evergreen cemetery

What evergreen cemetery does

Evergreen Cemetery Association of New Haven is a non-sectarian, non-profit cemetery founded in 1848 by prominent New Haven citizens, operating across an 85-acre park-like grounds at 769 Ella T. Grasso Boulevard in New Haven, Connecticut. Its core offerings comprise traditional in-ground burial plots across designated sections (infant, civil war, veteran's, single, at-need, and preferred), cremation services through Evergreen Crematory (one of the first crematories in Connecticut, built in 1956 and licensed by the State of Connecticut and certified by the Cremation Association of North America), the Evergreen Columbarium for above-ground niche placement, cremation garden burial, and burial-at-sea arrangements coordinated via a partner sea captain. Ancillary retail includes granite markers and monuments priced $350-$4,000, columbarium niches from $900 to $2,000, monument cleaning, and seasonal floral placement programs ranging from $49 per placement to $229.99 for the six-placement year-round program.

The organization runs a direct-to-consumer go-to-market model via walk-in appointments at its administrative office (Monday-Friday 7:30am-4:00pm, Saturday 8:00am-noon), phone and email contact, a WooCommerce e-commerce shop for markers, niches, and floral programs, and a mobile app for grave location and landmark touring. Cremation services are accessed primarily through funeral director referrals, forming a B2B2C channel within the New Haven area funeral services ecosystem. Supporting technology is limited to the e-commerce storefront, an online searchable burial records database dating to 1848, and the mobile app; there is no evidence of AI/ML features, third-party platform dependencies, or proprietary software products. Governance rests with a board of trustees supported by a permanent perpetual care fund for long-term grounds maintenance, and the named operating team consists of General Manager Dale J. Fiore, CCE, and Assistant Anthony R. Puglisi Jr.

Revenue mechanics are dominated by one-time lot, niche, monument, and cremation fees, with a smaller recurring revenue layer from seasonal and year-round floral programs. Customer segments span general families seeking pre-need and at-need arrangements, genealogy researchers leveraging historical records, military veterans in designated sections, and bereaved families of infants and children. There are no disclosed enterprise customers, no institutional investors, and no publicly reported revenue figures, consistent with the entity's status as a private non-profit operating in a single Connecticut market.

Name

evergreen cemetery

Legal name

Evergreen Cemetery Association of New Haven

Website

https://evergreencem.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1848

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Evergreen Cemetery is a non-sectarian, non-profit cemetery and crematory founded in 1848 in New Haven, Connecticut, providing traditional burial, cremation, columbarium niches, granite markers, and seasonal floral memorialization services to families across 85 acres.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cemetery and Cremation Services

NAICS

Cemeteries and Crematories (812220)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Cemetery burial services
• Cremation services
• Memorialization products
• Columbarium niche sales
• Seasonal floral tributes

Headquarters

HQ city

New Haven

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Burial Lot Sales: Sale of burial lots and plots to families for pre-need or at-need burial arrangements. Lots are available in various sections including infant, civil war, single, at-need, veteran's, and preferred sections.
2. Cremation Services: Crematory services licensed through the State of Connecticut. Evergreen Crematory was built in 1956 and is one of the first crematories in Connecticut. Services coordinated through funeral directors.
3. Markers & Monuments: Sale of grave markers, monuments, and flush markers in various granite types (North American Pink, Barre Gray, Black Granite). Products are exclusive to people buried at Evergreen. Price range: $350-$4,000 plus lettering.
4. Columbarium Niches: Sale and placement of cremated remains in memorial alcoves/niches within the Evergreen Columbarium. Includes options for single and double niches in various locations (Courtyard, Exterior wall, Black Octagonal).
5. Cremation Garden Burial: Burial of cremated remains within the Cremation Garden, including urn vault, bevel markers, and related placement services.
6. Seasonal Floral Programs: Seasonal flower placement services including Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter wreaths, and Year-Round Flower Programs. Prices range from $49 for single placements to $229.99 for the annual 6-placement program.
7. Burial at Sea Services: Arrangement of burial at sea through an agreement with a sea captain who sails out of New Haven harbor.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Evergreen Cemetery provides traditional in-ground burial, cremation services, and columbarium niche placement for cremated remains across an 85-acre non-sectarian cemetery in New Haven, CT, alongside monument and marker sales and seasonal floral placement programs. Founded in 1848, the non-profit organization also maintains an online burial records archive for genealogy research and offers pre-need planning appointments with staff.

