Nonprofit · EIN 01-0092600
HOPE CEMETERY CORPORATION
Tax-exempt · KENNEBUNK, ME 04043
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | 990 (amended) | $416,490 | $254,783 | $161,707 | $2,248,968 | $405,591 | $1,843,377 |
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $362,670 | $195,760 | $166,910 | $1,842,386 | $200,566 | $1,641,820 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $285,956 | $274,578 | $11,378 | $1,646,578 | $17,713 | $1,628,865 |
| March 31, 2023 | 990 | $118,690 | $190,175 | -$71,485 | $1,458,614 | $3,207 | $1,455,407 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $5,000
- of which government grants
- $4,800
- Program service revenue
- $159,518
- Investment income
- $251,972
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $218,889
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $113,762
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $125,304
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $1,326
- Accounting fees
- $4,383
- Occupancy
- $125
- Depreciation
- $13,257
- Program services (functional)
- $254,783
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,842,386
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,248,968
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $405,591
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,843,377
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $443,794
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,795,268
- Gross receipts
- $1,355,103
- Employees
- 3
- Year formed
- 1905
- State of legal domicile
- ME
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS LITCHFIELD | SUPERINTENDENT Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $52,981 |
| BETSY STEVENS | DIRECTOR EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER ALLEN | DIRECTOR/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| GAIL PREBLE | DIRECTOR / CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| THOMAS KASPRZAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| THOMAS DOBENS | DIRECTOR/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| STEVEN SAWYER | DIRECTOR / VICE-PRES Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BETSY MacDONALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LOUISE SPANG | DIRECTOR / PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| CHARLES BASSETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GORDON COLLINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DONNA NADEAU-SLATTERY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2025: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS LITCHFIELD | SUPERINTENDENT Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $50,925 |
| BETSY STEVENS | DIRECTOR EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAMELA EAGLESON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GAIL PREBLE | DIRECTOR / CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| THOMAS KASPRZAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| THOMAS DOBENS | DIRECTOR/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| STEVEN SAWYER | DIRECTOR / VICE-PRES Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BETSY MacDONALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LOUISE SPANG | DIRECTOR / PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| CHARLES BASSETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GORDON COLLINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DONNA NADEAU-SLATTERY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS LITCHFIELD | SUPERINTENDENT Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $48,500 |
| BETSY STEVENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PAMELA EAGLESON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GAIL PREBLE | DIRECTOR / CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| THOMAS KASPRZAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THOMAS DOBENS | DIRECTOR/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| STEVEN SAWYER | DIRECTOR / VICE-PRES Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BETSY MacDONALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LOUISE SPANG | DIRECTOR / PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| CHARLES BASSETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GORDON COLLINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DONNA NADEAU-SLATTERY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BETSY STEVENS | DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| PAMELA EAGLESON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GAIL PREBLE | DIRECTOR / CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| THOMAS KASPRZAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THOMAS DOBENS | DIRECTOR/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LOUISE SPANG | DIRECTOR / VICE-PRES Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BETSY MacDONALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN SAWYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| THOMAS LITCHFIELD | SUPERINTENDENT Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 211, KENNEBUNK, ME 04043-0211
- In care of
- % THOMAS F DOBENS
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- THOMAS F DOBENS, PO Box PO BOX 211, KENNEBUNK, ME 040430211
- Signed the 990
- THOMAS F DOBENS, TREASURER
- Phone
- (207) 985-2643
- Return prepared by
- THOMAS F DOBENS
Mission
CEMETERY OPERATIONS
Program accomplishments
- CEMETERY OPERATED AS REQUIREDExpenses $254,783 · revenue $416,490
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less. Its accounting year ends in March, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | March 31, 2026 | August 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | March 31, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | March 31, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 01-0092600
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(13): Cemetery company
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Organization other than a public charity or private foundation
- Exempt since
- 1952
- Accounting year ends
- March
- Files
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard)
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2026 | $416,490 | $254,783 | $2,248,968 | XML |
| 990 | March 2025 | $362,670 | $195,760 | $1,842,386 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $285,956 | $274,578 | $1,646,578 | IRS |
| 990 | March 2023 | $118,690 | $190,175 | $1,458,614 | XML |
| 990 | March 2022 | $191,657 | $183,914 | $1,559,253 | IRS |
| 990 | March 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 01-0092600).
Questions about HOPE CEMETERY CORPORATION
- What is the EIN of HOPE CEMETERY CORPORATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of HOPE CEMETERY CORPORATION is 01-0092600.
- Is HOPE CEMETERY CORPORATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(13) since 1952.
- Are donations to HOPE CEMETERY CORPORATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Organization other than a public charity or private foundation).
- Which annual return does HOPE CEMETERY CORPORATION file?
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less.
- When is the next return of HOPE CEMETERY CORPORATION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending March 31, 2027) is due August 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did HOPE CEMETERY CORPORATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended March 2026.
- Who is the principal officer of HOPE CEMETERY CORPORATION?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026 names THOMAS F DOBENS.
- Who are the officers and directors of HOPE CEMETERY CORPORATION?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026 lists 12 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $52,981 (THOMAS LITCHFIELD, SUPERINTENDENT).
- How much revenue does HOPE CEMETERY CORPORATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026 it reported revenue of $416,490, expenses of $254,783 and total assets of $2,248,968 at year end.
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