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The Woodlawn Cemetery

EIN 13-5670057 · Bronx, NY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedToo small or too little detailImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

WOODLAWN IS AN ACTIVE CEMETERY, CREMATORY, AND NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK THAT MEMORIALIZES THE DECEASED WITH DIGNITY, PROVIDES COMPASSIONATE SERVICES TO FAMILIES, AND PROTECTS, ENHANCES, AND SHARES ITS HISTORIC LANDSCAPE, ARCHITECTURE, MONUMENTS, AND ARBORETUM.

Income
$28.1 million
Spending
$18.1 million
Employees
96
Volunteers
13
Highest pay
$363,400, president/ceo

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Financial health

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Governance

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)
  1. WOODLAWN CEMETERY, A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK AND 400 ACRE GARDEN CEMETERY, PROVIDES BURIAL, ENTOMBMENT, CREMATION, AND MEMORIALIZATION SERVICES TO MORE THAN 3,000 FAMILIES ANNUALLY. WOODLAWN PRESERVES AND CARES FOR MORE THAN 310,000 INDIVIDUALS MEMORIALIZED ON ITS GROUNDS, INCLUDING OVER 1,300 PRIVATE MAUSOLEUMS, COMMUNITY MAUSOLEUMS, HISTORIC MONUMENTS, AND THE WOOLWORTH CHAPEL. AS A LEVEL II ARBORETUM WITH MORE THAN 6,500 CATALOGED TREES, WOODLAWN MAINTAINS ITS LANDSCAPE, ARCHITECTURE, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES FOR LOT OWNERS, FAMILIES, VISITORS, AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(13) cemetery company.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since August 1938.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.

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