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Bayside Cemetery Assn

EIN 15-0241025 · Potsdam, 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

THE ASSOCIATION SEEKS TO OFFER ATTRACTIVE GROUNDS FOR INTERMENT OF CASKETS AND CREMAINS.

Income
$190,589
Spending
$186,199
Employees
4
Volunteers
14

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 2024, 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, 2024, 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. $161,076 spent. IN 2024,THE ASSN. MAINTAINED THE CEMETERYS 40+ DEVELOPED ACRES,PERFORMED INTERMENTS,& SOLD ADDITIONAL LOTS.MAINTENANCE INCLUDED,CONSULTING AN ISA CERTIFIED ARBORIST TO CONDUCT AN ARBOREAL SURVEY OF THE CEMETERYS 400+ MATURE TREES TO GUIDE OUR CARE FOR THE TREES.THE CEMETERY PURCHASED A NEW TRACTOR TO REPLACE A PROBLEMATIC ONE ALONG WITH FORKS TO MAINTAIN THE LEAF COMPOSTING PILES.THE ASSN. WORKED TO RESTORE THE SANDSTONE ENTRANCE TO THE CEMETERY AND FIX MONUMENTS.MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS WERE MADE INCLUDING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ROOF ON THE MAINTENANCE GARAGE,INSTALLATION OF A SECURITY SYSTEM,& THE GRAVELING OF THE ROAD INTO OUR LEAF COMPOSTING AREA.EFFORTS WERE ALSO MADE TO STABILIZE THE HISTORIC SANDSTONE GATEHOUSE BUILDING.THESE INCLUDED THE INSPECTION OF THE ELECTRICAL ENTRANCE TO THE BUILDING,ANALYSIS OF INTERNAL CIRCUITS AND THE INSTALLATION OF FANS AND A HEATING SYSTEM TO PREVENT FREEZING DURING WINTER. THE PROPERTY LINES WERE SURVEYED AND MARKED.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 October 13, 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 2024.

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

  5. 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 October 21, 2026.

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