Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery
The mission of the Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery (FOMAC) is to assist in the conservation of the natural beauty and historic integrity of mount auburn cemetery and to increase public knowledge and appreciation of its unique cultural, historic, and natural resources through charitable, scientific, and educational programs. To accomplish these goals, FOMAC raises funds from both public and private sources.
Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery at a glance
- Total assets
- $5,893,586
- -9.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $3,377,038
- +63.2% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $204,862
- -5.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,191,315
- -1.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 2 grants of 4 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery gives
- Giving fell 57% from 2021 to 2024. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $398K (2024) to $2.3M (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $398K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Proprietors of Mount Auburn Cemetery Cambridge, MA | Major Projects and Capital Expenditures. | $397,859 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,893,586 | $3,377,038 | $1,191,315 | — | — | $204,862 |
| 2024 | $6,476,190 | $2,069,171 | $1,210,428 | $397,859 | 1 | $216,355 |
| 2023 | $4,948,403 | $3,610,273 | $3,606,451 | $2,258,203 | 1 | $13,900 |
| 2022 | $3,356,720 | $1,418,926 | $1,111,546 | $953,802 | 1 | $5,213 |
| 2021 | $2,983,534 | $1,566,839 | $1,089,078 | $920,523 | 1 | $15,797 |
| 2020 | $2,284,622 | $926,089 | $939,434 | $713,519 | 1 | $11,402 |
| 2019 | $1,552,057 | $1,238,464 | $1,229,226 | $1,015,318 | 1 | $11,195 |
About Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery
Based on IRS filings
Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Cambridge, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.9M in total assets. Net investment income was $205K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery is led by Matthew Stephens, President & CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2024); none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Matthew Stephens
President & CEO
President, CEO & Trustee → President & CEO, 2025
On filings since 2024
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eliza Anderson
Chair
On filings since 2024
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dean Hara
Trustee
On filings since 2024
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patricia B. Jacoby
Trustee
On filings since 2024
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Caroline V. Mortimer
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lindsay Leard Coolidge
Secretary
Trustee → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Beth Brown
Vice President of Institutional Advancement
Vice President Institutional Advancement → Vice President of Institutional Advancement, 2025
On filings since 2024
50 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sean McDonnell
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Helen Telfer
Vice President of Finance, People & Culture
New on the 2025 filing
7.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Austin Jr.
Vice President of Finance
New on the 2025 filing
7.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (24)
- Former: Harvey Bree D. (2019–2024) — Vice President Cemetery & Visitor Services
- Former: Ann Sweeney (2024) — Vice President People & Culture
- Former: Charles A. Fraser (2024) — Vice President of Preservation & Facilities
- Former: Ronnit Bendavid-Val (2024) — Vice President Horticulture
- Former: Albano Michael A. (2019–2023) — Executive Vice President & CFO
- Former: Fraser Charles A. (2019–2023) — Vice President of Preservation & Facilities
- Former: McDonnell Sean (2019–2023) — Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Coolidge Lindsay Leard (2020–2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: Hara Dean (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Jacoby Patricia B. (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Anderson Eliza S. (2022–2023) — Chair
- Former: Winslow Margaret L. (2022–2023) — Curator of Historical Collections & Archives
- Former: Bendavid-Val Ronnit (2023) — Vice President of Horticulture & Landscape Starte
- Former: Brown Beth (2023) — Vice President of Institutional Advancement Start
- Former: Stephens Matthew Ryan (2023) — President, CEO & Trustee
- Former: Barnett David P. (2019–2022) — President, CEO & Trustee
- Former: Stephens Matthew (2022) — President, CEO & Trustee
- Former: Mortimer Caroline V (2019–2021) — Trustee & Chair
- Former: Walker Paul (2019–2021) — Superintendent of Grounds
- Former: Anderson Eliza (2020–2021) — Trustee & Vice Chair
- Former: Niels C. Peetz-Larson (2020–2021) — Trustee & Audit Committee
- Former: Winslow Margaret (2020–2021) — Curator of Historical Coll
- Former: Aldrich Mary Lee (2019) — Trustee & Chair
- Former: Carroll Jane M. (2019) — Vice President of Development
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery
How large is Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery?
Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery reported $5.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.4M.
What is Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery?
Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Cambridge, MA. It holds $5.9M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery operate?
Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery has awarded grants in Massachusetts.
What is Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery's EIN?
Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-3084639. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 17, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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