Save the Graves Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SAVE THE GRAVES IS DEDICATED TO THE RESTORATION AND PROTECTION OF EL DORADO COUONTY CEMETERIES AND THE PRESERVTION OF THE HISTOY AND STORIES CONTAINED THERIN. WE CELEBRATE THE CEMETERIES AND THEIR HISTORY WITH PROJECTS, ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO OUR MISSION.
- Income
- $44,992
- Spending
- $34,922
- Reserves
- 25 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 92%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 2025, 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)
- $35,024 spent. IN 2025, SAVE THE GRAVES SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITIONED FROM A LOCAL GATHERING INTO A SIGNIFICANT REGIONAL CULTURAL ATTRACTION, HOSTING NEARLY 1,000 ATTENDEES AND DRAWING VISITORS FROM OVER 10 STATES. OUR DATA INDICATES THAT 10% OF GUESTS TO OUR ANNUAL CEMETERY FUNDRAISER TRAVELED FROM OUTSIDE EL DORADO COUNTY, WITH A HEAVY DRAW FROM THE GREATER SACRAMENTO AREA, DIRECTLY ADVANCING THE COUNTY'S TOURISM AND ECONOMIC GOALS. BEYOND ATTENDANCE, OUR WORK FUELD A ROBUST VOLUNTEER PROGRAM INVOLVING HUNDREDS OF PARTICIPANTS. BY ENGAGING YOUNGER GENERATIONS IN HANDS-ON PRESERVTAION, WE HAVE FOSTERED A LIFELONG CONNECTION TO LOCAL HISTORY, ENSURING THESE HALLOWED GROUNDS REMAIN RESPECTED AND MAINTAINED FOR YEARS TO COME. THE IMPACT OF OUR WORK HAS ALSO TRIGGERE A POWERFUL "REPLICATION EFFECT," POSITIONING OUR UNIQUE BLEND OF THEATER, HISTORY, AND RESTORATION AS A GOLD STANDARD FOR PRESERVATION. WHILE OUT-OF-STATE VISITORS TRAVELED SPECIFICALLY TO STUDY OUR MODEL FOR THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES, LOCAL CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS--INCLUDING THE D.A.R., THE EMBLEM CLUB, AND THE ODD FELLOWS--HAVE ALREADY IMPLEMENTED RESTORATION PROGRAMS IN EL DORADO HILLS, PLACERVILLE, AND MOSQUITO UNDER OUR GUIDANCE. ULTIMATELY, SAVE THE GRAVES HAS BECOME A VITAL CATALYST FOR COMMUNITY COHESION. BY BRINGING TOGETHER PIONEER DESCENDANTS AND NEW COMERS TO WORK SIDE-BY-SIDE, WE HAVE BRIDGED DEMOGRAPHIC DIVIDES AND STRENGTHENED THE SOCIAL FABRIC OF THE COUNTY.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 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 February 2023.
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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