Heritage Acres Memorial Sanctuary

What Heritage Acres Memorial Sanctuary does

Heritage Acres Memorial Sanctuary is an Ohio 501(c)(3) nonprofit limited liability company operating a dedicated natural burial ground in the Cincinnati/Tri-State area. It serves individuals and families seeking immediate-need or pre-planned green burial, and it offers pet burial; its secondary audience includes environmental and conservation-minded users. The sanctuary opened in 2020 and combines burial operations with a nature preserve, a Level 1 accredited arboretum, and public education and tours.

Its core offerings include full-body burial, cremation burial, pet burial, biodegradable shrouds or caskets, flat natural stone or wood grave markers, GPS plot coordinates, and a developing memorial-tree program. The operating method excludes embalming, concrete vaults, and non-biodegradable or metal caskets; graves can be hand-dug, and families can participate in opening and closing and direct the ceremony. Cremated remains are amended with the Let Your Love Grow organic mixture, which the source describes as neutralizing harsh alkaline compounds and making the ashes bioavailable to surrounding soil and plant life. Green Burial Council certification, arboretum accreditation, and more than 180 native trees and shrubs are disclosed parts of the sanctuary's asset and credential base.

Its disclosed monetization streams are one-time or perpetual burial-right and plot sales, grave markers, cremation caskets, and tax-deductible donations. The go-to-market motion is direct-to-consumer through consultations, property tours, immediate-need coordination, future-need pre-planning, and coordination or referrals with funeral homes. The $2,500 Founders Circle contribution provides 50% discounts on pre-purchase burial rights and 25% discounts on at-need burial rights. The input says green burial is often less expensive than conventional burial because vaults and expensive caskets are not required, but exact plot prices and revenue are not supplied in the input.

Name

Heritage Acres Memorial Sanctuary

Legal name

Heritage Acres Memorial Sanctuary LLC

Website

https://heritageacresmemorial.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Heritage Acres Memorial Sanctuary is a Cincinnati nonprofit natural-burial ground serving individuals and families with body, cremated-remains, and pre-planning burials, and offering pet burials in a conserved nature preserve and arboretum setting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Green Burial Services / Cemetery Services

NAICS

Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (71219)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAJAL

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

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

SECONDARYBPAGAGAC

Land Trusts & Protected Areas

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Environmental & Conservation Organizations

Keywords

• Natural burial services
• Green burial sanctuary
• Cemetery services
• Cremation interment
• Conservation burial ground

Headquarters

HQ city

Cincinnati

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Burial Plot Sales: Revenue from selling burial plots for body burials, cremation burials, and pet burials. Pricing is comparable to conventional cemeteries but final cost is often lower due to no vault or expensive casket requirements.
2. Grave Marker Sales: Sale of flat natural stone markers for grave identification
3. Cremation Casket Sales: Sale of locally handmade wooden cremation caskets that accommodate the combined ashes and soil amendment
4. Donations: Tax-deductible donations accepted for operations, tree planting, and memorial programs
5. Founders Circle Contributions: One-time $2,500 tax-deductible donation for Founders Circle membership with benefits including pre-purchase burial rights at 50% discount

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Heritage Acres Memorial Sanctuary is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that provides natural green burial services for human bodies, cremated remains, and pets within a conserved nature preserve and Level 1 Accredited Arboretum in Cincinnati, Ohio. The sanctuary sells burial plots (full body, cremation, and pet), biodegradable burial containers including handmade wooden cremation caskets and natural shrouds, flat natural stone grave markers, and offers family-directed burial ceremonies on its grounds. All materials interred are 100% biodegradable, with no embalming, concrete vaults, or metal caskets permitted.

