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Nonprofit · EIN 04-1641320

PROPRIETORS OF THE CEMETERY OF MOUNT AUBURN

Tax-exempt · CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138

Financials

$14.6M$16.8M2022$18.7M$18.4M2023$26.3M$19.3M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of PROPRIETORS OF THE CEMETERY OF MOUNT AUBURN by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
March 31, 2025990$26,278,744$19,334,693$6,944,051$309,656,492$1,152,756$308,503,736
March 31, 2024990$18,707,864$18,430,146$277,718$305,946,171$1,742,706$304,203,465
March 31, 2023990$14,612,512$16,803,137-$2,190,625$287,571,562$2,818,398$284,753,164
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$69
Program service revenue
$3,778,098
Investment income
$18,126,386
Net gain from sales of assets
$10,620,856
Net income from sales of inventory
$4,327,110
Other revenue
$4,374,191

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$5,000
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$2,002,188
Other salaries and wages
$7,215,406
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$11,459,839
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$163,614
Accounting fees
$130,139
Occupancy
$371,100
Travel
$78,100
Depreciation
$2,169,682

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$305,946,171
Total assets, end of year
$309,656,492
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,152,756
Net assets, end of year
$308,503,736
Land, buildings and equipment
$42,798,774
Publicly traded securities
$218,201,208
Net assets without donor restrictions
$308,503,736
Gross unrelated business income
$334,934
Gross receipts
$37,081,159
Employees
173
Volunteers
77
Year formed
1831
State of legal domicile
MA

