The Gardens of Boca Raton Cemetery & Funeral Services

What The Gardens of Boca Raton Cemetery & Funeral Services does

The Gardens of Boca Raton Cemetery & Funeral Services is a privately held, family-owned funeral home and all-above-ground cemetery located at 4103 N Military Trail in Boca Raton, Florida, founded in 2003 by Garrett Jacobs and co-operated by his brother Marshall Jacobs (COO) and co-owner Shelly Maschler. It operates the only all-above-ground cemetery in South Florida — a positioning driven by the region's high water table, flooding risk, and severe weather — and serves families across Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties with funeral, cremation, cemetery, memorialization, and pre-planning services under an integrated all-in-one model. The facility master plan includes more than 100,000 planned burial spaces with 200+ years of capacity, climate-controlled indoor mausoleums built to 175–186 mph hurricane standards, outdoor mausoleums, cremation gardens, a Main Sanctuary seating 350+, a North Chapel, banquet facilities, and semi-private and private Legacy Rooms.

The company's product portfolio spans immediate-need funeral services (including 24/7 response, military honors, and live streaming with up to one-year replay), cremation services (direct cremation and cremation with memorial), a cemetery line (community mausoleum crypts, private mausoleums for up to 24 family members, glass and marble niches, family estate benches), and pre-planning products with pre-paid trust-funded plans that can lock in pricing for up to 25% savings versus at-need. Revenue is generated per arrangement — average funerals around $9,000, private mausoleums up to several hundred thousand dollars — supplemented by personalization add-ons (video montages, live music, custom readings). The business is distributed via direct-to-consumer phone outreach (24/7), on-site consultations at the Boca Raton facility, website contact forms, self-guided virtual tours, and digital marketing across Google Business Profile, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and a 196-post content library. The company is a privately held family enterprise with no external investors or public shareholders.

Name

The Gardens of Boca Raton Cemetery & Funeral Services

Legal name

The Gardens of Boca Raton Cemetery & Funeral Services

Website

https://thegardens.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Gardens of Boca Raton is a family-owned, all-above-ground cemetery and funeral home in Boca Raton, Florida, serving South Florida families with funeral, cremation, cemetery, pre-planning, and memorialization services across an integrated single-site campus.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Boca Raton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Funeral Services: Full-service funeral arrangements including immediate need and pre-planning consultations. Covers transportation, memorial services, viewing/visitation, and coordination with clergy, musicians, and florists.
2. Cemetery Spaces and Burial Plots: Above-ground burial options including community mausoleums, private mausoleums, crypts, niches, and family estate benches. Private mausoleum costs can reach several hundred thousand dollars depending on structure and materials.
3. Pre-Paid Funeral Plans: Pre-funding options where payments are invested into trust accounts adhering to Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act. Locks in current pricing and can save families up to 25% versus at-need arrangements.
4. Cremation Services: Direct cremation and cremation with memorial service options. Includes cremation niches, urns, and cremation jewelry for memorialization.
5. Personalization and Add-Ons: Video montages, multimedia presentations, live music, custom readings, themed floral arrangements, and keepsake displays for personalized tributes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Gardens of Boca Raton is an all-above-ground cemetery and full-service funeral home that delivers funeral services, cremation services, above-ground mausoleum entombment, crypts and niches, and pre-planning services from a single Boca Raton, Florida facility. It sells private family mausoleums, community mausoleums, cremation niches, glass and marble niches, family estate benches, and military funeral honors while operating event spaces (Main Sanctuary 350+, North Chapel, banquet room) for memorials, visitations, and celebrations of life. The offering combines funeral home and cemetery operations with pre-funded trust arrangements and climate-controlled, hurricane-resistant infrastructure tailored to South Florida conditions.

