$31.0M	990 PDF
FY2022	$5.8M	$4.7M	$1.1M	$27.9M	990 PDF
FY2021	$7.5M	$4.6M	$2.8M	$28.0M	990 PDF
FY2020	$6.2M	$4.3M	$1.9M	$24.3M	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 $8,128,280 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $411,705$821,401

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,666,657$7,306,879

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,078,362$8,128,280

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 $3,396,851$3,813,042

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,317,544$2,591,802

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,714,395$6,404,844

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,363,967$1,723,436

Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5

VI-1b Independent voting members5

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 $8,128,280 across 5 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $6,672,162 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $744,818$744,818

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $352,573 · Unrelated business $208,620$561,193

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $76,583$76,583

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $73,524$73,524

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,101,318 · Unrelated business $282,144 · Excluded from tax $744,818$8,128,280

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,404,844 across 14 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$794,865

IX-7 Other salaries and wages$2,594,357

IX-9 Other employee benefits$190,250

IX-10 Payroll taxes$233,570

IX-11a Management fees$16,934

IX-11g Other fees for services$183,225

IX-12 Advertising and promotion$60,705

IX-13 Office expenses$56,879

IX-17 Travel$20,903

IX-20 Interest$152,658

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$816,133

IX-23 Insurance$76,076

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$763,086

IX-24e All other expenses$445,203

IX-25 Total functional expenses$6,404,844

Part X · Balance sheet $38,461,012 assets, 16 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $409,621$940,063

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,139,946$2,687,652

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,531,983$3,000,437

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $4,170,282$4,075,568

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $40,860$32,425

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $12,912,715$12,183,594

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $10,807,502$13,228,052

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,570,054$2,313,221

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $34,582,963$38,461,012

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $245,063$158,684

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $545,439$684,213

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,546,011$3,165,450

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $21,449,819$23,591,589

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $9,587,133$11,703,973

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $31,036,952$35,295,562

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $34,582,963$38,461,012

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $35,295,562 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$8,128,280

XI-2 Total expenses$6,404,844

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,723,436

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$31,036,952

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$418,334

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$2,116,840

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$35,295,562

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

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