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, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MATTHEW STEPHENSPRESIDENT & CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
35$368,805$37,576
BETH BROWNVP OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT
Officer
0$234,235$30,910
ANN SWEENEYVP OF PEOPLE AND CULTURE
Key employee
50$225,513$23,406
BREE HARVEYVP OF CEMETERY AND VISITOR SERVICES
Officer
50$192,748$31,798
JOHN AUSTIN JRVP OF FINANCE
Officer
50$189,728$15,820
CHARLES FRASERVP OF PRESERVATION AND FACILITIES
Officer
50$168,493$32,920
RONNIT BENDAVID-VALVP OF HORTICULTURE AND LANDSCAPE
Officer
50$169,520$14,479
STEPHEN BROWNSENIOR DIR., CEMETERY INITATIVES AND STRATEGIC
Highest-paid employee
40$111,439$23,164
ROY HAWESDIRECTOR OF CEMETERY OPERATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$120,825$12,533
MARGARET WINSLOWCURATOR OF HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$125,402$5,003
JESSICA BUSSMANDIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND VISITOR SERVICES
Highest-paid employee
40$114,222$12,913
AMANDA BOSCIADIRECTOR OF CEMETERY SERVICES
Highest-paid employee
40$113,620$12,245
HELEN TELFERVP OF FINANCE, PEOPLE, & CULTURE
Officer
50$17,053$2,387
DEAN HARACHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3.14$0$0
PHILIP LAIRDSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
0.56$0$0
18 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
SEAN MCDONNELLTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0.7$0
ELIZA ANDERSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.88$0
TODD BASNIGHTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.25$0
LINDSAY LEARD COOLIDGETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.37$0
JOHN CORCORANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.56$0
REBECCA GARDNER CAMPBELLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.1$0
JAMES HUNNEWELLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.52$0
PATRICIA JACOBYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.89$0
PATRICIA JAOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.46$0
PAUL KUENSTNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.94$0
JAMES LEVITTTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.63$0
CHRISTINA MANNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.66$0
SUSAN ELDREDGE MEADTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.73$0
TONY MORRISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.76$0
CAROLINE MORTIMERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.48$0
NEILS PEETZ-LARSENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.42$0
RICHARD PEISERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.33$0
FRANKLIN REECETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.74$0
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 31 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MATTHEW STEPHENSPRESIDENT & CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
53.2$371,187$59,822
BETH BROWNVP INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT
Officer
49$241,144$22,548
ANN SWEENEYVP PEOPLE & CULTURE
Officer
49$202,495$48,913
BREE HARVEYVP CEMETERY & VISITOR SERVICES
Officer
49$189,123$41,155
CHARLES FRASERVP OF PRESERVATION & FACILITIES
Officer
49$168,725$53,179
RONNIT BENDAVID-VALVP HORTICULTURE
Officer
49$198,758$11,562
MARGARET WINSLOWCURATOR OF HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$125,954$24,891
JAMES HOLMANDIRECTOR OF CEMETERY DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$110,456$37,882
ROY HAWESDIRECTOR OF CEMETERY OPERATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$104,397$22,225
BRIAN TREANORDIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY
Highest-paid employee
40$108,627$16,231
AMANDA BOSCIADIRECTOR OF CEMETERY SERVICES
Highest-paid employee
40$106,599$17,071
ROBERT AIRASIANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.12$0$0
ELIZA ANDERSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.88$0$0
TODD BASNIGHTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0
LINDSAY LEARD COOLIDGETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.37$0$0
JOHN CORCORANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.56$0$0
DEAN HARACHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3.14$0$0
JAMES HUNNEWELLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.52$0$0
PATRICIA JACOBYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.89$0$0
PATRICIA JAOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.46$0$0
PAUL KUENSTNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.94$0$0
PHILIP LAIRDSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
0.56$0$0
JAMES LEVITTTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.63$0$0
CHRISTINA MANNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.66$0$0
SEAN MCDONNELLTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0.7$0$0
SUSAN MEADTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.73$0$0
TONY MORRISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.76$0$0
CAROLINE MORTIMERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.48$0$0
NEILS PEETZ-LARSENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.42$0$0
RICHARD PEISERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.33$0$0
FRANKLIN REECETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.74$0$0
990 for the year ended March 31, 2023: 32 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
STEPHENS MATTHEW RYANPRESIDENT & CEO / TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
38.46$336,660$37,192
ALBANO MICHAEL AEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & CFO
Officer
38.46$236,195$64,306
FRASER CHARLES AVICE PRESIDENT OF PRESERVATION & FACILITIES
Officer
39.23$152,122$56,323
HARVEY BREE DVICE PRESIDENT OF CEMETERY & VISITOR SERVICES
Officer
36.92$154,915$46,946
WINSLOW MARGARET LCURATOR OF HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS & ARCHIVES
Highest-paid employee
39.23$120,304$29,995
HOLMAN JAMESDIRECTOR OF CEMETERY DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$105,954$37,532
COLLINS DENNISHORTICULTURE CURATOR
Highest-paid employee
40$103,860$33,135
TREANOR BRIAN DDIRECTOR PF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Highest-paid employee
40.08$106,752$19,601
BROWN BETHVICE PRESIDENT OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT
Officer
0$101,731$16,421
BENDAVID-VAL RONNITVICE PRESIDENT OF HORTICULTURE & LANDSCAPE
Officer
40$36,173$5,941
AIRASIAN ROBERT JTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.3$0$0
ANDERSON ELIZA STRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.3$0$0
BASNIGHT TODDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.3$0$0
COOLIDGE LINDSAY LEARDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.3$0$0
COOPER THOMASTRUSTEE THROUGH 06/2022
Trustee or director
1.3$0$0
CORCORAN JOHNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.3$0$0
HARA DEANCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1.3$0$0
HUNNEWELL JR JAMES FTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.3$0$0
JACOBY PATRICIA BTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.3$0$0
JAO PATRICIATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.3$0$0
KUENSTNER PAULTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.3$0$0
LAIRD PHILIPSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1.3$0$0
LEVITTT JAMES NTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.3$0$0
MANN CHRISTINATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.3$0$0
MCDONNELL SEANTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1.3$0$0
MEAD SUSAN ELREDGETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.3$0$0
MORRIS TONYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.3$0$0
MORTIMER CAROLINETRUSTEE THROUGH 06/2022
Trustee or director
1.3$0$0
NASH LAURATRUSTEE THROUGH 12/2022
Trustee or director
1.3$0$0
PEETZ-LARSEN NEILS CTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.3$0$0
PEISER RICKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.3$0$0
REECE FRANKLINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.3$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
580 MOUNT AUBURN ST, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138-5517
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
MATTHEW STEPHENS, 580 MOUNT AUBURN STREET, CAMBRIDGE, MA 021385517
Signed the 990
MATTHEW STEPHENS, PRESIDENT & CEO
Phone
(617) 607-1924
Return prepared by
CITRIN COOPERMAN ADVISORS LLC

