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Filing year 2023

PROPRIETORS OF MOUNT AUBURN CEMETERY

Cambridge, Massachusetts·EIN 04-1641320·501(c)(13)
Total revenue
$18.7M
Total assets
$305.9M
Total expenses
$18.4M
Reported officers
31
Mission

REFLECTING THE 1831 VISION OF ITS FOUNDERS, MOUNT AUBURN COMMEMORATES THE DEAD IN A LANDSCAPE OF EXCEPTIONAL BEAUTY AND TRANQUILITY; PROVIDING COMFORT AND INSPIRATION TO THE BEREAVED AND THE PUBLIC AS A WHOLE; PROTECTS AND IMPROVES ITS HISTORIC LANDSCAPE, MONUMENTS, ARCHITECTURE, HORTICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES, AND; PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE CEMETERY SERVICES OF THE HIGHEST STANDARD TO PERSONS OF ALL FAITHS IN SO FAR AS SUCH SERVICES ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF MOUNT AUBURN.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 11 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors.

President & CEO
Above 90th percentile
$431k
$475k
Base
$370k
Bonus
Other
$840
Benefits
$47k
VP Institutional Advancement
Vice President
Above 90th percentile
$264k
$290k
Base
$240k
Bonus
Other
$774
Benefits
$23k
VP People & Culture
Vice President
Above 90th percentile
$251k
$277k
Base
$190k
Bonus
$10k
Other
$3k
Benefits
$45k
VP Cemetery & Visitor Services
Vice President
75th to 90th percentile
$230k
$254k
Base
$188k
Bonus
Other
$630
Benefits
$33k
VP of Preservation & Facilities
Vice President
75th to 90th percentile
$222k
$244k
Base
$167k
Bonus
Other
$2k
Benefits
$46k
VP Horticulture
Vice President
75th to 90th percentile
$210k
$232k
Base
$197k
Bonus
Other
$1k
Benefits
$11k
Curator of Historical Collections
Highest Compensated Employee
25th percentile to median
$151k
$166k
Base
$124k
Bonus
Other
$2k
Benefits
$20k
Director of Cemetery Development
Median to 75th percentile
$148k
$163k
Director of Cemetery Operations
25th percentile to median
$127k
$139k
Director of Technology
Highest Compensated Employee
10th to 25th percentile
$125k
$138k
Director of Cemetery Services
Highest Compensated Employee
10th to 25th percentile
$124k
$136k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 20 unpaid individuals.

Up 15%
from 2022

From $374k in 2022 to $431k in 2023.

$374k
2022
$431k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 11% in real terms$427k to $475k

Estimated with Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Pay for the position

Chief Executive Officer pay rose 43% from 2022 to 2023, while revenue rose 28%.

$301k in 2022 to $431k in 2023.
  • Vice President pay rose 27% from 2022 to 2023.
  • Highest Compensated Employee pay held roughly steady from 2022 to 2023.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2022 and 2023.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

PROPRIETORS OF MOUNT AUBURN CEMETERY reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$14.6M
$16.8M
2022
$18.7M
$18.4M
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
FAQ

Common questions about PROPRIETORS OF MOUNT AUBURN CEMETERY

What does the Chief Executive Officer of PROPRIETORS OF MOUNT AUBURN CEMETERY earn?

In 2023, the Chief Executive Officer of PROPRIETORS OF MOUNT AUBURN CEMETERY received $431,009 in total compensation. This pay is in the top 10% for Chief Executive Officer roles among nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report less. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Chief Executive Officer pay at PROPRIETORS OF MOUNT AUBURN CEMETERY compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, the 2023 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at PROPRIETORS OF MOUNT AUBURN CEMETERY falls in the top 10%.

What are PROPRIETORS OF MOUNT AUBURN CEMETERY's revenue and expenses?

In 2023, PROPRIETORS OF MOUNT AUBURN CEMETERY reported $18.7M in total revenue and $18.4M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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