The Jewish Cemetery Association of Massachusetts Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
JCAM MAINTAINS, PRESERVES AND RESTORES JEWISH CEMETERIES AND GRAVE SITES THROUGHOUT MASSACHUSETTS. JCAM OWNS AND MANAGES 124 CEMETERIES IN MASSACHUSETTS, WHICH REPRESENTS 56% OF THE JEWISH CEMETERIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. JCAM'S MISSION INCLUDES A SOLUTION IN PERPETUITY FOR BOTH ACTIVE AND FORMERLY ABANDONED CEMETERIES, PROVIDING A DIGNIFIED FINAL RESTING PLACE FOR THOSE INTERRED IN THESE CEMETERIES. JCAM ALSO PLAYS A ROLE IN THE PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC SITES AND HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL ACCESS TO 175 YEARS OF HISTORY OF JEWISH PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES IN MASSACHUSETTS.
- Income
- $7.4 million
- Spending
- $4.7 million
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 0
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 (3)
- $3.5 million spent. MAINTAIN CEMETERIES - SINCE 1984, JCAM HAS TAKEN OWNERSHIP FOR 115 ABANDONED AND ACTIVE JEWISH CEMETERIES, AS WELL AS MANAGING NINE INDEPENDENT JEWISH CEMETERIES. JCAM PERFORMS REGULAR AND SEASONAL MAINTENANCE FOR THE CEMETERIES AND GRAVE SITES AS PRESCRIBED BY JEWISH LAWS AND CUSTOMS. IN ADDITION, JCAM PAYS ATTENTION TO THE SECURITY OF THESE VISIBLE, VULNERABLE, AND OFTEN REMOTE, JEWISH SITES. IN SO DOING, THE MEMORIES OF THE COMMUNITY'S CHILDREN, PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS AND MORE DISTANT ANCESTORS ARE PRESERVED FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS OF JEWISH FAMILIES AND HISTORIANS.
- $314,688 spent. RESTORE CEMETERIES - MANY JEWISH CEMETERIES FELL INTO DISREPAIR IN THEYEARS BEFORE JCAM TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR MAINTENANCE. EACH YEAR,JCAM HAS INVESTED IN THE RESTORATION OF JEWISH CEMETERIES TO IMPROVESAFETY AND ENHANCE THEIR SACRED PURPOSE FOR FAMILIES AND VISITORS.
- $181,258 spent. SUPPORT BURIALS (COMMUNITY OUTREACH) - MANY OF THE JCAM CEMETERIES CONTINUE TO BE FULLY OPERATIONAL, WITH EMPTY PLOTS AVAILABLE FOR NEW FAMILIES AND FAMILY MEMBERS. JCAM HELPS FAMILIES MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THEIR LOVED ONES AND HELPS PROVIDE FOR BURIALS ACCORDING TO JEWISH LAWS AND CUSTOMS (ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS). FREE GRAVES AND BURIALS ARE PROVIDED FOR INDIGENT PEOPLE IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY, AS PART OF A COMMITMENT TO HELPING THOSE IN NEED HAVE PROPER AND DIGNIFIED JEWISH BURIAL. JCAM PARTNERS WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS MISSION.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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.
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.
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.
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.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 1986.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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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