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LAUREL HILL CEMETERY CO: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
LAUREL HILL CEMETERY CO (EIN 23-0790760)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-08-03
IRS object ID
201632169349300138
Schema version
2015v2.0
Source
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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Other Expenditures$113,042OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,678,842EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,567,663BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$16,413ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$380,507InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$104,356OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,860,227EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,897,482BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$13,695ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$718,844InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$62,358OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,567,663EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,133,375BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$313,853ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$539,585InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$89,331OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$4,897,482EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,365,361BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$53,993ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$161,545InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$124,434OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$4,133,375EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.74000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.26000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RfalseRelatedOrgListSchRInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$283,626OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$283,626BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,270,716OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$567,428DepreciationAmt
Book Value$703,288BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,786,006OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,212,889DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,573,117BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$402,421OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$349,621DepreciationAmt
Book Value$52,800BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$104,962OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$60,650DepreciationAmt
Book Value$44,312BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,657,143TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part III, Line 1a: If organization elected under SFAS 116 to not report are, historical treasures, oCemetery records dating back to 1836 and various historic artifacts used at the Cemetery.
Part III, Line 4: Description of organization's collections and how it furthers its purpose.Laurel Hill Cemetery Company provides regular exhibits on site presenting the history of Laurel Hill Cemetery and the rural cemetery movement. Special exhibits are also presented both on site and off site. Scholarly research is conducted regularly by volunteer staff as part of its tour programs, while the extensive records, dating back to 1836, are also available for historic and educational purposes. Laurel Hill Cemetery is dedicated to "preservation of future generations" as part of its original mission and was the originator of the concept of the perpetual care fund in this country.
Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund.Earnings provide the funds to pay for the care and maintenance of the cemetery.
Part X : FIN48 FootnoteThe Company is exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(13) of the Internal Revenue Code. However, income from certain activities not directly related to the Companys tax-exempt purpose is subject to taxation as unrelated business income.The Company files an unrelated business income tax return in the U.S. federal jurisdiction. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal examinations by tax authorities for years before 2012.The Company recognizes interest expense and penalties in interest expense. There was no interest or penalties related to income taxes recognized for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
ALEXANDER L HOSKINS
President$215,058$25,527$1,219$10,162$27,322$279,288
Alisa Natalone
Director of Admin.$123,327$13,527$270$5,552$13,027$155,703

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMaza David Patricia DavidPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionDirector's wifeRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$1,956TransactionAmt
TransactionLegal feesTransactionDesc
Sharing Of RevenuesfalseSharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, EtKimber R. David - Brother of Clifford C. David Jr.Clifford C. David Jr. - Brother of Kimber R DavidWilson L. Smith - Brother of Logan SmithLogan Smith - Brother of Wilson L. Smith
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessThe Organization's Treasurer reviews the Form 990 prior to its filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsDirectors, officers, and key employees submit a conflict of interest disclosure statement annually.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top ManagementThe Board of Directors annually reviews the President's compensation package. An annual salary is determined along with various bonus payment criteria. The bonus criteria can differ from year to year based on the Company's situation. Comparability studies were performed in 2007, 2010 and 2012 by an independent certified public accounting firm using Forms 990 of other similar organizations. These studies were used in the consideration of the President's and key employees' past, current and future compensation packages. The Board's annual decision regarding the President's compensation is recorded in the Company's annual minutes.In accordance with the conflict of interest policy, board members that are not Company employees review and approve the job description and compensation of board members that are also employees of the Company annually. In order to avoid the appearance of impropriety, in addition, Director Logan Smith, brother of Wilson Smith, was excluded from the approval of Wilson Smith's job description and compensation. Director Kimber David, brother of Clifford David, Jr., was excluded from the approval of Clifford C. David, Jr.'s job description and compensation.An independent certified public accounting firm prepared a compensation analysis to determine the reasonableness of the above compensation.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key EmployeesAn annual salary is determined along with various bonus payment criteria. The bonus criteria can differ from year to year based on the Company's situation. Comparability studies were performed in 2007, 2010 and 2012 by an independent certified public accounting firm using Forms 990 of other similar organizations. These studies were used in the consideration of the key employees' past, current and future compensation packages. The compensation of the key employees is determined annually by management and is approved by the Board as part of the annual budget approval process.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableGoverning documents and financial statements are held in the main office of West Laurel Hill Cemetery and are available for review upon request.
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other IncreasesTRUSTS CREATED OR INCREASED = $16600

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
LAUREL HILL CEMETERY - LOT HOLDERS FUND
C/0 215 BELMONT AVENUEBALA CYNWYDPA19004231860979MAINTENANCE OF CEMETERY LOTSPA501(c)13N/ANAfalse
WEST LAUREL HILL CEMETERY
215 BELMONT AVENUEBALA CYNWYDPA19004231210840CEMETERYPA501(c)13N/ANAfalse
WEST LAUREL HILL CEMETERY - LOT HOLDERS
215 BELMONT AVENUEBALA CYNWYDPA19004236729758MAINTENANCE OF CEMETERY LOTSPA501(c)13N/ANAfalse

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtEntity TypeEntityTypeTxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
RR BRINGHURST & CO INC
225 Belmont AvenueBALA CYNWYDPA19004232789026FUNERAL HOMEPAWest Laurel Hill CemC Corp.false
JAMES H TURNER FUNERAL HOME INC
225 Belmont AvenueBALA CYNWYDPA19004204042020FUNERAL HOMEPARR Bringhurst & CoC Corp.false
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgYes (true)LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgYes (true)LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (true)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (true)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (true)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (true)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (true)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgYes (true)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgYes (true)TransferFromOtherOrgInd