Evergreens Cemetery Preservation Foundation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
THE FOUNDATION WAS CREATED TO RAISE FUNDS TO PRESERVE THE HISTORIC LANDSCAPE OF THE EVERGREENS, MAINTAIN MONUMENTS OF HISTORICAL, CULTURAL, AND ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE AND TO ADVANCE THE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE EVERGREENS.
- Income
- $103,402
- Spending
- $136,109
- Reserves
- -10.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 0 out of 100. Higher than 0% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, under $250k).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 176% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 32% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 (1)
- $135,021 spent. THE FOUNDATION HELD PROGRAM-RELATED EVENTS IN 2024. FOUNDATION EVENTS INCLUDED (1) STARGAZING WITH THE AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK AND THE EVERGREENS CEMETERY, WHERE ATTENDEES OBSERVED AND LEARNED ABOUT THE STARS WITH MEMBERS OF THE AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS ASSOCIATION WITH HIGH-POWERED TELESCOPES AND BINOCULARS; (2) ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION, WHICH WAS HELD AS A FAMILY-FRIENDLY ARBOR DAY EVENT TO LEARN ABOUT TREES AT THE EVERGREENS, INCLUDING A TREE CLIMBING DEMONSTRATION BY A PROFESSIONAL ARBORIST, TREE IDENTIFICATION WALK, INFORMATION ON REGIONAL TREE INVASIVE SPECIES, TREE AND FLOWER PLANTING, AND ART ACTIVITIES; AND (3) OPEN HOUSE NEW YORK, WHICH INCLUDED A TOUR OF THE INTERIOR OF THE RECEIVING VAULT AT THE EVERGREENS AND THE HISTORIC CHAPEL. DURING 2024, THE FOUNDATION ALSO INCURRED EXPENSES FOR TREE PLANTING THROUGHOUT THE EVERGREENS GROUNDS.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable organization.
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 2024.
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 July 2011.
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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