Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn
Cambridge, MA 02138 · IRS data through FY2025
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $26,278,744 | $19,334,693 | $308,503,736 |
| FY2024 | $18,707,864 | $18,430,146 | $304,203,465 |
| FY2023 | $14,612,512 | $16,803,137 | $284,753,164 |
| FY2022 | $17,833,298 | $12,879,920 | $305,301,563 |
| FY2021 | $53,908,609 | $12,252,440 | $288,358,058 |
| FY2020 | $14,784,128 | $12,173,881 | $193,606,138 |
| FY2019 | $15,600,265 | $11,408,129 | $211,223,017 |
| FY2018 | $21,064,737 | $11,566,545 | $210,474,822 |
| FY2017 | $10,922,301 | $10,244,495 | $194,463,847 |
| FY2016 | $11,782,353 | $9,783,116 | $178,836,090 |
| FY2015 | $12,902,297 | $9,286,991 | $183,947,928 |
| FY2014 | $11,523,840 | $8,886,234 | $180,733,228 |
| FY2013 | $8,346,973 | $8,601,783 | $163,487,396 |
| FY2012 | $6,156,485 | $8,642,579 | $152,385,283 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn (EIN 04-1641320), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $69 | <1% |
| Program service revenue | $3,778,098 | 14% |
| Other revenue | $22,500,577 | 86% |
What the numbers show
- Other revenue made up 86% of total revenue in FY2025.
- Net assets covered about 191.5 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year.
- Total revenue rose from $6,156,485 in FY2012 to $26,278,744 in FY2025. Revenue increased in 7 and decreased in 6 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 3 of 14 reported years (FY2012, FY2013, FY2023).
- The highest revenue on record here is $53,908,609 in FY2021.
- Net assets grew from $152,385,283 to $308,503,736 between FY2012 and FY2025.
- Contributions and grants made up 10% of revenue in FY2012 and 0% in FY2025.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as an organization described in section 170(c) other than a public charity or private foundation.
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
MOUNT AUBURN CEMETERY INSPIRES ALL WHO VISIT, COMFORTS THE BEREAVED, AND COMMEMORATES THE DEAD IN A LANDSCAPE OF EXCEPTIONAL BEAUTY.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1944 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(13) |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as an organization described in section 170(c) other than a public charity or private foundation. |
Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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