Nonprofit · EIN 22-3084639
FRIENDS OF MOUNT AUBURN CEMETERY
Tax-exempt · CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $3,377,038 | $1,191,315 | $2,185,723 | $5,893,586 | $3,096 | $5,890,490 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,069,171 | $1,210,428 | $858,743 | $6,476,190 | $2,770,878 | $3,705,312 |
| March 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,610,273 | $3,606,451 | $3,822 | $4,948,403 | $2,634,101 | $2,314,302 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,571,385
- Program service revenue
- $600,791
- Investment income
- $204,862
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $10,712
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $47,620
- Travel
- $5,681
- Program services (functional)
- $652,646
- Management and general (functional)
- $132,166
- Fundraising (functional)
- $406,503
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,476,190
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,893,586
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,096
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,890,490
- Publicly traded securities
- $20,066
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,497,053
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,393,437
- Gross receipts
- $3,377,038
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 112
- Year formed
- 1990
- 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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEW STEPHENS | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $368,805 | $37,576 |
| BETH BROWN | VP OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT Officer | 50 | $0 | $234,235 | $30,910 |
| JOHN AUSTIN JR | VP OF FINANCE Officer | 7.5 | $0 | $189,728 | $15,820 |
| HELEN TELFER | VP OF FINANCE, PEOPLE, & CULTURE Officer | 7.5 | $0 | $17,053 | $2,387 |
| ELIZA ANDERSON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.06 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDSAY LEARD COOLIDGE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.04 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN MCDONNELL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DEAN HARA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.04 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA B JACOBY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.01 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLINE V MORTIMER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.04 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEW STEPHENS | PRESIDENT & CEO / TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 0.4 | $0 | $371,187 | $59,822 |
| BETH BROWN | VP INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT Officer | 1 | $0 | $241,144 | $22,548 |
| ANN SWEENEY | VP PEOPLE & CULTURE Officer | 1 | $0 | $202,495 | $48,913 |
| HARVEY BREE D | VP CEMETERY & VISITOR SERVICES Officer | 1 | $0 | $189,123 | $41,155 |
| CHARLES A FRASER | VP OF PRESERVATION & FACILITIES Officer | 1 | $0 | $168,725 | $53,179 |
| RONNIT BENDAVID-VAL | VP HORTICULTURE Officer | 1 | $0 | $198,758 | $11,562 |
| ELIZA ANDERSON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.06 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDSAY LEARD COOLIDGE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.04 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN MCDONNELL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DEAN HARA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.04 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA JACOBY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.04 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHENS MATTHEW RYAN | PRESIDENT & CEO / TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1.54 | $0 | $336,660 | $37,192 |
| ALBANO MICHAEL A | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & CFO Officer | 1.54 | $0 | $236,195 | $64,306 |
| FRASER CHARLES A | VICE PRESIDENT OF PRESERVATION & FACILITIES Officer | 0.77 | $0 | $152,122 | $56,323 |
| HARVEY BREE D | VICE PRESIDENT OF CEMETERY & VISITOR SERVICES Officer | 3.08 | $0 | $154,915 | $46,946 |
| WINSLOW MARGARET L | CURATOR OF HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS & ARCHIVES Highest-paid employee | 0.77 | $0 | $120,304 | $29,995 |
| BROWN BETH | VICE PRESIDENT OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT (START Officer | 40 | $0 | $101,731 | $16,421 |
| BENDAVID-VAL RONNIT | VICE PRESIDENT OF HORTICULTURE & LANDSCAPE (STARTE Officer | 0.79 | $0 | $36,173 | $5,941 |
| ANDERSON ELIZA S | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.05 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| COOLIDGE LINDSAY LEARD | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.03 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| HARA DEAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.03 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JACOBY PATRICIA B | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.03 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MCDONNELL SEAN | SECRETARY & TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.03 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 580 MOUNT AUBURN ST, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138-5517
- In care of
- % WILLIAM C CLENDANIEL
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MATTHEW STEPHENS, 580 MOUNT AUBURN STREET, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138
- Signed the 990
- MATTHEW STEPHENS, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (617) 547-7105
- Website
- WWW.MOUNTAUBURN.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CITRIN COOPERMAN ADVISORS LLC
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE FRIENDS OF MOUNT AUBURN CEMETERY (FOMAC) IS TO ASSIST IN THE CONSERVATION OF THE NATURAL BEAUTY AND HISTORIC INTEGRITY OF MOUNT AUBURN CEMETERY AND TO INCREASE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF ITS UNIQUE CULTURAL, HISTORIC, AND NATURAL RESOURCES THROUGH CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. TO ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS, FOMAC RAISES FUNDS FROM BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SOURCES.
Program accomplishments
- HELD PUBLIC PROGRAMS; PRODUCED NEWSLETTERS, MAPS, AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS; PRODUCED AND PLANNED INTERPRETIVE EXHIBITS AND MATERIALS PROMOTING THE RESOURCES OF THE CEMETERY. THROUGH CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. TO ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS, FOMAC RAISES FUNDS FROM BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SOURCES.Expenses $589,823
- EACH YEAR THE ORGANIZATION UNDERTAKES A WIDE VARIETY OF SPECIAL PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES TO HELP MOUNT AUBURN CEMETERY THRIVE INCLUDING IMPROVEMENTS TO ANIMAL HABITAT, HORTICULTURAL AND HISTORIC COLLECTIONS.Expenses $62,823 · revenue $600,791
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | March 31, 2026 | August 17, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | March 31, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | March 31, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 22-3084639
- 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
- 1991
- Accounting year ends
- March
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A82Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,893,586
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,377,038
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2025 | $3,377,038 | $1,191,315 | $5,893,586 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $2,069,171 | $1,210,428 | $6,476,190 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $3,610,273 | $3,606,451 | $4,948,403 | XML |
| 990 | March 2022 | $1,418,926 | $1,111,546 | $3,356,720 | IRS |
| 990 | March 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 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 22-3084639).
Questions about FRIENDS OF MOUNT AUBURN CEMETERY
- What is the EIN of FRIENDS OF MOUNT AUBURN CEMETERY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FRIENDS OF MOUNT AUBURN CEMETERY is 22-3084639.
- Is FRIENDS OF MOUNT AUBURN CEMETERY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1991.
- Are donations to FRIENDS OF MOUNT AUBURN CEMETERY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FRIENDS OF MOUNT AUBURN CEMETERY 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 FRIENDS OF MOUNT AUBURN CEMETERY 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 FRIENDS OF MOUNT AUBURN CEMETERY 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 FRIENDS OF MOUNT AUBURN CEMETERY?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 names MATTHEW STEPHENS.
- Who are the officers and directors of FRIENDS OF MOUNT AUBURN CEMETERY?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 lists 10 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does FRIENDS OF MOUNT AUBURN CEMETERY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,377,038, expenses of $1,191,315 and total assets of $5,893,586 at year end.
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