Liabilities / Assets
80th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 80% of similar nonprofits.
Lancaster Cemetery
990EZ • Fiscal year 2018 • EIN 23-0784600
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.01x
Liabilities / Revenue
89th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 89% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
21st percentile
Higher net margin than 21% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
69th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 69% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
28th percentile
Faster asset growth than 28% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
59th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 59% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$478,276
Down $14,186 (-2.9%) from 2017
Net Assets
Down$475,789
Down $14,717 (-3.0%) from 2017
Liabilities
Up$2,487
Up $531 (+27%) from 2017
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Up$20,945
Up $2,174 (+12%) from 2017
Expenses
Down$25,157
Down $41,809 (-62%) from 2017
Net Income
Up-$4,212
Up $43,983 (+91%) from 2017
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
- Signed
- Nov 4, 2019
- Return Version
- 2018v3.1
- Gross Receipts
- $21,131
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 AND TO MAINTAIN A PEACEFUL, SECURE AND ATTRACTIVE SANCTUARY FOR FAMILIES AND LOVED-ONES OF THOSE BURIED THEREIN. | - | - |
| 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, DECENDANTS, AND INTERESTED PARTIES OF THOSE BURIED HERE. | - | - |
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
- 2019-11-04
- 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 1,252 insurance 2,532 internet and website 887 travel 17 total 4,688”
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 20
“Market value adjustment -15,613”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24
“Mowers etc 5,108 5,108 total 5,108 5,108”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26
“Payroll taxes 422 553 notes payable 1,534 1,934”
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 28
“Sale of gravesites and memorial sites and burial services. Perpetual care of all historical and recently utilized burial lots and to maintain a peaceful, secure and attractive sanctuary for families and loved-ones of those buried therein.”
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, decendants, and interested parties of those buried here.”
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Filings
Displayed year
2018 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $478,276
- Liabilities
- $2,487
- Net assets
- $475,789
- Revenue
- $20,945
- Expenses
- $25,157
- Net income
- -$4,212