Forest Lawn Cemetery Association
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Forest Lawn Cemetery association is a mutually owned cemetery, incorporated under the laws of the state of Nebraska as a non profit corporation and an exempt organization
- Income
- $2.9 million
- Spending
- $3.9 million
- Employees
- 26
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $301,708, family service director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 June 30, 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 June 30, 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 (2)
- Cemetery governance. The cemetery is governed by a board of trustees chosen by the cemetery lot owners. Neither the founders nor the trustees have ever received compensation for their servcies nor made a dollar of profit out of the enterprise. They have given freely of their valuable time and skill throughout the years entirely without monetary compensation. The Cemetery Association through governance of the cemetery operations makes every effort to maintain and to enhance the sacredness and beauty of the cemeterys 349 acres. In order to accomplish this it has been necessary to adopt rigorous rules and regulations governing the cemetery management and to as rigidly enforce them since any deviation from the rules would jeopardize the perpetuity and beauty of the cemetery.
- Perpetual care. Provide oversight and governance of perpetual care trust accounts. The Board of Cemetery Association is responsible for maintaining oversight regarding the collection and disbursement of pre-need funds and the related disbursements of pre-need services. The beauty of the cemetery has been maintained over the years through the perpetual care fund which is financed by the lot sales. The cemetery was developed on the park plan which has been widely accepted throughtout the country. The perpetual care governance has insured the sweeping velvety lawns and the smooth, well kept appearance of the cemetery. With wide winding hard surface roads throughout the forest making easy access to all gravesites.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 1934.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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