St. Michael's Church & Cemetery

What St. Michael's Church & Cemetery does

St. Michael's Church & Cemetery is a nonprofit religious cemetery established in 1852 and located at 7202 Astoria Blvd S. in East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City. It is owned and operated by St. Michael's Church, an Episcopal congregation based on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, and is open to people of all faiths. The cemetery provides a comprehensive death-care portfolio including traditional in-ground burial plots, multiple mausoleums (St. Mary's, St. Joseph's, the new Garden of Remembrance, and the under-construction St. Mary's Mausoleum II), cremation niches, and pre-planning services. The on-site All Souls Chapel & Crematory, operating since 2005 under Crematory Manager Katie LaBella, handles more than 4,000 cremations and 1,200 religious services annually, with demonstrated peak capacity of 30 cremations per day.

The business operates a vertically integrated service model combining in-person memorial counseling, phone-based consultations, an on-site floral shop, and on-site cremation services. Revenue is generated through one-time sales of burial plots, mausoleum crypts (starting at $8,000), and cremation niches; pre-need planning contracts with multi-year payment plans (10% down, tax-free and interest-free terms, $1,000 pre-construction discounts); per-service cremation and religious ceremony fees; and ancillary floral sales. Customer acquisition relies on community events (annual Tree Lighting, Memorial Day flag placement, 9/11 commemorations, All Saints/Souls Day Mass, Earth Day), local press coverage, a seasonal newsletter, and referrals from St. Michael's Church. Distribution is concentrated at the single East Elmhurst campus with multilingual counselors serving English, Spanish, Italian, and Greek-speaking families across the NYC metropolitan area. The organization employs approximately 25 people and is currently executing a multi-year capacity expansion (Garden of Remembrance, St. Mary's II, St. Raphael Niche Wall, new lawn crypt sections, solar panels).

Name

St. Michael's Church & Cemetery

Legal name

St. Michael's Cemetery

Website

https://stmichaelscemetery.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1852

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

St. Michael's Cemetery is a nonprofit religious cemetery in East Elmhurst, Queens, established in 1852 and operated by St. Michael's Episcopal Church. It provides burial, mausoleum, cremation, pre-planning, and floral services to all-faith families in the NYC metropolitan area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cemetery and Death Care Services

NAICS

Cemeteries and Crematories (812220)

akta.pro primary industry

Places of Worship & Religious Facilities Operations (Cemeteries, Retreat Centers, Pilgrimage Sites) (BPAGAJAL)

Keywords

• Cemetery services
• Burial plots
• Cremation services
• Mausoleum crypts
• Pre-planning services

Headquarters

HQ city

East Elmhurst

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Burial Plot and Crypt Sales: Sale of traditional in-ground graves, mausoleum crypts (single and double), and lawn crypt plots. Revenue recognized at point of sale with payment plans available including 10% down payment options.
2. Cremation Services: Full cremation services including arrangements, memorial services, urn selection, and final disposition. The All Souls Crematory handles over 4,000 cremations annually. Services include religious ceremonies.
3. Floral Arrangements: On-site floral shop providing personalized arrangements for birthdays, anniversaries, and memorial services. Managed by dedicated floral staff.
4. Niche Sales: Sale of cremation niches including standard niches and the new St. Raphael Niche wall (152 spaces). Low-cost niche options available for permanent resting place of cremated remains.
5. Pre-Planning Services: Pre-need burial planning services allowing families to purchase crypts and plots in advance at current pricing, with discounted rates for early commitment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

St. Michael's Cemetery provides traditional in-ground burial plots, mausoleum crypts (single and double), cremation niches, and full-service cremation through its on-site All Souls Chapel & Crematory. The cemetery also offers pre-planning services, memorial religious services, and an on-site floral shop. Open to people of all faiths, the cemetery serves individuals and families in the New York City metropolitan area seeking dignified burial, cremation, and memorialization services.

Product overview

St. Michael's Cemetery is a nonprofit religious cemetery established in 1852, offering a comprehensive portfolio of memorial and burial services. The organization operates multiple mausoleums (including St. Mary's, St. Joseph's, and the new Garden of Remembrance), an on-site crematory (All Souls Chapel & Crematory since 2005), a floral shop, traditional in-ground burial plots, lawn crypt sections, and cremation niches. Services include pre-planning/pre-need options with various payment plans. The cemetery serves all faiths and hosts memorial events including 9/11 commemorations and annual tree lighting ceremonies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• All Souls Chapel & Crematory: On-site crematory facility serving the community since 2005 under the direction of Katie LaBella, handling cremations and religious services.
• St. Michael's Florals
• Garden of Remembrance Mausoleum
• St. Mary's II Mausoleum
• St. Raphael Niche Wall

Products and services

• Traditional Burial Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Handles over 4,000 cremations annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Firefighter Christopher Santora Educational Scholarship FundcoreOthersCharitable beneficiary of the 25th Anniversary 9/11 'Remember Me' Run/Walk event proceeds. Scholarship fund honors fallen firefighter Christopher Santora.
• St. Michael's ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEpiscopal congregation located on Upper West Side of Manhattan that owns and operates St. Michael's Cemetery. Cemetery is owned by the church, an established religious institution.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Green-Wood Cemetery: Historic non-profit cemetery in Brooklyn, NY, founded 1838 with notable burials and active community programming. Directly comparable as a similarly old, interfaith-amenity, NYC metropolitan-area non-profit cemetery competing for the same families.
• Calvary Cemetery: Large Catholic cemetery in Queens, NY, operated by the Archdiocese of New York. Comparable as a faith-affiliated, high-volume cemetery in the same Queens/NYC market offering traditional burial, mausoleum, and cremation services.
• Trinity Church Cemetery: Church-affiliated cemetery in Manhattan and uptown NY operated by Trinity Church, an Episcopal parish. Directly comparable as a church-owned religious cemetery offering burial, mausoleum, and memorial services in NYC.
• Woodlawn Cemetery: Historic non-profit cemetery in the Bronx, NY, founded 1863, with mausoleums, cremation services, and notable burials. Highly comparable as a similarly aged NYC non-profit cemetery offering burials, mausoleums, and cremation in the same metropolitan market.

Broad incumbents

• Carriage Services: Publicly traded (CSV) provider of funeral and cemetery services in the U.S. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the death-care industry operating cemeteries and cremation centers, with a portfolio model rather than a single-site community focus.
• NorthStar Memorial Group: Private-equity-backed owner and operator of cemeteries, crematories, and funeral homes across the U.S. Comparable as a broad incumbent consolidating community cemeteries and crematories, and a relevant M&A benchmark for cemetery operators of St. Michael's scale.
• StoneMor Partners: Publicly traded cemetery and funeral home operator with hundreds of locations across the U.S. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering cemeteries, cremation services, and pre-need funding — overlapping capabilities but at significantly larger scale than St. Michael's.
• Foundation Partners Group: Private-equity-backed consolidator of funeral homes and cemeteries across the U.S. Comparable as a broad incumbent actively consolidating death-care providers, representing a potential acquirer type and a benchmark for multi-site cemetery operations.
• Service Corporation International: NYSE-listed (SCI) largest funeral services and cemetery operator in North America. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the death-care space offering cemeteries, cremation, and funeral services at national scale, against which St. Michael's competes as a community-rooted alternative.

Regional players

• Cedar Memorial Park: Community-rooted cemetery and funeral services provider in the San Francisco Bay Area with cremation, burial, and memorial services. Comparable as a similarly community-focused regional cemetery operator with on-site cremation and pre-need planning offerings.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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