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Nonprofit · EIN 06-0460620

MOUNTAIN GROVE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION

Tax-exempt · BRIDGEPORT, CT 06604

Financials

$3.6M$2.7M2023$4.9M$2.7M2024$3.9M$2.6M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of MOUNTAIN GROVE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$3,857,792$2,649,106$1,208,686$58,082,539$43,345$58,039,194
December 31, 2024990$4,882,442$2,700,774$2,181,668$53,903,723$49,762$53,853,961
December 31, 2023990$3,617,810$2,706,161$911,649$50,611,020$37,547$50,573,473
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$0
Program service revenue
$3,857,792
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$271,895
Other salaries and wages
$952,563
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,650,810
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$15,665
Travel
$5,913
Depreciation
$110,687
Program services (functional)
$2,649,106

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$53,903,723
Total assets, end of year
$58,082,539
Total liabilities, end of year
$43,345
Net assets, end of year
$58,039,194
Land, buildings and equipment
$7,331,530
Net assets without donor restrictions
$39,429,120
Net assets with donor restrictions
$18,610,074
Gross receipts
$3,857,792
Employees
15
Year formed
1849
State of legal domicile
CT

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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DAVID K WALTONSuperintendent40$140,395$20,612
DENISE BELMONTOFFICE MANAGER40$109,324$6,366
DERYCK C MILLANGROUNDSKEEPER40$102,027$7,271
MICHAEL MAUROGROUNDSKEEPER40$96,878$7,271
JIM TEDESCOCREMATORY OPERATOR40$93,702$7,271
DeVer G WarnerV.P./TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
10$55,000$0
Dwight C WheelerChairman
Trustee or director, Officer
10$55,000$0
Timothy B SmithSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1$9,000$0
Guy C HatfieldDirector
Trustee or director
0$9,000$0
Ellen CarterDirector
Trustee or director
0$1,750$0
Justin D ParksDirector
Trustee or director
0$250$0
SAMUEL A GILLILAND JRDirector
Trustee or director
0$250$0
William Parker Seeley JrDirector
Trustee or director
0$250$0
Paul JohnsonDirector
Trustee or director
0$250$0
Melissa NortonDirector
Trustee or director
0$250$0
3 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Paul WatsonDirector
Trustee or director
0$250
JONATHAN WHEELERDirector
Trustee or director
0$250
George B LongstrethDirector
Trustee or director
0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 18 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Alexander J LekoSuperintendent40$166,078$20,831
DAVID K WATTONASST SUPERINTENDEN40$113,183$13,592
DENISE BELMONTOFFICE MANAGER40$100,817$7,130
DERYCK C MILLANGROUNDSKEEPER40$95,552$11,107
DAVID L POPOWICHCREMATORY OPERATOR40$100,547$625
DeVer G WarnerV.P./TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
10$55,000$0
Dwight C WheelerChairman
Trustee or director, Officer
10$55,000$0
Timothy B SmithSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1$9,000$0
Guy C HatfieldDirector
Trustee or director
0$9,000$0
Justin D ParksDirector
Trustee or director
0$250$0
SAMUEL A GILLILAND JRDirector
Trustee or director
0$250$0
Paul JohnsonDirector
Trustee or director
0$250$0
Melissa NortonDirector
Trustee or director
0$250$0
Ellen CarterDirector
Trustee or director
0$250$0
Paul WatsonDirector
Trustee or director
0$250$0
JONATHAN WHEELERDirector
Trustee or director
0$250$0
William Parker Seeley JrDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
George B LongstrethDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Alexander J LekoSuperintendent40$164,178$26,007
DAVID K WATTONASST SUPERINTENDEN40$97,363$8,619
DERYCK C MILLANGROUNDSKEEPER40$92,727$12,727
DAVID L POPOWICHCREMATORY OPERATOR40$98,214$1,079
DENISE BELMONTOFFICE MANAGER40$86,806$8,953
DeVer G WarnerV.P./TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
10$55,000$0
Dwight C WheelerChairman
Trustee or director, Officer
10$54,850$0
Timothy B SmithSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1$9,000$0
Guy C HatfieldDirector
Trustee or director
0$9,000$0
Justin D ParksDirector
Trustee or director
0$250$0
William Parker Seeley JrDirector
Trustee or director
0$250$0
Paul JohnsonDirector
Trustee or director
0$250$0
Melissa NortonDirector
Trustee or director
0$250$0
Ellen CarterDirector
Trustee or director
0$250$0
Paul WatsonDirector
Trustee or director
0$250$0
JONATHAN WHEELERDirector
Trustee or director
0$250$0
SAMUEL A GILLILAND JRDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
George B LongstrethDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
2675 NORTH AVE, BRIDGEPORT, CT 06604-2340
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
Dwight C Wheeler, 2675 NORTH AVENUE, BRIDGEPORT, CT 06604
Signed the 990
DeVer G Warner, V.P./ TREASURER
Phone
(203) 366-3579
Return prepared by
Hope & Hernandez PC

Mission

TO ACQUIRE AND HOLD LAND FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF IN-GROUND BURIAL OR ABOVE GROUND ENTOMBMENT OF HUMAN REMAINS OR CREMATED HUMAN REMAINS IN A RESPECTFUL DIGNIFIED MANNER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RELIGIOUS AND/OR CULTURAL BELIEFS OF THE DECEDENT AND THEIR FAMILY. THIS CONSECRATED LAND IS DEDICATED IN PERPETUITY AND IS PROTECTED FROM OTHER USES BY ITS CHARTER AND VARIOUS LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL STATUTES, REGULATIONS OR ORDINANCES.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Sale of cemetery plots, crypts and foundations. Perform cremations, interments an removals. Care of cemetery grounds.
    Expenses $2,649,106

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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
06-0460620
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(13): Cemetery company
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Organization other than a public charity or private foundation
Exempt since
1936
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$58,082,539
Income (IRS master file)
$3,857,792

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$3,857,792$2,649,106$58,082,539XML
990December 2024$4,882,442$2,700,774$53,903,723XML
990December 2023$3,617,810$2,706,161$50,611,020XML
990December 2022$2,638,751$2,404,357$46,178,043IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 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 06-0460620).

Questions about MOUNTAIN GROVE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION

What is the EIN of MOUNTAIN GROVE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of MOUNTAIN GROVE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION is 06-0460620.
Is MOUNTAIN GROVE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(13) since 1936.
Are donations to MOUNTAIN GROVE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Organization other than a public charity or private foundation).
Which annual return does MOUNTAIN GROVE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION 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 MOUNTAIN GROVE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did MOUNTAIN GROVE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of MOUNTAIN GROVE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Dwight C Wheeler.
Who are the officers and directors of MOUNTAIN GROVE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 18 people; 17 received compensation from the organization, the highest $140,395 (DAVID K WALTON, Superintendent).
How much revenue does MOUNTAIN GROVE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,857,792, expenses of $2,649,106 and total assets of $58,082,539 at year end.

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