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Oakwood Cemetery Assoc of Los Angeles

EIN 95-1730625 · Chatsworth, CA

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

What it says it does

TO ACQUIRE, HOLD, IMPROVE, MAINTAIN, DISPOSE OF AND ENCUMBER NOT TO EXCEED 320 ACRES OF REAL ESTATE FOR CEMETERY PURPOSES FOR THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending February 28, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

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 February 28, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending February 28, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)

$4.2 million spent. TO ACQUIRE, HOLD, IMPROVE, MAINTAIN, DISPOSE OF AND ENCUMBER NOT TO EXCEED 320 ACRES OF REAL ESTATE IN THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, FOR CEMETERY PURPOSES AND FOR THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD, INCLUDING THE PURCHASING, LEASING, ERECTION, ESTABLISHMENT, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS AND APPLIANCES TO BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF CREMATING HUMAN BODIES. TO PURCHASE, LEASE AND HOLD LANDS NECESSARY FOR CREMATION PURPOSES AND/OR ERECTION OF COLUMBARIUMS FOR THE ENTOMBING OF ASHES OF HUMAN BODIES CREMATED, WHETHER ENCLOSED IN METAL, STONE OR CEMENT VASES, AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING, HOLDING, ERECTING, CONDUCTING AND MAINTAINING MAUSOLEUMS HAVING CRYPTS THEREIN FOR THE ENTOMBING OF THE DEAD. TO ACQUIRE, HOLD, IMPROVE, MAINTAIN, DISPOSE OF AND ENCUMBER NOT TO EXCEED 320 ACRES OF REAL ESTATE IN THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, FOR CEMETERY PURPOSES AND FOR THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD, INCLUDING THE PURCHASING, LEASING, ERECTION, ESTABLISHMENT, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS AND APPLIANCES TO BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF CREMATING HUMAN BODIES. TO PURCHASE, LEASE AND HOLD LANDS NECESSARY FOR CREMATION PURPOSES AND/OR ERECTION OF COLUMBARIUMS FOR THE ENTOMBING OF ASHES OF HUMAN BODIES CREMATED, WHETHER ENCLOSED IN METAL, STONE OR CEMENT VASES, AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING, HOLDING, ERECTING, CONDUCTING AND MAINTAINING MAUSOLEUMS HAVING CRYPTS THEREIN FOR THE ENTOMBING OF THE DEAD.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending February 28, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

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 February 2026.
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 October 1952.
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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