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Nonprofit · EIN 11-3450678

GREEN-WOOD HISTORIC FUND INC

Tax-exempt · BROOKLYN, NY 11232

Financials

$3.6M$3.5M2023$3.8M$3.9M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of GREEN-WOOD HISTORIC FUND INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$3,818,768$3,887,711-$68,943$2,672,210$922,809$1,749,401
December 31, 2023990$3,561,823$3,478,030$83,793$2,194,932$471,930$1,723,002
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$3,012,057
of which government grants
$586,028
Membership dues
$104,981
Program service revenue
$837,148
Investment income
$47,021
Net rental income
$42,228
Net gain from sales of assets
$23,770
Net income from fundraising events
-$110,637
Net income from sales of inventory
-$9,049
Other revenue
-$77,458

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$1,280,583
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fundraising fees
$90,482
Accounting fees
$3,919
Travel
$4,396
Depreciation
$38,132
Program services (functional)
$2,891,568
Management and general (functional)
$510,096
Fundraising (functional)
$486,047

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$2,194,932
Total assets, end of year
$2,672,210
Total liabilities, end of year
$922,809
Net assets, end of year
$1,749,401
Land, buildings and equipment
$152,529
Publicly traded securities
$910,090
Net assets without donor restrictions
$563,068
Net assets with donor restrictions
$1,186,333
Gross receipts
$3,996,597
Employees
0
Volunteers
313
Year formed
1997
State of legal domicile
NY

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, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
RICHARD J MOYLANPRESIDENT
Officer
5$0$417,060$265,638
ARLENE BASCOMVP & COMPTROLLER THRU DEC 2024
Officer
5$0$250,244$38,111
LISA ALPERTVP. DEVELOPMENT
Officer
35$0$169,795$75,575
ERIC BARNAVP OF OPERATIONS
Officer
5$0$179,211$31,735
HEATHER MALINVP & CFO AS OF MAY 2024
Officer
5$0$162,445$47,123
SONIA BENNETTCOMPTROLLER
Highest-paid employee
5$0$177,837$10,746
RACHEL WALMANDIRECTOR OF EDUCATION
Highest-paid employee
40$0$101,379$70,549
SARA DURKACSCORPORATE SECRETARY
Officer
5$0$155,604$13,266
HARRY WEILVP PROGAMS/EDUCATION
Officer
40$0$154,632$14,226
JEFFREY RICHMANHISTORIAN
Highest-paid employee
40$0$126,823$28,047
ARTHUR PRESSONVP OF DESIGN & LANSCAPE THRU JULY 24
Officer
5$0$95,548$49,341
FRANK MORELLIPLANT & FACILITIES MANAGER
Highest-paid employee
5$0$132,205$9,516
JOHN ARGENZIANOCHIEF OF SECURITY
Highest-paid employee
5$0$114,541$10,848
PETER DAVIDSONCHAIRMAN & DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
MERYL BREITBARTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
24 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MICHAEL BROOKSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
BEVIN CLINEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
PAYSON COLEMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
LAUREN B CRAMERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
NATHALIE PIERREPONT DANILOVICHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
CATHERINE FELDMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
SETH FAISONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
MICHAEL HADDADDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
KRYSTYNA HOUSERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
KATHY KERIMAN-LEICHTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
LARK-MARIE ANTON MENCHINIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
REGINA MYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
MICHELLE NASIRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
ELYSE SUZANNE NEWMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JOHN T REDDICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JIM ROSSMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
RONALD G RUSSO ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
CARLA P SHENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
SAM SIFTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
ALEXNADRA SWEENEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
EARL D WEINERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
RUDY WYNTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
SAMUEL G WHITEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
ADRIAN BENEPEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 36 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
RICHARD J MOYLANPRESIDENT
Officer
5$0$406,418$222,052
ARLENE BASCOMVP & COMPTROLLER
Officer
5$0$236,136$27,376
ARTHUR PRESSONVP OF DESIGN & LANDSCAPE
Officer
5$0$162,868$85,267
LISA ALPERTVP. DEVELOPMENT
Officer
35$0$166,478$65,158
ERIC BARNAVP OF OPERATIONS
Officer
5$0$173,867$27,617
SONIA BENNETTCHIEF ACCOUNTANT
Highest-paid employee
5$0$158,223$18,871
HARRY WEILVP PROGAMS/EDUCATION
Officer
40$0$157,125$7,348
SARA DURKACSCORPORATE SECRETARY
Officer
5$0$154,626$6,423
JEFFREY RICHMANHISTORIAN
Highest-paid employee
40$0$130,323$25,667
FRANK MORELLIPLANT & FACILITIES MANAGER
Highest-paid employee
5$0$126,385$16,677
JOHN ARGENZIANOCHIEF OF SECURITY
Highest-paid employee
5$0$110,939$6,026
PETER DAVIDSONCHAIRMAN & DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
MERYL BREITBARTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
MICHAEL BROOKSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
BEVIN CLINEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
PAYSON COLEMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
LAUREN B CRAMERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
NATHALIE PIERREPONT DANILOVICHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
CATHERINE FELDMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
MICHAEL HADDADDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
KRYSTYNA HOUSERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
KATHY KERIMAN-LEICHTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
LARK-MARIE ANTON MENCHINIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
REGINA MYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
MICHELLE NASIRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
ELYSE SUZANNE NEWMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
JOHN T REDDICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
JIM ROSSMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
RONALD G RUSSO ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
CARLA P SHENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
SAM SIFTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
ALEXNADRA SWEENEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
EARL D WEINERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
RUDY WYNTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
SAMUEL G WHITEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
ADRIAN BENEPEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
500 25TH ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11232-1755
In care of
% GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
RICHARD J MOYLAN, 500 25TH STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 112321755
Signed the 990
RICHARD J MOYLAN, PRESIDENT
Phone
(718) 788-7850
Return prepared by
PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC

Mission

GREEN-WOOD IS A LIVING CEMETERY THAT BRINGS PEOPLE CLOSER TO THE WORLD AS IT IS AND WAS, BY MEMORIALIZING THE DEAD AND BRINGING TO LIFE THE ART, HISTORY, AND NATURAL BEAUTY OF NEW YORK CITY.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • EDUCATION & WELCOME CENTER: IN FALL 2025, THE GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY, A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK AND BELOVED BROOKLYN INSTITUTION SINCE 1838, WILL LAUNCH ITS EDUCATION & WELCOME CENTER. AS A COMMUNITY SPACE FOR PUBLIC PROGRAMS, A MINI-MUSEUM, A SETTING FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION, AND MORE, THE CENTER IS A SPACE DESIGNED TO WELCOME ALL OUR CONSTITUENTS, INCLUDING LOCAL VISITORS, LOT OWNERS, STUDENTS, TOURISTS, AND MORE. LOCATED ACROSS FROM THE MAIN ENTRANCE AT 25TH STREET AND FIFTH AVENUE, IT WILL COMBINE THE RESTORED VICTORIAN-ERA WEIR GREENHOUSE WITH A NEW BUILDING AND SERVE AS A CENTRAL HUB WHERE VISITORS CAN ENGAGE WITH ALL THAT GREEN-WOOD HAS TO OFFER. ALL WILL BE WELCOME TO LEARN ABOUT THE CEMETERY'S BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE, UNIQUE HISTORY, AND ITS CORE ASSETS OF ART, HISTORY, AND NATURE, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. ADMISSION IS FREE.
    Expenses $1,213,956 · grants $1,213,956
  • PUBLIC EVENTS AND TOURS: TO SERVE BROOKLYNITES, NEW YORKERS, AND VISITORS FROM NEAR AND FAR, THE GREEN-WOOD HISTORIC FUND PRODUCES OVER 300 PUBLIC PROGRAMS, EVENTS, AND WALKING- AND TROLLEY TOURS, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. PROGRAM THEMES INCLUDE NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY, NYC -, BROOKLYN-, AND US HISTORY, LGBTQ+ HISTORY, BLACK HISTORY, IMMIGRANT HISTORY, AND MORE. FURTHER, OUR ARTS AND CULTURE PROGRAMS INCLUDE DANCE PERFORMANCES, CONCERTS IN THE CATACOMBS, AND AN ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM. WE ALSO HOST FOUR LARGE-SCALE, FREE PUBLIC PROGRAMS EVERY YEAR: JUNETEENTH, DIA DE LOS MUERTOS, THE MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT, AND BATTLE OF BROOKLYN DAY: THE MEANING OF FREEDOM. LAST, OUR DEATH EDUCATION PROGRAMMING INCLUDES WORKSHOPS ON GRIEF, LECTURES BY EXPERTS IN THE DEATH-POSITIVE FIELD, PROGRAMS THAT EXAMINE DEATH THROUGH THE LENS OF DIFFERENT CULTURES, AND DEATH CAFES (INFORMAL GUIDED CONVERSATIONS ABOUT DEATH).
    Expenses $1,011,173 · revenue $783,378
  • EDUCATION PROGRAMS: GREEN-WOOD OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS, INCLUDING CLASSES FOR 3-K AND PRE-K STUDENTS, ELEMENTARY-, MIDDLE-, AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. FURTHER, WE OFFER THE "BRIDGE TO CRAFTS CAREERS" WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING TO YOUNG ADULTS, AGES 18 TO 24. THE WORLD MONUMENTS FUND IS OUR PARTNER IN THIS PROGRAM. THE TRAINING IS IN THE FIELD OF MASONRY RESTORATION AND PREPARES TRAINEES FOR CAREERS IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION. ALL TOLD, WE SERVED 9,063 STUDENTS OF ALL AGES IN 2024. ADDITIONALLY, GREEN-WOOD HOSTED TWO TEAMS OF EARLY-CAREER ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS, WHO CONDUCTED ONSITE STUDIES IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE.