Product overview

The Gardens of Boca Raton Cemetery & Funeral Services operates as an all-in-one, family-owned funeral home and above-ground cemetery/memorial park in Boca Raton, Florida. The integrated product portfolio consists of: (1) Funeral Home Services including immediate-need arrangements, pre-planning consultations, and personalized memorial services; (2) Cremation Services encompassing Direct Cremation, Memorial Services, and Viewings; (3) Military Funeral Honors coordination; (4) Live Streaming Services for remote attendance; (5) Above-Ground Cemetery and Mausoleum Options including Indoor/Outdoor Mausoleums, Private Family Mausoleums, Community Mausoleums (Jewish and Non-Denominational), Crypts, Glass and Marble Niches, and Family Estate Benches; (6) Pre-Planning Services with pre-paid funeral and cremation funding options; (7) Family Heritage Program for multi-generational family interment; (8) Grief Support Resources through partner hospice organizations; (9) Legacy Book Obituaries platform; and (10) Virtual Tours and Event Spaces (Main Sanctuary 350+, North Chapel 75, Banquet Room, Semi-Private Salons, Private Legacy Rooms). The company serves all faiths with capacity for over 100,000 burial spaces across over 200 years. Owned and operated by Garrett Jacobs (CEO/FDIC) and Marshall Jacobs (COO), brothers who opened the funeral home in 2003 and expanded into the cemetery property.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Funeral Home Services Full-service funeral home offering immediate-need arrangements, pre-planning consultations, and fully personalized memorial services including transportation of loved ones, viewings, visitations, memorial services, and coordination with clergy, florists, and musicians.
• Cremation Services Complete cremation options including Direct Cremation (no service or viewing), Memorial Service (celebration of life), and Viewing/Visitation with Rental Casket. Cremation takes place at 1,400-1,600 degrees over several hours, with cremation niches, urns, and cremation jewelry available for memorialization.
• Military Funeral Honors Coordination of military funeral honor ceremonies for eligible veterans including flag folding and presentation, playing of Taps (live bugler or Ceremonial Bugle recording), rifle detail, color guard, and other military honors.
• Live Streaming Services Live-streaming and interactive service enabling remote family and friends to attend funeral services via computer or mobile device. Services remain available for viewing for up to one year after the event and require sign-in with name and email for privacy. Available in the North Chapel and Sanctuary.
• Immediate Need Services 24/7 assistance for families experiencing a recent loss, including transportation and care of loved ones, coordination of memorial services, above-ground burial options, and grief support and after-care guidance, accessible via the dedicated Immediate Need phone line (561-989-9190).
• Pre-Planning Services Advance funeral planning with guaranteed pricing through pre-payment options invested in trust accounts that adhere to the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act. Covers funeral or memorial service, cremation or burial, urn or casket, cremation niche or plot, and service details. Locks in today's pricing and can save families up to 25% versus at-need arrangements.
• Personalized Funeral Planning Assistance One-on-one attention with a Funeral Director including ceremony format selection, music and reading selections, floral and photo displays, technology needs (live streaming, tribute video creation), permit and documentation coordination, transportation, clergy outreach, and reception planning.
• Pre-Paid Cremation Organizing and prepaying for cremation services in advance, ensuring wishes are documented, costs are managed, and families are spared emotional and financial burdens during time of loss.
• Above-Ground Burials All-above-ground cemetery with mausoleums and columbariums, engineered for South Florida's high water table. Includes Jewish Mausoleums (all faiths accommodated), Non-Denominational Mausoleums, Private Outdoor Mausoleums custom-built for up to 24 family members, and various crypt and niche options.
• Mausoleum Entombment Above-ground entombment in permanent mausoleum structures, including Private Mausoleums (custom-designed family estates), Community Mausoleums (shared buildings with private crypts), Indoor Mausoleums (climate-controlled), and Outdoor Mausoleums (garden-style). Follows Florida construction standards including hurricane-resistant design at 175-186 mph wind resistance.
• Crypts and Niches Cremation niches and crypts including Glass Cemetery Niches (display cases for viewing cremation urns with personalized arrangements), Marble Cemetery Niches (traditional sealed niches with engravings), Single Crypts, Side-by-Side Companion Crypts, True Companion Crypts, and Westminster Family Crypts.
• Private Mausoleums Custom above-ground private mausoleums for individual or family interments accommodating caskets or cremated remains in urns. Types include Walk-up, Walk-through, and Walk-in (climate-controlled). Extensive personalization opportunities for architecture, materials, and engravings, with foundational strength, ventilation, drainage, and storm resistance built into construction.
• Family Heritage Program Program enabling families to secure final resting places for multiple relatives in close proximity, with exclusive pricing and financing options for pre-planning. Allows extended family members to be interred together in dedicated Garden Heritage areas with coordinated family funeral services.
• Family Estate Benches Granite benches with built-in urn storage for cremated remains, holding multiple sets of cremated remains within the base so families can be laid to rest together, featuring inscribed plaques with family names and dates.
• Facility Capacity and Event Spaces Main Sanctuary capacity of 350+ seated with room for 300+ additional standing, North Chapel with seating for up to 75, Semi-Private Salons and Private Legacy Rooms for personalized family areas, Banquet Room for receptions, and over 100,000 planned burial spaces with more than 200 years of future capacity.

Quantifiable outcome

• Pre-planning can save families up to 25% versus average funeral costs of approximately $9,000
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature4 records

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Tulip Cremation: Digital-first direct cremation provider offering low-cost, online-arranged cremation. An emerging competitor for price-sensitive cremation families that could erode The Gardens' cremation revenue.

Broad incumbents

• StoneMor Partners: Publicly traded cemetery operator and funeral services provider with a national portfolio of cemeteries; a broad incumbent competing in cemetery products and pre-need planning that The Gardens also targets.
• Carriage Services: Publicly traded death-care consolidator operating funeral homes and cemeteries across the U.S.; competes for pre-need trust business and at-need services with portfolio-level pricing power.
• Service Corporation International (Dignity Memorial): Largest North American funeral, cremation, and cemetery operator with hundreds of locations; competes broadly in South Florida through Dignity Memorial network, offering scale-based pricing and package consolidation.

Direct peers

• Kraeer Funeral Home and Cremation Center: Multi-location funeral home and cremation provider across Broward and Palm Beach Counties. Comparable as a regional full-service funeral and cremation competitor serving the same South Florida families.
• Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens (South Florida): Large traditional cemetery and funeral services operator with South Florida locations; competes with The Gardens for burial space and cremation sales in the region.
• Riverside Gordon Memorial Chapels: South Florida funeral home with multiple chapels and a memorial park offering combined funeral and cemetery services, directly comparable to The Gardens' all-in-one model.
• Gutterman & Gutterman Funeral and Cremation Services: Long-established Jewish funeral home serving the Boca Raton and South Florida market. Directly comparable as a family-oriented, faith-accommodating funeral provider in the same geography and demographic.
• Star of David Memorial Gardens Cemetery: Jewish cemetery in nearby Pompano Beach/North Lauderdale area. Comparable as a faith-focused above-ground cemetery competing for the same South Florida multi-faith segment.

Others

• Legacy.com / Tribute Technology: Major online obituary and memorialization platform used widely across the funeral industry; an ecosystem participant that complements The Gardens' own Legacy Book offering and competes for digital family engagement.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/TheGardensBoca
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@thegardensofbocaraton-ceme6517
• Facebookfacebook.com/gardenscemetery
• Instagraminstagram.com/gardensboca
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-gardens-of-boca-raton

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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