Nonprofit · EIN 94-0416370
CYPRESS LAWN CEMETERY ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · COLMA, CA 94014
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $69,827,338 | $46,077,715 | $23,749,623 | $400,080,581 | $278,529,691 | $121,550,890 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $60,965,875 | $47,451,405 | $13,514,470 | $388,310,317 | $290,603,470 | $97,706,847 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $30,081,433 | $40,697,377 | -$10,615,944 | $364,689,721 | $280,645,688 | $84,044,033 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $9,970,172
- Investment income
- $2,907,378
- Royalties
- $228,856
- Net rental income
- -$871,395
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $126,692
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $57,592,327
- Other revenue
- $56,949,788
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $317,482
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $2,462,549
- Other salaries and wages
- $16,227,719
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $26,322,011
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $133,969
- Accounting fees
- $337,071
- Occupancy
- $1,319,561
- Travel
- $54,710
- Depreciation
- $4,830,366
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $388,310,317
- Total assets, end of year
- $400,080,581
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $278,529,691
- Net assets, end of year
- $121,550,890
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $53,895,261
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $121,550,890
- Gross unrelated business income
- -$642,539
- Gross receipts
- $77,525,758
- Employees
- 138
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1894
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT A GORDON JR | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 28 | $1,018,734 | $88,090 |
| RAYMOND SALA | CFO Officer | 28 | $751,738 | $78,967 |
| ARMANDO MORA | SUPERINTENDENT Key employee | 40 | $246,011 | $57,855 |
| ANTHONY AU-YEUNG | FINANCE CONTROLLER Key employee | 40 | $198,743 | $22,412 |
| TERESA HABECK | IT MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $161,972 | $55,272 |
| OLENA SIGAL | ACCOUNTING MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $143,849 | $53,665 |
| JUAN GOMEZ | FOREMAN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $138,860 | $49,093 |
| FELICISIMO SOTO | INVENTORY CONTROL MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $135,113 | $39,145 |
| KAL CHUN WONG | ACCOUNT SERVICES MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $137,584 | $29,337 |
| RICHARD H PETERSON JR | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $73,996 | $0 |
| MORRIS NOBLE JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $73,996 | $0 |
| CHARLES CROCKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $42,284 | $0 |
| STEPHEN SUTRO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $42,284 | $0 |
| CHARLES CASEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $42,284 | $0 |
| MARGI POWER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $42,284 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RODNEY FONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $42,284 |
| KARIN FLOOD EKLUND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $42,284 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT A GORDON JR | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 28 | $926,197 | $28,510 |
| RAYMOND SALA | CFO Officer | 28 | $492,506 | $69,510 |
| ARMANDO MORA | SUPERINTENDENT Key employee | 40 | $209,883 | $48,130 |
| ANTHONY AU-YEUNG | FINANCE CONTROLLER Key employee | 40 | $192,613 | $20,254 |
| TERESA HABECK | IT MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $153,739 | $47,330 |
| OLENA SIGAL | ACCOUNTING MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $138,872 | $46,333 |
| JUAN GOMEZ | FOREMAN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $133,569 | $42,588 |
| FELICISIMO SOTO | OFFER MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $130,684 | $36,275 |
| KAL CHUN WONG | ACCOUNT SERVICES MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $134,108 | $25,936 |
| MORRIS NOBLE JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $70,000 | $0 |
| RICHARD H PETERSON JR | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $70,000 | $0 |
| CHARLES CROCKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $40,000 | $0 |
| STEPHEN SUTRO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $40,000 | $0 |
| CHARLES CASEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $40,000 | $0 |
| MARGI POWER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $40,000 | $0 |
| RODNEY FONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $40,000 | $0 |
| KARIN FLOOD EKLUND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $40,000 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT A GORDON JR | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 28 | $918,189 | $75,532 |
