Liabilities / Assets
75th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 75% of similar nonprofits.
Vale Cemetery Preservation Inc.
EIN 26-3014861 • 501(c)3 • Schenectady, NY
Pub. 78 Eligible990-N CoverageNTEE A80
Profile
To keep vale cemetery financially stable and to disseminate to the public that vale cemetery is a historic treasure and urban green space that is a wildlife and botanical preserve.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
0.05x
Liabilities / Revenue
91st percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 91% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
13th percentile
Higher net margin than 13% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
84th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
46th percentile
Faster asset growth than 46% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
18th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 18% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$36,568
Down $492 (-1.3%) from 2023
Liabilities
$1,937
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
Down$34,631
Down $2,429 (-6.6%) from 2023
Revenue
Down$4,390
Down $10,020 (-70%) from 2023
Expenses
Down$6,819
Down $10,219 (-60%) from 2023
Net Income
Up-$2,429
Up $199 (+7.6%) from 2023
Trend Graphs
Filings
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $36,568
- Liabilities
- $1,937
- Net assets
- $34,631
- Revenue
- $4,390
- Expenses
- $6,819
- Net income
- -$2,429
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Dec 1, 2023 to Nov 30, 2024
- Signed
- Oct 6, 2025
- Return Version
- 2023v6.0
- Gross Receipts
- $5,065
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
To keep vale cemetery financially stable and to disseminate to the public that vale cemetery is a historic treasure and urban green space that is a wildlife and botanical preserve.
To keep vale cemetery financially stable and to disseminate to public that vale cemetery is a historic treasure and urban green space that is a wildlife preserve.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| EFFORTS TO KEEP VALE CEMETERY FINANCIALLY VIABLE THROUGH FUND RAISING, SECURING GRANTS AND BEQUESTS. ALSO, TO DISSEMINATE TO THE PUBLIC THAT VALE CEMETERY AND PARK IS A HISTORIC TREASURE WITH GREENSPACE THAT IS A WILDLIFE AND BOTANICAL PRESERVE. | - | $6,646 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS CIANCETTA | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| JOHN GEARING | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| MARION JACKSON | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| ELENA ALVEREZ | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| JILL BOGDANOWICZ-WILSON | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| WILLIAM SUDDUTH | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| PAUL CONTARINO | Vice Preside | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Vale Cemetery Preservation Inc
- EIN
- 26-3014861
- Phone
- 5183460423
- Address
- 907 STATE STREET, SCHENECTADY, NY 12307
Signing Officer
- Name
- John Gearing
- Title
- President
- Phone
- 5183460423
- Signed
- 2025-10-06
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- West & Company Cpas Pc
- Address
- PO BOX 1219, GLOVERSVILLE, NY 12078-0354
- Preparer
- Trisha Rogers-byrns
- Phone
- 5187257127
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses advertising 3,449 supplies 950 bank service charges 173 filing fee 25 non-investment depreciation 1,561 total 6,158”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24
“Equipment 18,051 18,051 less accumulated depreciation 8,877 11,098 due from vale cemetery 480 8 total 9,654 6,961”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26
“Accounts payable and accrued expenses 0 1,937”
Form 990-ez, Part III
“To keep vale cemetery financially stable and to disseminate to public that vale cemetery is a historic treasure and urban green space that is a wildlife preserve.”
Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 28
“Efforts to keep vale cemetery financially viable through fund raising, securing grants and bequests. Also, to disseminate to the public that vale cemetery and park is a historic treasure with greenspace that is a wildlife and botanical preserve.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | EXPENSES ADVERTISING 3,449 SUPPLIES 950 BANK SERVICE CHARGES 173 FILING FEE 25 NON-INVESTMENT DEPRECIATION 1,561 TOTAL 6,158 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | EQUIPMENT 18,051 18,051 LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 8,877 11,098 DUE FROM VALE CEMETERY 480 8 TOTAL 9,654 6,961 |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | TO KEEP VALE CEMETERY FINANCIALLY STABLE AND TO DISSEMINATE TO PUBLIC THAT VALE CEMETERY IS A HISTORIC TREASURE AND URBAN GREEN SPACE THAT IS A WILDLIFE PRESERVE. |
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