Mission

REFLECTING THE 1831 VISION OF ITS FOUNDERS, MOUNT AUBURN COMMEMORATES THE DEAD IN A LANDSCAPE OF EXCEPTIONAL BEAUTY AND TRANQUILITY; PROVIDING COMFORT AND INSPIRATION TO THE BEREAVED AND THE PUBLIC AS A WHOLE; PROTECTS AND IMPROVES ITS HISTORIC LANDSCAPE, MONUMENTS, ARCHITECTURE, HORTICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES, AND; PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE CEMETERY SERVICES OF THE HIGHEST STANDARD TO PERSONS OF ALL FAITHS IN SO FAR AS SUCH SERVICES ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF MOUNT AUBURN.

990 for the year ended March 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • COMMEMORATED THE DEAD IN SURROUNDINGS OF EXCEPTIONAL BEAUTY AND TRANQUILITY THAT PROVIDE COMFORT AND INSPIRATION TO THE BEREAVED AND THE PUBLIC AS A WHOLE.
  • PROTECTED AND IMPROVED MOUNT AUBURN AS AN HISTORIC GARDEN CEMETERY, PRESERVING ITS MONUMENTS AND ARCHITECTURE WHILE ENHANCING ITS HORTICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES.
  • PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE CEMETERY SERVICES OF THE HIGHEST STANDARD TO PERSONS OF ALL FAITHS CONSISTENT WITH THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF MOUNT AUBURN.

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in March, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025March 31, 2026August 17, 2026Not on file
2024March 31, 2025August 15, 2025990 on file
2023March 31, 2024August 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
04-1641320
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(13): Cemetery company
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Organization other than a public charity or private foundation
Exempt since
1944
Accounting year ends
March
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$309,656,492
Income (IRS master file)
$37,081,159

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990March 2025$26,278,744$19,334,693$309,656,492XML
990March 2024$18,707,864$18,430,146$305,946,171XML
990March 2023$14,612,512$16,803,137$287,571,562XML
990March 2022$17,833,298$12,879,920$307,764,438IRS
990March 2021–––IRS
990March 2020–––IRS
990March 2019–––IRS
990March 2018–––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 04-1641320).

Questions about PROPRIETORS OF THE CEMETERY OF MOUNT AUBURN

What is the EIN of PROPRIETORS OF THE CEMETERY OF MOUNT AUBURN?
The employer identification number (EIN) of PROPRIETORS OF THE CEMETERY OF MOUNT AUBURN is 04-1641320.
Is PROPRIETORS OF THE CEMETERY OF MOUNT AUBURN tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(13) since 1944.
Are donations to PROPRIETORS OF THE CEMETERY OF MOUNT AUBURN tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Organization other than a public charity or private foundation).
Which annual return does PROPRIETORS OF THE CEMETERY OF MOUNT AUBURN file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of PROPRIETORS OF THE CEMETERY OF MOUNT AUBURN due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending March 31, 2026) is due August 17, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did PROPRIETORS OF THE CEMETERY OF MOUNT AUBURN last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended March 2025.
Who is the principal officer of PROPRIETORS OF THE CEMETERY OF MOUNT AUBURN?
The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 names MATTHEW STEPHENS.
Who are the officers and directors of PROPRIETORS OF THE CEMETERY OF MOUNT AUBURN?
The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 lists 33 people; 13 received compensation from the organization, the highest $368,805 (MATTHEW STEPHENS, PRESIDENT & CEO).
How much revenue does PROPRIETORS OF THE CEMETERY OF MOUNT AUBURN have?
On its 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $26,278,744, expenses of $19,334,693 and total assets of $309,656,492 at year end.

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