Civic Intelligence

Worcester Chevra Kadisha &

EIN 04-6053640 • 501(c)13 • Worcester, MA

Profile

Operation of cemetery for burial of humans

120 Main StWorcester, MA 01608

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Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Net Margin

2nd percentile

-597%

Higher net margin than 2% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)13 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

88th percentile

$3,600

Higher top officer pay than 88% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 463.3% of source-year revenue.

501(c)13 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

31st percentile

-1.2%

Faster asset growth than 31% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)13 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

2nd percentile

-94%

Faster revenue growth than 2% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)13 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$366,968

Down $4,641 (-1.2%) from 2024

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$366,968

Down $4,641 (-1.2%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin2nd percentile

Revenue

Down

$777

Down $11,812 (-94%) from 2024

Expenses

Down

$5,417

Down $16 (-0.3%) from 2024

Net Income

Down

-$4,640

Down $11,796 (-165%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth31st percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$400K$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2011: $286,535Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $286,408Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $290,282Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2014: $281,852Liabilities 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $265,178Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $265,399Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $271,352Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $280,934Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $280,9342018Assets 2019: $288,973Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $288,9732019Assets 2020: $297,879Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $297,8792020Assets 2021: $342,559Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $342,5592021Assets 2022: $333,013Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $333,0132022Assets 2023: $364,453Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $364,4532023Assets 2024: $371,609Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $371,6092024Assets 2025: $366,968Net Assets 2025: $366,9682025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$366,968
Liabilities-
Net Assets$366,968
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth2nd percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$60K$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2011: $2,466Expenses 2011: $5,768Net Income 2011: -$3,3022011Revenue 2012: $3,891Expenses 2012: $4,018Net Income 2012: -$1272012Revenue 2013: $7,892Expenses 2013: $4,018Net Income 2013: $3,8742013Revenue 2014: -$249Expenses 2014: $8,181Net Income 2014: -$8,4302014Revenue 2015: -$12,500Expenses 2015: $4,174Net Income 2015: -$16,6742015Revenue 2016: $4,323Expenses 2016: $4,102Net Income 2016: $2212016Revenue 2017: $10,437Expenses 2017: $4,484Net Income 2017: $5,9532017Revenue 2018: $13,634Expenses 2018: $4,053Net Income 2018: $9,5812018Revenue 2019: $14,291Expenses 2019: $6,252Net Income 2019: $8,0392019Revenue 2020: $12,977Expenses 2020: $4,071Net Income 2020: $8,9062020Revenue 2021: $48,793Expenses 2021: $4,113Net Income 2021: $44,6802021Revenue 2022: -$5,302Expenses 2022: $4,244Net Income 2022: -$9,5462022Revenue 2023: $35,680Expenses 2023: $4,240Net Income 2023: $31,4402023Revenue 2024: $12,589Expenses 2024: $5,433Net Income 2024: $7,1562024Revenue 2025: $777Expenses 2025: $5,417Net Income 2025: -$4,6402025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$777
Expenses$5,417
Net Income-$4,640
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$366,968
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$366,968
Revenue
$777
Expenses
$5,417
Net income
-$4,640
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.67$3.67$0.01$0.05$0.05
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.72$0.00$3.72$0.13$0.05$0.07
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.64$0.00$3.64$0.36$0.04$0.31
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.33$0.00$3.33$0.05$0.04$0.10
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.43$0.00$3.43$0.49$0.04$0.45
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.98$0.00$2.98$0.13$0.04$0.09
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.89$0.00$2.89$0.14$0.06$0.08
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.81$0.00$2.81$0.14$0.04$0.10
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.71$0.00$0.10$0.04$0.06
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.65$0.00$0.04$0.04$0.00
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.65$0.00$0.13$0.04$0.17
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.82$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.08
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.90$0.00$0.08$0.04$0.04
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.86$0.00$0.04$0.04$0.00
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.87$0.00$0.02$0.06$0.03
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Nov 1, 2024 to Oct 31, 2025
Signed
Dec 17, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$36,627
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Operation of cemetery for burial of humans

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
BURIAL OF HUMANS--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay88th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
JOEL SHAWTreas/Secret-$3,600-$3,600
LEWIS LASKYPresident-$1,300-$1,300
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Worcester Chevra Kadisha &
EIN
04-6053640
Phone
5087971130
Address
120 MAIN ST, WORCESTER, MA 01608

Signing Officer

Name
Joel Shaw
Title
Treas/secretary
Phone
5087971130
Signed
2025-12-17
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Joel B Shaw CPA
Address
120 MAIN STREET 2ND FLOOR, WORCESTER, MA 01608
Preparer
Joel B Shaw
Phone
5087971130
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses insurance 250 bank fees 175 total 425”

Raw XML Appendix91 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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IRS990EZ/SubjectToProxyTaxInd0false
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IRS990EZ/TotalRevenueAmt0777
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IRS990EZ/TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd0X
IRS990EZ/WebsiteAddressTxt0N/A
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