Nonprofit · EIN 43-0177690
BELLEFONTAINE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · SAINT LOUIS, MO 63115
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $16,000,528 | $6,990,751 | $9,009,777 | $170,120,680 | $2,039,923 | $168,080,757 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,942,773 | $6,359,953 | -$2,417,180 | $148,031,492 | $1,362,881 | $146,668,611 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,096,413
- Program service revenue
- $937,822
- Investment income
- $13,953,613
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $11,302,314
- Other revenue
- $12,680
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $249,844
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $461,902
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,482,578
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,563,306
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $61,868
- Accounting fees
- $47,300
- Occupancy
- $88,288
- Travel
- $63,092
- Depreciation
- $674,748
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $148,031,492
- Total assets, end of year
- $170,120,680
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,039,923
- Net assets, end of year
- $168,080,757
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $8,629,186
- Publicly traded securities
- $149,847,952
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $166,421,058
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,659,699
- Gross receipts
- $62,013,453
- Employees
- 27
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1849
- State of legal domicile
- MO
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHERRY L SMITH | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 41 | $253,000 | $79,071 |
| RICHARD LAY | VP CUSTOMER RELATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $119,937 | $64,879 |
| GRACEANN GRIFFIN | VP CUSTOMER RELATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $118,442 | $36,174 |
| GAYLE N MOSER | ASSISTANT TREASURER Officer | 40 | $89,736 | $40,095 |
| MICHAEL L CRAWFORD | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT HUNT | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA BOND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| N TIMOTHY EWING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| LUCIEN R FOUKE III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER GORDON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK JOHNSTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWIN TED JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE L MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD NOLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| RAYMOND W SANDY PETERS II | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
7 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN JACK PIROZZI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| HUGH SCOTTY SCOTT IV | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| CAROL F SHEPLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| VALERIE P TERRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| THOMAS WALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| MOLLY WEBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| JOHN L WRIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHERRY L SMITH | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 41 | $236,720 | $71,561 |
| RICHARD LAY | VP CUSTOMER RELATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $116,807 | $63,767 |
| GRACEANN GRIFFIN | VP CUSTOMER RELATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,765 | $36,005 |
| GAYLE N MOSER | ASSISTANT TREASURER Officer | 40 | $89,564 | $34,913 |
| MICHAEL L CRAWFORD | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT HUNT | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| MEREDITH C JONES III | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN C JONES | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER BADE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA BOND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| LUCIEN R FOUKE III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER GORDON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK JOHNSTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD T LAMMERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE L MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD NOLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| RAYMOND W SANDY PETERS II | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN JACK PIROZZI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| HUGH SCOTTY SCOTT IV | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL F SHEPLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| VALERIE P TERRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS WALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| MOLLY WEBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN L WRIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4947 W FLORISSANT AVE, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63115-1424
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SHERRY L SMITH, 4947 WEST FLORISSANT AVENUE, ST LOUIS, MO 63115
- Signed the 990
- SHERRY SMITH, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (314) 381-0750
- Website
- BELLEFONTAINECEMETERY.ORG
- Return prepared by
- RUBINBROWN LLP
Mission
TO OPERATE A CEMETERY UNDER 501(C)(13).
Program accomplishments
- OPERATION OF A CEMETERY UNDER SECTION 501(C)(13).
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 43-0177690
- 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)
- $170,120,680
- Income (IRS master file)
- $62,013,453
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $16,000,528 | $6,990,751 | $170,120,680 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,942,773 | $6,359,953 | $148,031,492 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,745,257 | $5,937,668 | $127,804,854 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 43-0177690).
Questions about BELLEFONTAINE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of BELLEFONTAINE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BELLEFONTAINE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION is 43-0177690.
- Is BELLEFONTAINE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(13) since 1936.
- Are donations to BELLEFONTAINE 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 BELLEFONTAINE 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 BELLEFONTAINE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION 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 BELLEFONTAINE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION 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 BELLEFONTAINE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names SHERRY L SMITH.
- Who are the officers and directors of BELLEFONTAINE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 22 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $253,000 (SHERRY L SMITH, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does BELLEFONTAINE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $16,000,528, expenses of $6,990,751 and total assets of $170,120,680 at year end.
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