    Expenses $483,961 · grants $67,500 · revenue $35,323
  • INSTITUTIONAL ARCHIVES AND THE HISTORIC COLLECTION: GREEN-WOOD'S SEEKS TO SHARE THESE UNIQUE RESOURCES WITH SCHOLARS, RESEARCHERS, AND THE PUBLIC TO ENHANCE KNOWLEDGE OF THE CEMETERY, THOSE INTERRED HERE, AND 19TH- AND 20TH CENTURY HISTORY. GREEN-WOOD'S INSTITUTIONAL ARCHIVES COMPRISE 3,200 CUBIC FEET OF METICULOUSLY PRESERVED RECORDS, RELATING TO THIS HISTORY OF THE CEMETERY ITSELF AND THE BURIAL RECORDS OF OVER HALF A MILLION INDIVIDUALS (570,000+ IN TOTAL) INTERRED AT GREEN-WOOD. AN EXTENSIVE PROJECT TO TRANSCRIBE 60 BURIAL LEDGERS (1840 TO 1937) AND MAKE THEM SEARCHABLE ONLINE WAS COMPLETED IN 2023 WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES.GREEN-WOOD'S DIVERSE HISTORIC COLLECTION IS COMPOSED OF ITEMS RANGING FROM CABINET CARDS TO STEREO VIEW PHOTOGRAPHS TO OIL PAINTINGS TO 19TH-CENTURY BASEBALL PROGRAMS. EVERY ITEM IS HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT TO GREEN-WOOD, RELATING EITHER TO A GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY "PERMANENT RESIDENT OR TO THE HISTORY OF THIS NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK, FOUNDED IN 1838.OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE GENEALOGY AND RESTORATION & PRESERVATION.
    Expenses $182,478 · grants $5,000 · revenue $9,398

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, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
11-3450678
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1999
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$2,672,210
Income (IRS master file)
$3,996,597

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$3,818,768$3,887,711$2,672,210IRS
990December 2023$3,561,823$3,478,030$2,194,932XML
990December 2022$5,972,002$2,679,199$1,576,282IRS
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 11-3450678).

Questions about GREEN-WOOD HISTORIC FUND INC

What is the EIN of GREEN-WOOD HISTORIC FUND INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of GREEN-WOOD HISTORIC FUND INC is 11-3450678.
Is GREEN-WOOD HISTORIC FUND INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1999.
Are donations to GREEN-WOOD HISTORIC FUND INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does GREEN-WOOD HISTORIC FUND INC 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 GREEN-WOOD HISTORIC FUND INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did GREEN-WOOD HISTORIC FUND INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of GREEN-WOOD HISTORIC FUND INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names RICHARD J MOYLAN.
Who are the officers and directors of GREEN-WOOD HISTORIC FUND INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 39 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does GREEN-WOOD HISTORIC FUND INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $3,818,768, expenses of $3,887,711 and total assets of $2,672,210 at year end.

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