Product overview

Heritage Acres Memorial Sanctuary is a dedicated natural burial ground in the Cincinnati area that operates as a single unified service offering: green burial services for people, pets, and cremated remains. The core product is natural burial without embalming, concrete vaults, or non-biodegradable containers. Supporting offerings include full body and cremation burial plots, a developing Memorial Tree program, grave marker services, burial containers (shrouds and caskets), and access to the nature preserve and arboretum. The sanctuary also offers educational tours and educational resources. The organization is Green Burial Council certified and serves as both a burial ground and conservation area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Natural/Green Burial Services Primary service: natural burial of human remains without embalming, concrete vaults, or non-biodegradable caskets. Bodies are buried in biodegradable shrouds or caskets, graves are hand-dug, and families participate in burial rituals. The sanctuary serves as both a burial ground and nature preserve.
• Full Body Burial Plots Individual burial plots for full body interment, minimum 9 feet by 12 feet, with graves dug to minimum 42 inches deep. Plots allow burial in biodegradable containers with natural stone or wood markers.
• Cremation Burial Services Burial of cremated remains in designated meadow or woodland areas. Ashes are amended with soil products (Let Your Love Grow) to integrate chemically with the earth. Plots minimum 3 feet by 3 feet, graves minimum 18 inches deep.
• Pet Burial Services
• Educational Tours
• Biodegradable Burial Containers Biodegradable burial containers including all-natural fabric shrouds and caskets made from rapidly biodegradable materials. Heritage Acres provides a handmade wooden cremation casket for combined ashes and soil amendment.
• Flat Natural Stone Grave Markers Flat natural stone markers sold for grave identification, sourced from Heritage Acres or provided by families (unpolished stone or wood, max 10 x 15 inches). GPS coordinates of plots provided to families for future visitation.
• Nature Preserve and Arboretum The sanctuary operates as a Level 1 Accredited Arboretum (Morton Register) with over 180 native trees and shrubs. Includes meadow, pond, and forest ecosystems. The property serves conservation, educational, and recreational purposes alongside burial services.
• Founders Circle Membership One-time $2,500 tax-deductible donation membership providing 50% discount on pre-purchased burial rights and 25% discount on at-need burial rights, plus recognition as a founding supporter of the sanctuary.

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Let Your Love Grow (LYLG)coreOthersLYLG is an organic mixture recommended by the Green Burial Council that Heritage Acres uses to amend cremated remains before burial. When blended with ashes, it neutralizes harsh alkaline compounds making them bioavailable for surrounding soil and plant life.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Service Corporation International (SCI/Dignity Memorial): SCI is the largest funeral services and cemetery operator in North America. As a broad incumbent, SCI operates traditional cemeteries that may add green burial sections, representing both a competitive threat and a benchmark for operational scale in the same end-of-life market.

Direct peers

• Fox Hill Burial Preserve: Fox Hill Burial Preserve in Freeland, Washington is a conservation burial ground offering Green Burial Council certified natural burials on forested land. Operates a near-identical model combining burial services with conservation land stewardship.
• Greensprings Natural Cemetery Preserve: Greensprings is a natural burial cemetery in Newfield, New York, certified by the Green Burial Council. It offers a similar conservation-focused natural burial model with comparable services (cremation and full body burial, no embalming) on a preserved nature preserve.
• Honey Creek Woodland Burial Preserve: Honey Creek Woodlands is a Green Burial Council certified conservation burial ground in Trumansburg, New York offering natural burials on protected woodland. Directly comparable operating model combining cemetery operations with nature preserve management.
• Ramsey Creek Preserve: Ramsey Creek Preserve in Westminster, South Carolina is one of the first Green Burial Council certified conservation burial grounds in the US. It operates a similar combined cemetery-and-conservation model with similar service offerings and ecological framing.
• Better Place Forests: Better Place Forests operates memorial forests across multiple US states where families can dedicate a tree in a conserved forest rather than traditional burial. Highly comparable product offering that competes for environmentally-conscious end-of-life customers.
• Natural Path Cemetery: Natural Path Cemetery in Yardley, Pennsylvania is a Green Burial Council certified natural burial ground offering similar services including no-embalming, biodegradable containers, and nature preserve operations. Comparable mission-driven non-profit operating model.

Others

• The Green Burial Council: The Green Burial Council is the industry certifying body that has certified Heritage Acres as a natural burial ground. Provides industry standards, certification, and consumer education that shape the broader green burial market Heritage Acres operates within.
• Conservation Burial Alliance: The Conservation Burial Alliance is an industry organization representing natural burial grounds including Heritage Acres. Provides peer support, shared standards, and consumer awareness across the conservation burial movement, comparable to a trade association within Heritage Acres' direct peer set.

Emerging players

• Larkspur Conservation: Larkspur Conservation is an emerging Texas-based natural burial ground working to establish a Green Burial Council certified conservation cemetery. Represents an emerging player in the same green burial category with similar values and certification pathway.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/heritageacresmemorial
• Instagraminstagram.com/greenburialcincy?igshid=16uzq6b6mbks1
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/heritage-acres-memorial

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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