Liabilities / Assets
78th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 78% of similar nonprofits.
Lancaster Cemetery
990EZ • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 23-0784600
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
89th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 89% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
3rd percentile
Higher net margin than 3% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
70th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 70% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
96th percentile
Faster asset growth than 96% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
15th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 15% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$492,462
Up $121,695 (+33%) from 2016
Net Assets
Up$490,506
Up $121,013 (+33%) from 2016
Liabilities
Up$1,956
Up $682 (+54%) from 2016
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Down$18,771
Down $7,576 (-29%) from 2016
Expenses
Up$66,966
Up $41,521 (+163%) from 2016
Net Income
Down-$48,195
Down $49,097 (-5443%) from 2016
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017
- Signed
- Oct 25, 2018
- Return Version
- 2017v2.3
- Gross Receipts
- $40,762
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Offer space for burial and maintain the grounds and monuments of one of pennsylvania's oldest, non-profit cemetery companies consisting of over 20,000 gravesites, and unlimited memorial sites and to promote the history and monument art of the site for the education and enjoyment of the general public.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| SALE OF GRAVESITES AND MEMORIAL SITES AND BURIAL SERVICES. PERPETUAL CARE OF ALL HISTORICAL AND RECENTLY UTILIZED BURIAL LOTS. | - | - |
| PRESERVATION OF AND EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC REGARDING THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS VICTORIAN-ERA CEMETERY AND THE NATURAL AND ARTISTIC RELICS AND MONUMENTS ENSHRINED IN THIS, ONE OF PENNSYLVANIA'S OLDEST NON-PROFIT CEMETERY COMPANIES, AND TO MAINTAIN A PEACEFUL, SECURE AND ATTRACTIVE SANCTUARY FOR FAMILIES AND LOVED-ONES OF THOSE BURIED THERE IN THE MORE-RECENT PAST. | - | - |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JERROLD SMOKER | President/Di | - | $0 | - | - |
| HELEN B GEHR | Treasurer/Di | - | $0 | - | - |
| ELAINE HERR | Vice Preside | - | $0 | - | - |
| TIM FREUND | Secretary/Di | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Lancaster Cemetery Inc
- EIN
- 23-0784600
- Address
- 205 E LEMON ST, LANCASTER, PA 17602
Signing Officer
- Name
- Helen B Gehr
- Title
- Treasurer/director
- Signed
- 2018-10-25
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- James M Hook & Company
- Address
- 224 N DUKE ST, LANCASTER, PA 17602-2787
- Preparer
- Helen B Gehr
- Phone
- 7173930213
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses telephone 1,308 insurance 2,393 internet and website 498 ocupancy license 50 total 4,249”
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 20
“Market value adjustment 169,208”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24
“Accounts receivable 81 0 mowers etc 5,108 0 total 5,189 0”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26
“Accounts payable and accrued expenses 700 0 payroll taxes 574 422 notes payable 0 1,534”
Form 990-ez, Part III
“Offer space for burial and maintain the grounds and monuments of one of pennsylvania's oldest, non-profit cemetery companies consisting of over 20,000 gravesites, and unlimited memorial sites and to promote the history and monument art of the site for the education and enjoyment of the general public.”
Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 29
“Preservation of and education of the general public regarding the historical significance of this victorian-era cemetery and the natural and artistic relics and monuments enshrined in this, one of pennsylvania's oldest non-profit cemetery companies, and to maintain a peaceful, secure and attractive sanctuary for families and loved-ones of those buried there in the more-recent past.”
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Document Assets
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Filings
Displayed year
2017 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $492,462
- Liabilities
- $1,956
- Net assets
- $490,506
- Revenue
- $18,771
- Expenses
- $66,966
- Net income
- -$48,195