activities · 4 groups
What they do
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Cemetery and Cremation Services 2 activities
- Managing burial services and interment recordsProvides burial services and maintains burial records for individuals interred between 1830 and 1937, including facilitating the removal of over one-third of interred individuals to rural cemeteries such as Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.
- Preservation and maintenance of the New York Marble CemeteryPerforms ongoing maintenance, repair, and restoration of the New York Marble Cemetery, a designated New York City Landmark and National Register of Historic Places site. Operations are supported by tax-deductible contributions under Section 501(c)(13).
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Cemetery Records and Genealogical Research 2 activities
- Providing genealogical and historical records accessMakes annotated family vault listings available upon request for a fee and provides access to transcribed legal documents from the cemetery’s founding era.
- Research and publication of historical cemetery recordsConducts historical research and published a second edition of cemetery interment records with updated information, including transcriptions of original founding documents from 1830–1832, which are made available to the public.
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Event Venue Rental Services 1 activity
- Hosting private events in the cemetery gardenHosts private events such as weddings, fundraisers, family picnics, photo shoots, fashion shows, corporate product launches, graduations, Shakespeare plays, poetry readings, and art shows in the walled garden of the cemetery.
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Historical Cemetery and Museum Ghost Tours 1 activity
- Providing public access and educational programmingOffers monthly Open Gate Days from April through October and hosts public open gate events on scheduled dates, including in 2026, to allow public access to the cemetery grounds for educational and historical engagement.
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financials · form 990 · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$108K
Contributions & grants$8K8%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$75K70%
Other revenue$24K
expenses
Total expenses$173K
Program expenses95%
Admin / overhead5%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineFacilities
balance sheet
Total assets$998K
Cash$93K
Investments$745K
Liabilities$0
Net assets$998K
Liquid reserves58.1 mo
5 years on record · 2021–2025 · YoY revenue +10.5%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025
Who runs it
board members · 8
- ANNE W BROWN — TRUSTEE, EMERITA
- DAPHNE BELL — TRUSTEE, TREASURER
- E BROOKS ROBBINS — TRUSTEE, EMERITUS
- ELIOT W ROWLANDS — TRUSTEE, EMERITUS
- JOEL A CHATFIELD — TRUSTEE, ADMIN.
- LAURA NICHOLSON — TRUSTEE, SECRETARY
- PETER C LUQUER — TRUSTEE, EMERITUS
- ROSIE RODRIGUEZ — TRUSTEE, ADMIN.
relationships · 16
Who they work with
- American Society of Civil Engineers Network — Benjamin Wright chaired the first committee to establish the American Society of Civil Engineers.
- Bellevue Hospital Network — David Hosack was a founder of Bellevue Hospital.
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Network — Member of or referenced by a national biographical database for U.S. Congress
- Bowery Hotel Partner — Collaborates informally by allowing potential renters to view the garden from its second-floor balcony, though not formally affiliated.
- Columbia College Partner — Served as the first provost of Columbia College and was a graduate.
- Columbia University’s College of Physicians & Surgeons Network — David Hosack helped found and taught at Columbia University’s College of Physicians & Surgeons.
- Dickinson College Partner — Served as President of Dickinson College.
- Green-Wood Cemetery Partner — Receiving site for the reinterment of over one-third of individuals originally buried at New York Marble Cemetery.
- New York University Partner — Historically linked through shared founding-era individuals who were involved in both institutions.
- New-York Historical Society Partner — Helped found the New-York Historical Society.
- New-York Historical Society Partner — Repository where original cemetery records are held and accessed.
- Open House New York Partner — Collaborates to host public open house events at the cemetery.
- Paul Spofford Partner — Longtime business partner and close friend with whom Thomas Tileston co-founded Spofford & Tileston and jointly purchased a burial vault at the New York Marble Cemetery.
- Rutgers Medical School Network — David Hosack helped found Rutgers Medical School in New York City.
- The New York Historical Society Network — David Hosack was a founder of The New York Historical Society.
- Union Theological Seminary Partner — Founded an institution that later became the Union Theological Seminary.
strategies · 3
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.
- Historic Preservation Through Financial and Structural Stewardshipmethodology: historic_preservation_and_financial_sustainabilityBy combining long-term financial planning with ongoing maintenance and restoration, the organization preserves the cemetery as a historically significant burial site and public space, ensuring its structural integrity and cultural continuity for future generations.
- Integration of Historical Research to Enhance Public Understandingmethodology: historical_research_integrationBy combining internal cemetery records with external historical sources, the organization deepens the documentation of interments and founding narratives, thereby enriching public knowledge and contextualizing the site within broader New York City history.
- Public Access as a Mechanism for Community Engagement and Historical Awarenessmethodology: public_access_programBy offering scheduled public access to the cemetery grounds, the organization fosters community engagement and promotes historical awareness, transforming a sacred historic site into an accessible educational and civic resource.