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New Mt Sinai Cemetery Association

EIN 43-0653381 · Saint Louis, MO

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood85 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

NEW MT. SINAI CEMETERY IS THE FINAL RESTING PLACE FOR OVER 11,000 MEMBERS OF THE ST. LOUIS JEWISH COMMUNITY. INTERMENT AND ENTOMBMENT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FOR MEMBERS OF THE NEW MT. SINAI SUPPORTED CONGREGATIONS AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE ST. LOUIS JEWISH COMMUNITY.

Income
$533,243
Spending
$642,712
Spent on programs
75%
Reserves
101.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
investment income, 66%
Employees
17
Volunteers
0
Highest pay
$76,463, executive director

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 85 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 101.5 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 1% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 21% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 19% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    75% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100.

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    18 of 18 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 (2)
  1. $304,390 spent. INTERMENT AND ENTOMBMENT: NEW MT. SINAI PROVIDES A DIGNIFIED AND PROPER JEWISH BURIAL FOR ALL WHO ARE INTERRED OR ENTOMBED IN OUR CEMETERY. OVER 11,000 MEMBERS OF THE ST. LOUIS JEWISH COMMUNITY HAVE CHOSEN NEW MT. SINAI AS THEIR FINAL RESTING PLACE. THE CEMETERY PROVIDES SPACE IN THE FORM OF GRAVES, FAMILY LOTS, CRYPTS AND NICHES. SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 1850, NEW MT. SINAI CEMETERY HAS BEEN THE DESTINATION OF CHOICE FOR SOME OF ST. LOUIS' MOST FAMOUS FAMILIES. THE CEMETERY ALLOWS INTERMENT OF CREMATED REMAINS AND PERMITS BURIAL OF NON-JEWISH FAMILY MEMBERS. NEW MT. SINAI PROVIDES THIS SERVICE TO MEMBERS OF ITS SUPPORTED CONGREGATIONS, AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE ST. LOUIS JEWISH COMMUNITY.
  2. $176,053 spent. PERPETUAL CARE: NEW MT. SINAI CEMETERY, HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT AND ARCHITECTURALLY CRAFTED, IS RECOGNIZED AS A NATIONAL HISTORIC PLACE. IT IS ONE OF THE OLDEST EXISTING JEWISH CEMETERIES WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND A POPULAR PLACE TO VISIT. PERPETUAL CARE OF THE CEMETERY GROUNDS ARE AN INGRAINED PART OF THE NEW MT. SINAI OPERATIONS; WE TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN THE PROPER CARE AND UPKEEP OF OUR BEAUTIFUL 52+ ACRE CAMPUS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable organization.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since August 1940.

    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 October 21, 2026.

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