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MOUNT HOPE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION

HASTINGSONHUDSON, NY · EIN 131073480 · Form 990 · FY2024 · Large ($10M-$50M) · mounthopecemetery.com
revenue
$11.1M
expenses
$6.6M
net assets
$117.1M
employees
30
mission · from form 990

THE ORGANIZATION IS NON-SECTARIAN CEMETERY SERVING THE DEATH CARE NEEDS OF THE NY METROPOLITAN AREA.

profile · synthesized from sources

Mount Hope Cemetery Association is a non-sectarian cemetery established in 1886, serving the death care needs of Westchester County and the New York metropolitan area. It provides burial, cremation, and entombment services with permanent memorialization options across its 130-acre grounds. The cemetery offers traditional in-ground interments, mausoleum crypts, and indoor/outdoor niches for cremated remains, along with perpetual care and visitation.

named programs · 6 · from sources

What they call their work

Chapel of Hope Mausoleum
Indoor mausoleum with crypts and glass/marble-front niches, featuring stained glass lighting and year-round visitation; opened in 2000.
Cremation and Inurnment Services
Offers indoor and outdoor niches for cremated remains, including options within the Chapel of Hope and Summit Mausoleum, with permanent memorialization.
Genealogical Research Assistance
Supports family history inquiries by providing burial records and location details upon request.
Perpetual Care Program
Long-term endowment-funded maintenance of burial sites, ensuring ongoing care and upkeep of graves and memorials.
Summit Mausoleum
Modern above-ground entombment and inurnment facility opened in 2024, offering scenic views and space for families to be interred together.
Traditional Burial Services
Provides individual and family burial plots with options for vault use, monuments, and permanent memorialization in a landscaped cemetery setting.
activities · 3 groups

What they do

  • Cemetery and Cremation Services 2 activities
    • Management of burial and inurnment regulations
      Enforces rules regarding the placement of decorations and memorial items, including limits on flower holders (two per grave), seasonal decoration removal after four weeks, and restrictions on decoration size to preserve the dignity and appearance of the grounds.
    • Operation of non-sectarian cemetery and mausoleum facilities
      Operates as a non-sectarian cemetery providing death care services in the New York metropolitan area, including the management of burial plots and mausoleum structures such as the Chapel of Hope and the Summit Mausoleum, which offer entombment and inurnment options for individuals and families.
  • Cemetery Records and Genealogical Research 1 activity
    • Provision of genealogical research assistance
      Supports family inquiries by providing burial and death records to assist with genealogical research.
  • Cemetery Operations and Public Access 1 activity
    • Provision of year-round visitation and grounds maintenance
      Provides daily access to cemetery grounds from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. year-round and ensures ongoing landscaping and maintenance of the grounds, including perpetual care covered through the purchase price of burial and entombment spaces.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$11.07M
Contributions & grants$00%
Program service revenue$2.46M22%
Investment income$5.60M51%
Other revenue$3.01M
expenses
Total expenses$6.57M
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits$3.47M
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$117.38M
Cash$6.11M
Investments$98.77M
Liabilities$326K
Net assets$117.06M
Liquid reserves191.6 mo
5 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue -10.4%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 7
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
DOMENICK CASTIELLO VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY 40 $158K
NICHOLAS DIBARTOLO PRESIDENT/TREASURER AFTER 8/1/24 40 $118K
THERESA JOYCE RETIRED PRESIDENT 8/1/24 BOARD MEMBER 40 $66K
MOIRA KIERNAN BOARD MEMBER 1 $14K
PETER RIOLO BOARD MEMBER 1 $14K
PETER MCDERMOTT BOARD MEMBER 1 $12K
STEPHEN JOYCE BOARD MEMBER 1 $12K
relationships · 6

Who they work with

  • 71st Regiment National Guard of the State of New York Partner — Honors the legacy of the 71st Regiment National Guard of the State of New York, whose members are interred at the cemetery.
  • Hastings Historical Society Partner — Collaborates with the Hastings Historical Society, as evidenced by sharing family history research of a veteran interred at the cemetery.
  • Metropolitan Cemetery Association Network — Member of the Metropolitan Cemetery Association.
  • National Audubon Society Network — Member of the National Audubon Society.
  • New York State Association of Cemeteries Network — Member of the New York State Association of Cemeteries.
  • State of New York Government — Provides Cemetery Disclosures and Information through the state website.
strategies · 4

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Integrated Historical and Natural Experience
    methodology: historical_and_natural_integration
    By integrating historical and natural elements into the visitor experience, the organization fosters meaningful reflection and connection to heritage, because the setting itself becomes a vessel for remembrance and spiritual engagement beyond individual memorialization.
  • Non-Sectarian, Cooperative Access Model
    methodology: nonsectarian_access
    By operating as a nonsectarian cooperative association, the organization increases accessibility to cemetery services for individuals of all backgrounds, because it removes religious affiliation as a barrier to participation and fosters inclusive, community-based stewardship of burial spaces.
  • Personalized Memorialization Support
    methodology: personalized-family-support
    By providing expert staff guidance in selecting memorialization options, the organization helps families make meaningful, lasting decisions, because personalized support improves decision-making confidence and ensures alignment with family values and legacy.
  • Spiritually Intentional Design
    methodology: spiritually-uplifting-design
    By using natural light and handcrafted stained glass in mausoleum design, the organization creates a spiritually uplifting environment, because architectural and aesthetic elements are intentionally leveraged to support emotional and spiritual resonance during visitation.