Donations
Americans are a generous people. Their contributions have enabled tens of thousands of charitable institutions to thrive. But a cemetery is different. Think of it -- what other charitable organization can never close its doors when the money to maintain it is no longer sufficient? That's why hundreds of people contribute annually to the maintenance and preservation of Clinton Cemetery. Your contribution, large or small, is vital. Please send your check today to: Clinton Cemetery, 195 Union
Avenue, Irvington, NJ 07111. Your gift is tax deductible.
Avenue, Irvington, NJ 07111. Your gift is tax deductible.
Perpetual Care
Clinton Cemetery Association was founded in 1844 as a non-profit, nonsectarian association of lot owners, and has been operated as such since that time. This means that all lot owners, and their descendants, are members of the Association. Each year a meeting of Association members is held at which time five lot-owners are elected to serve for one year on the Board of Managers. In turn, the Managers elect a president and secretary-treasurer from among their members. All members of the Board, including the president and secretary-treasurer, are volunteers who serve without
compensation.
Revenue from the sale of graves, from interments and monument foundations comprises the bulk of the Association's annual income. The remainder is interest received on account of the Maintenance and Preservation Fund, now on deposit with the Trust Department of Peapack Gladstone Bank, and contributions from lot and grave owners.
Neither profit nor speculation can ever enter into the business conducted by Clinton Cemetery Association. Its founders established the institution for service, not for profit. As a result, Clinton Cemetery provides security beyond that possible with an ordinary business. Each year revenue in excess of expenses is used for the improvement of the grounds, buildings and equipment.
Interest from the Maintenance and Preservation Fund is used for current expenses. The principal is invested to guarantee continued maintenance and improvement even after the cemetery's
capacity is reached.
One of the foundation stones of a civilized society is the high value it places upon the last resting places of its departed. Clinton's ongoing program of improvement cannot be a success without strong and continuing financial support which will insure the perpetuation of the Association for generations to come. Funds received by Clinton Cemetery Association, prudently invested and managed as part of the Maintenance and Preservation Fund, yield a predictable return -- a financial cornerstone upon which to build for the future.
Clinton Cemetery Association is a tax-exempt organization. Contributions and gifts to the Association are deductible for income tax purposes up to the amounts allowed by state and federal law. Gifts, made now or by will, can also effectively reduce estate and inheritance taxes. Here are some
of the ways in which you may wish to plan your lasting gift to the Association:
BEQUESTS: You may specify in your will that you wish to leave a sum of money, specified
securities or real property, or a designated portion of your estate, to the Association. It is not necessary to redraw your Will. You can make provisions for the Association in your Will by the addition of a Codicil. Your own lawyer can easily help you make such changes.
GIFT OUTRIGHT: You may also wish to make an outright contribution to the Association.
All bequests and endowments received by the Association are deposited in the Maintenance and Preservation Fund. The principal is never touched. Only the income is utilized by the Association.
compensation.
Revenue from the sale of graves, from interments and monument foundations comprises the bulk of the Association's annual income. The remainder is interest received on account of the Maintenance and Preservation Fund, now on deposit with the Trust Department of Peapack Gladstone Bank, and contributions from lot and grave owners.
Neither profit nor speculation can ever enter into the business conducted by Clinton Cemetery Association. Its founders established the institution for service, not for profit. As a result, Clinton Cemetery provides security beyond that possible with an ordinary business. Each year revenue in excess of expenses is used for the improvement of the grounds, buildings and equipment.
Interest from the Maintenance and Preservation Fund is used for current expenses. The principal is invested to guarantee continued maintenance and improvement even after the cemetery's
capacity is reached.
One of the foundation stones of a civilized society is the high value it places upon the last resting places of its departed. Clinton's ongoing program of improvement cannot be a success without strong and continuing financial support which will insure the perpetuation of the Association for generations to come. Funds received by Clinton Cemetery Association, prudently invested and managed as part of the Maintenance and Preservation Fund, yield a predictable return -- a financial cornerstone upon which to build for the future.
Clinton Cemetery Association is a tax-exempt organization. Contributions and gifts to the Association are deductible for income tax purposes up to the amounts allowed by state and federal law. Gifts, made now or by will, can also effectively reduce estate and inheritance taxes. Here are some
of the ways in which you may wish to plan your lasting gift to the Association:
BEQUESTS: You may specify in your will that you wish to leave a sum of money, specified
securities or real property, or a designated portion of your estate, to the Association. It is not necessary to redraw your Will. You can make provisions for the Association in your Will by the addition of a Codicil. Your own lawyer can easily help you make such changes.
GIFT OUTRIGHT: You may also wish to make an outright contribution to the Association.
All bequests and endowments received by the Association are deposited in the Maintenance and Preservation Fund. The principal is never touched. Only the income is utilized by the Association.
