greenwood cemetery associat

What greenwood cemetery associat does

Greenwood Cemetery Association is a private nonprofit cemetery operator founded in 1848 and headquartered at 1602 Greenwood Avenue in Hamilton, Ohio. It runs a single historic cemetery site serving individuals and families in the greater Hamilton area with end-of-life burial, cremation, mausoleum, and memorialization services. Over its 170-year history the cemetery has interred more than 60,000 people and was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1994; it also maintains four dedicated military sections honoring U.S. veterans from the Revolutionary War to the present, and preserves a 1892 Receiving Vault that is a recognized local landmark.

The company's core products are in-ground burial plots (with capacity for 100+ additional years following the opening of new sections in 2009), mausoleum crypts across five indoor/outdoor levels with an indoor chapel, a scattering garden, cremation niches and 24x24 inch cremation burial spaces, and accompanying merchandise such as granite markers, granite monuments, memorial benches, concrete burial vaults, columbarium units, vases, and military flag holders. It also offers the Simplicity Plan, a prearrangement program that allows families to pre-plan cemetery, cremation, or funeral arrangements ahead of need. The business is entirely direct-to-consumer: customers reach the cemetery via walk-ins to the Hamilton office (M-F 8:00am-4:30pm), telephone, fax, or a website contact form, and all pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. There is no e-commerce storefront, no third-party reseller channel, and no disclosed marketing beyond website content and word-of-mouth community referral. Revenue is generated primarily through one-time sales of interment rights and merchandise, with a small subscription/contract component from the pre-planning program. A new mausoleum is being planned to expand above-ground inventory.

Name

greenwood cemetery associat

Legal name

Greenwood Cemetery Association

Website

https://greenwoodch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1848

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Greenwood Cemetery Association, founded 1848 in Hamilton, Ohio, is a nonprofit historic cemetery offering in-ground burial, mausoleum crypts, cremation niches, a scattering garden, memorial merchandise, and a pre-planning program to individuals, families, and U.S. military veterans.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cemetery Services

NAICS

Cemeteries and Crematories (812220), Cemeteries and Crematories (81222), Death Care Services (8122), Historical Sites (712120)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAJACAC

Historic Sites, Heritage Landmarks & Archaeological Sites

Travel & Hospitality/Tours, Attractions & Experiences/Attractions & Landmarks (Observation Decks, Monuments, Scenic Sites)

Keywords

• Cemetery services
• Burial services
• Cremation services
• Mausoleum crypts
• Memorial products

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamilton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Burial Plot Sales: Sale of in-ground burial spaces in various cemetery sections, including new sections opened in spring 2009. Burial lots are available with at least 100 years of capacity remaining.
2. Cremation Services: Provides cremation options including columbarium niches, in-ground burial of ashes in 24x24 inch spaces, and full grave space burial for urns. Cremation garden spaces include bronze flat markers and foundations.
3. Mausoleum Spaces: Sale of crypts in existing mausoleum with indoor and outdoor options across five levels. Also offers custom above-ground personal mausoleum design services placed on cemetery lots. New mausoleum construction is being planned.
4. Scattering Garden: Scattering garden spaces for cremated remains in a permanent reflective setting with flowering shrubs and perennials. Includes bronze memorial placements and memorial tree options.
5. Memorial Products: Sale of granite markers, granite monuments, memorial benches, burial vaults, columbariums, vases, military flag holders, and other accessories. Memorial benches are available at 10% off.
6. Pre-Planning Services: Simplicity Plan prearrangement program allowing customers to pre-plan funeral, cemetery, or cremation arrangements ahead of time, providing peace of mind and protection from emotional and financial burden on families.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Greenwood Cemetery Association operates a historic cemetery in Hamilton, Ohio providing in-ground burial, above-ground mausoleum crypts, cremation services (columbarium niches, in-ground ash burial, and a dedicated scattering garden), and memorial merchandise such as granite markers, monuments, and benches. The association also offers the Simplicity Plan prearrangement program for advance planning of funeral and cemetery arrangements, and maintains an online burial search database.

Product overview

Greenwood Cemetery operates as a traditional cemetery association offering a comprehensive suite of memorial and burial services. The core offerings include mausoleum services (indoor/outdoor crypts across five levels with an indoor chapel), scattering garden, cremation services, and in-ground burial options. The cemetery also offers cemetery products including granite markers, monuments, memorial benches, burial vaults, columbarium, and vases. A pre-planning program called Simplicity Plan® enables families to arrange services in advance. The cemetery, established in 1848 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994, has served over 60,000 people and maintains burial availability for the next 100 years.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mausoleum Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 170 years of continuous operation
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Mount Auburn Cemetery: Historic 1831 garden cemetery in Cambridge, MA that is explicitly cited as a design model for Greenwood. Nonprofit, National Register-eligible, comparable burial/cremation/mausoleum offering and heritage-tourism positioning.
• Hollywood Forever Cemetery: Historic 1899 cemetery in Los Angeles offering burial, cremation, mausoleum, and event-based revenue from a heritage site. Comparable 19th-century founding, landmark status, and cremation/columbarium options.
• Cypress Lawn Memorial Park: Historic 1892 cemetery in Colma, CA offering burial, cremation, mausoleum, and full memorial-product retail. Comparable 19th-century heritage and full-service product set in a different regional market.
• Woodlawn Cemetery: Historic 1863 nonprofit cemetery in the Bronx, NY with mausoleum, cremation, in-ground burial, and memorial products. Comparable 19th-century heritage, National Register–style significance, and full-service offering.
• Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum: Historic 1840s cemetery in Cincinnati that was one of the explicit design models for Greenwood. Comparable nonprofit, garden-cemetery format, cremation and mausoleum offerings, and shared southwest Ohio customer draw.
• Crown Hill Cemetery: Historic 1863 nonprofit cemetery in Indianapolis with burial, cremation, mausoleum, and memorial products plus heritage-tourism programming. Closely analogous Midwest nonprofit historic cemetery peer.

Broad incumbents

• StoneMor Partners: Multi-state cemetery and funeral operator with comparable burial, cremation, mausoleum, and pre-arranged product mix. Relevant as a scaled competitor benchmark even though it is a for-profit consolidator, not a nonprofit association.
• Service Corporation International: Largest North American funeral and cemetery operator (Dignity Memorial brand). Comparable cemetery product set including burial, cremation, mausoleum, and pre-planning, but at national scale and as a publicly traded consolidator.
• Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries: Large-scale Southern California cemetery operator with multiple locations combining burial, cremation, mausoleum, and memorial products. Comparable service mix and monument/memorial retail model, but at vastly greater scale and as a commercial operator.

Regional players

• Lake View Cemetery: Historic 1869 nonprofit cemetery in Cleveland, OH with similar burial, mausoleum, and cremation services plus a James Garfield memorial. Comparable Midwest regional footprint and heritage positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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