The Jay Cemetery

Public charity · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 13-6144570

Upkeep and maintenance of the historical cemetery for john jay and his descendants

The Jay Cemetery at a glance

Total assets
$3,966,538
+8.9% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$401,745
-27.1% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$401,626
-27.1% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$71,183
-29.7% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who The Jay Cemetery funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Rye

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60KTotal only2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $50K (2024) to $51K (2020). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $50K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Jay Heritage Center Rye, NYGeneral Purpose Grant$50,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$3,966,538$401,745$71,183——$401,626
2024$3,642,511$550,945$101,212$50,0001$550,945
2023$3,190,921$294,124$59,920——$292,973
2022$2,959,088$259,339$44,905——$259,339
2021$2,373,627$725,722$72,242——$724,222
2020$2,013,140$47,469$74,902$50,896Total only$42,469

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About The Jay Cemetery

Based on IRS filings

The Jay Cemetery is a public charity, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.0M in total assets. Net investment income was $402K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Jay Cemetery is led by Peter Doane, President & Trustee on every filing since 2020; none of the 14 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Peter Doane

    President & Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Theodora S. Budnik

    President & Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Doane

    Secretary & Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah Jay

    Vice President & Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Lodge

    Vice President & Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Tielman T. Van Vleck

    Vice President & Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Huston Huffman

    Treasurer & Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Nicholas Bruen

    Treasurer & Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Peter A. Jay

    Vice President & Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Sybil K. Baldwin

    Secretary & Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • John Budnik

    Vice President & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Alexander B. Trevor

    Vice President

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • John B. Trevor IV

    Vice President

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah Huffman

    Secretary

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: John Jay Dubois (2021–2024) — Trustee Emeritus

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 The Jay Cemetery

How large is The Jay Cemetery?

The Jay Cemetery reported $4.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $402K.

Where does The Jay Cemetery operate?

The Jay Cemetery has awarded grants in New York.

What is The Jay Cemetery's EIN?

The Jay Cemetery's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-6144570. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 9, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 13, 2025)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)

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