Lakewood Cemetery Association
We serve families and our community by offering commemorative services to honor, celebrate, and remember a loved one's life in a place of beauty and solace.
Lakewood Cemetery Association at a glance
- Total assets
- $389,125,727
- +2.9% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $12,978,025
- -32.6% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $3,682,557
- -60.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $14,119,906
- -1.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Lakewood Cemetery Association
- Next open deadline
- December 15, 2026 (Artist in Residence Program)
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Lakewood Cemetery Association
Who Lakewood Cemetery Association funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2019 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.
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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 | $389,125,727 | $12,978,025 | $14,119,906 | — | — | $3,682,557 |
| 2024 | $378,083,936 | $19,259,989 | $14,302,900 | — | — | $9,402,270 |
| 2023 | $358,653,247 | $9,532,741 | $14,263,401 | — | — | $2,142,002 |
| 2022 | $310,078,814 | $35,478,831 | $12,091,533 | — | — | $26,881,691 |
| 2021 | $346,558,483 | $27,300,829 | $11,367,944 | — | — | $18,951,742 |
| 2020 | $271,699,746 | $10,575,689 | $10,195,530 | — | — | $3,773,623 |
| 2019 | $264,187,627 | $8,202,497 | $9,841,968 | $5,000 | 1 | $1,592,635 |
About Lakewood Cemetery Association
Based on IRS filings
Lakewood Cemetery Association is a public charity, based in Minneapolis, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $389.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $3.7M.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lakewood Cemetery Association is led by Christopher Makowske, President on every filing since 2021; all 15 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Christopher Makowske
President
On filings since 2021
44 hrs/week
$186K (2021) → $228K (2025)
Deborah Hopp
Trustee
Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
Chair → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2019
0 hrs/week
$4K (2019) → $25K (2025)
Kathleen P. Pepski
Trustee
Board Member → Treasurer, 2020
Treasurer → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2019
0 hrs/week
$3K (2020) → $6K (2025)
Kelly Leahy
Director of Family Service
Family Services → Director of Family Services, 2020
Director of Family Services → Director of Family Service, 2025
On filings since 2019
45 hrs/week
$120K (2019) → $152K (2025)
Roger Sit
Trustee
Board Associate → Board Member, 2021
Board Member → Trustee, 2022
On filings since 2019
0 hrs/week
$2K (2019) → $4K (2025)
Rufus Winton
Trustee
Board Associate → Board Member, 2021
Board Member → Trustee, 2022
On filings since 2019
0 hrs/week
$4K (2019) → $7K (2025)
Jose Peris
Trustee
Board Associate → Board Member, 2021
Board Member → Trustee, 2022
On filings since 2020
0 hrs/week
$500 (2020) → $8K (2025)
Kelsie Mateski
Director of Finance & Administrator
Director of Finance → Director of Finance & Administration, 2021
Director of Finance & Administration → Director of Finance & Administrator, 2025
On filings since 2020
44 hrs/week
$103K (2020) → $152K (2025)
Julia Gillis
Director of Marketing
Director of Marketing & Outreach → Director of Marketing, 2025
On filings since 2022
44 hrs/week
$130K (2022) → $153K (2025)
Paul Aarestad
Director of Buildings
Director of Buildings & Grounds → Director of Buildings, 2025
On filings since 2024
45 hrs/week
$112K (2024) → $115K (2025)
Lynn Thornton
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0 hrs/week
$3K (2025)
Christine Bent
Vice Chair
Board Member → Secretary, 2022
Secretary → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
0 hrs/week
$3K (2019) → $5K (2025)
Kent Adams
Treasurer
Trustee → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
0 hrs/week
$2K (2019) → $7K (2025)
Stephen Mark Jordan
It Manager
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$104K (2019) → $129K (2025)
Sargent Johnson
Secretary
Board Member → Trustee, 2022
Trustee → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2020
0 hrs/week
$500 (2020) → $5K (2025)
Former officers (18)
- Former: Tony Leung (2019–2024) — Chair Emeritus
- Former: Lynn Casey (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Bruce Engelsma (2019–2023) — Chair Emeritus
- Former: Deborah Delaney (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Elizabeth Lilly (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Linda Slattery (2020–2022) — Family Service Representative
- Former: Abby Marie Entrikin (2021–2022) — Family Service Representative
- Former: Annie Gillette Cleveland (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Philip Smith (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Sarah Harris (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Mark Jordahl (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Thomas S. Hull (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Chris Makowske (2019–2020) — President
- Former: John Brooks (2019–2020) — Chair
- Former: Marialice Harwood (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Ronald A. Gjerde Jr. (2019–2020) — Foundation Executive Director
- Former: Stuart Mason (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Kris Erickson (2019) — Board Member
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $228K, to Christopher Makowske (President). 15 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Lakewood Cemetery Association
How large is Lakewood Cemetery Association?
Lakewood Cemetery Association reported $389.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $13.0M.
Where does Lakewood Cemetery Association operate?
Lakewood Cemetery Association has awarded grants in Minnesota.
What is Lakewood Cemetery Association's EIN?
Lakewood Cemetery Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-0364020. 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
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 8, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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