| RAYMOND SALA | CFO Officer | 28 | $484,896 | $63,018 |
| ARMANDO MORA | SUPERINTENDENT Key employee | 40 | $208,196 | $43,317 |
| ANTHONY AU-YEUNG | FINANCE CONTROLLER Key employee | 40 | $173,448 | $18,924 |
| TERESA HABECK | IT MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $141,244 | $42,820 |
| OLENA SIGAL | ACCOUNTING MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $128,620 | $42,412 |
| JUAN GOMEZ | FOREMAN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $128,651 | $39,135 |
| FELICISIMO SOTO | OFFER MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $121,232 | $35,243 |
| KAL CHUN WONG | ACCOUNT SERVICES MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $128,308 | $22,655 |
| MORRIS NOBLE JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $70,000 | $0 |
| RICHARD H PETERSON JR | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $70,000 | $0 |
| CHARLES CROCKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $40,000 | $0 |
| STEPHEN SUTRO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $40,000 | $0 |
| CHARLES CASEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $40,000 | $0 |
| MARGI POWER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $40,000 | $0 |
| RODNEY FONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $40,000 | $0 |
| MICHAEL V WHITMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $20,000 | $0 |
| KARIN FLOOD EKLUND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $20,000 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1370 EL CAMINO REAL, COLMA, CA 94014-3239
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ROBERT A GORDON JR, 1370 EL CAMINO REAL, COLMA, CA 940143239
- Signed the 990
- RAYMOND J SALA, CFO
- Phone
- (650) 755-0580
- Website
- WWW.CYPRESSLAWN.COM
- Return prepared by
- HOOD & STRONG LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-0416370 or by the name CYPRESS LAWN CEMETERY ASSOCIATION.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
CYPRESS LAWN MEMORIAL PARK WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1892 AS AN ANSWER TO A NEED FOR A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE COULD BURY THEIR LOVED ONES WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT. BEAUTIFUL MONUMENTS AND STATUARY WERE CREATED TO MEMORIALIZE THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HELPED SHAPE OUR GOLDEN STATE. UNIQUE STAINED GLASS WINDOWS WERE CREATED TO ADORN THE CEMETERY'S PRIVATE AND PUBLIC CHAPELS AND MAUSOLEUMS. WITH THE ADDITION OF A FUNERAL HOME, CREMATION FACILITIES, AND FLOWER SHOP, CYPRESS LAWN OFFERS FAMILIES THE CONVENIENCE OF TOTAL REMEMBRANCE SERVICES, ALL AT ONE LOCATION.
Program accomplishments
- CYPRESS LAWN CEMETERY ASSOCIATION IS A NON-PROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT ORGANIZATION WHICH HAS BEEN OPERATING A CEMETERY IN COLMA, CALIFORNIA FOR MORE THAN 130 YEARS.
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 94-0416370
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(13): Cemetery company
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Organization other than a public charity or private foundation
- Exempt since
- 1980
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $400,080,581
- Income (IRS master file)
- $77,525,758
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $69,827,338 | $46,077,715 | $400,080,581 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $60,965,875 | $47,451,405 | $388,310,317 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $30,081,433 | $40,697,377 | $364,689,721 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $37,101,455 | $34,593,677 | $339,642,370 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 94-0416370).
Questions about CYPRESS LAWN CEMETERY ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of CYPRESS LAWN CEMETERY ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CYPRESS LAWN CEMETERY ASSOCIATION is 94-0416370.
- Is CYPRESS LAWN CEMETERY ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(13) since 1980.
- Are donations to CYPRESS LAWN 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 CYPRESS LAWN 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 CYPRESS LAWN CEMETERY ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CYPRESS LAWN CEMETERY ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CYPRESS LAWN CEMETERY ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names ROBERT A GORDON JR.
- Who are the officers and directors of CYPRESS LAWN CEMETERY ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 17 people; 17 received compensation from the organization, the highest $1,018,734 (ROBERT A GORDON JR, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does CYPRESS LAWN CEMETERY ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $69,827,338, expenses of $46,077,715 and total assets of $400,080,581 at year end.
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