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WARWICK CEMETERY ASSOCIATION
WARWICK, NY · EIN 141160370 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE Y50 · Mutual & Membership Benefit · Small ($100K-$1M) · warwickcemetery.com
revenue
$267K
expenses
$238K
net assets
$1.2M
employees
6
program ratio
0%
mission · from form 990

CEMETERY

profile · synthesized from sources

Warwick Cemetery Association is a not-for-profit cemetery organization operating in Warwick, New York. Established in 1868, it provides burial and cremation memorialization services for individuals and families, maintaining 65 acres of grounds for traditional burials, family plots, and cremation gardens. The cemetery accommodates both casketed and cremated remains, with policies governed by New York's Not-For-Profit Corporation Law.

named programs · 3 · from sources

What they call their work

Cremation Garden
Offers above-ground columbarium niches, scattering areas with bronze plaque memorials, and a bronze tree for individualized remembrance of cremated remains
Family Plots
Provides burial spaces designed for multiple family members, allowing for coordinated memorialization across two or four plots
Traditional Burial
Provides ground burial options including single graves and family plots for casketed remains, with choices for flat markers or upright monuments
activities · 1 group

What they do

  • Cemetery and Cremation Services 6 activities
    • Administer burial and monumentation services
      Provides forms and permits for the purchase of graves, burial arrangements, and installation or placement of monuments; conducts excavations and foundation installations for graves, markers, and monuments, including reseeding or sodding post-excavation.
    • Enforce cemetery rules and regulations
      Maintains and publishes operational rules, including restrictions on welfare burials to Town of Warwick residents due to space limitations, seasonal and fee-based conditions for multiple cremated remains in a single plot, and managed interment processes.
    • Manage cremation gardens and ash scattering areas
      Provides designated cremation gardens with tranquil settings for remembrance, including areas for scattering ashes, bronze plaque memorials, marble benches, and reseeding or sodding after interment; established in spring 2015 and expanded to include multiple garden sections.
    • Offer memorialization for non-interred individuals
      Provides memorialization opportunities for individuals whose remains are not interred at the cemetery, including a bronze tree in the Garden that lists names of loved ones.
    • Operate and maintain a multi-faith cemetery
      Manages a 65-acre cemetery offering ground burial options for individuals and families, including single graves and family plots designed for up to four interments, with memorialization through flat markers or upright stones.
    • Provide cremation memorialization options
      Offers multiple permanent resting place options for cremated remains, including a columbarium with 96 niches, individual and family columbarium niches, private family monuments, and communal niches within garden settings.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$267K
Contributions & grants$00%
Program service revenue$216K81%
Investment income$51K19%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$238K
Program expenses0%
Admin / overhead0%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$136K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$1.23M
Cash$116K
Investments$828K
Liabilities$4K
Net assets$1.23M
Liquid reserves47.6 mo
5 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue -20.1%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
KEN MITCHELL SEC-TREAS 30 $28K
board members · 3
  • DAVID SLITER — TRUSTEE
  • ROGER VANDER PLAAT — TRUSTEE
  • WALTER PARKINSON — TRUSTEE
relationships · 1

Who they work with

  • Cemetery Board of the State of New York Government — Required to approve assignments or transfers of lots or interests therein.
strategies · 2

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.

  • Cremation-Inclusive Memorialization
    methodology: cremation-inclusive memorialization
    By integrating cremation-specific spaces such as columbarium niches and commemorative gardens into cemetery design, we support meaningful memorialization for families choosing cremation, because inclusive options strengthen community relevance and meet evolving cultural preferences.
  • Personalized Memorialization through Flexible Design Options
    methodology: personalized memorialization
    By offering customizable monuments and flexible plot configurations, we increase family engagement and satisfaction in memorial planning because personal choice enhances emotional resonance and long-term connection to the site.