Product overview

Evergreen Cemetery is a non-sectarian, non-profit cemetery founded in 1848 offering a comprehensive portfolio of memorial services. The core offerings include traditional in-ground burial services across designated sections (including infant, civil war, veteran's, single, and at-need sections), cremation services via their Connecticut-licensed crematory (one of the first in the state, built in 1956), and the Evergreen Columbarium for above-ground niche placement of cremated remains. Supporting products include granite markers and monuments (upright monuments, slant markers, flush markers, double slant markers, and cremation/infant flush markers) with pricing ranging from $350 to $4,000, columbarium niches ($900-$2,000), and cremation garden burial plots ($1,000+). Seasonal flower placement programs (spring, summer, fall, winter wreaths) and a year-round flower program (6 placements/year) provide ongoing memorial maintenance services. The cemetery also provides online burial records search and cemetery maps for genealogy and navigation purposes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Burial Services Traditional in-ground burial services across multiple cemetery sections designated for different periods, groups, and purposes including infant, civil war, single, at-need, veteran's, and preferred sections. Plots are available for pre-need and at-need purchase for individuals and families.
• Crematory Services
• Evergreen Columbarium Memorial alcoves (niches) for permanent above-ground placement of cremated remains, featuring octagonal, triad, and t-shaped sections with stainless steel interior lining and polished pearl granite memorial shutters. Includes opening and placement services.
• Columbarium Niches Specific niche products for sale including Corner Unit double niche ($1,800), Courtyard single niche ($900), Exterior wall single niche ($900), and Black Octagonal single ($1,000) or double niche ($2,000), with opening and placement fees.
• Cremation Garden Burial Burial of cremated remains within the Cremation Garden, including urn vault, bevel markers, and related placement services, starting at $1,000 plus opening/placement fees.
• Burial at Sea Services Arrangement of burial at sea through an agreement with a sea captain who sails out of New Haven harbor, enabling families to arrange sea burial of cremated remains through the cemetery.
• Upright Monuments Full-height granite monuments for 2-grave lot or more in monument sections, available in North American Pink Granite, Barre Gray Granite, and Black Granite, starting at $3,000 and ranging up to $4,000. Exclusive to people buried at Evergreen.
• Double Slant Markers Double slant granite markers for monument sections (2 grave lot or more), with cement foundation required, starting at $1,500 and up to $2,000 in North American Pink or Barre Gray Granite.
• Slant Markers Slant-style granite markers for preferred single graves, starting at $800 in North American Pink or Barre Gray Granite, or $1,600 in Black Granite.
• Flush Markers Flush granite markers for regular single graves, available in North American Pink Granite, Barre Gray Granite ($450), and Black Granite ($550).
• Cremation/Infant Flush Markers Compact flush markers for cremation and infant graves, 18"w x 12"h x 4"d, starting at $350 in North American Pink or Barre Gray Granite.
• Spring Flower Placement Seasonal flower placement featuring tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths for occasions including Palm Sunday, Easter, Cinco de Mayo, Mother's Day, and Memorial Day, priced at $49 per placement.
• Summer Flower Placement Seasonal flower placement with begonias, geraniums, impatiens, and petunias for Flag Day, Father's Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day, priced at $49 per placement.
• Fall Flower Placement Seasonal placement of chrysanthemums and Autumn Cornucopia for Halloween, Diwali, Veterans Day, and Thanksgiving, priced at $49 per placement.
• Winter Wreath Placement Winter holiday decoration offering wreaths or evergreen pillows for Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Years, and other occasions, priced at $49 per placement.
• Year Round Flower Program Annual 6-placement flower program distributed throughout the year with fresh flowers chosen at time of placement, including photo confirmation for each order, priced at $229.99.
• Monument Cleaning Professional monument, marker, and footstone cleaning using environmental-friendly products; monument cleaning $100-$200, markers and footstones $25-$50.
• Burial Records Search Online searchable database of burial records and genealogy archives dating back to 1848 for locating loved ones and tracing family history through the cemetery.
• Cemetery Maps PDF and JPG maps of cemetery sections including Overall Cemetery, Evergreen, Mapledale, Association Singles sections, and Sections 14-18 for navigation and lot selection.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Sea Captain (New Haven Harbor)minorOthersEvergreen Cemetery has an agreement with a sea captain who sails out of New Haven harbor for burial at sea arrangements. This partnership enables families to arrange sea burial of cremated remains through the cemetery.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Service Corporation International: SCI is the largest publicly traded funeral, cremation, and cemetery operator in North America, owning brands such as Dignity Memorial and operating hundreds of cemeteries and funeral homes. It is comparable to Evergreen as a death care operator with cemeteries and crematories, but operates at national scale and is a for-profit consolidator.
• StoneMor Inc. StoneMor owns and operates a network of cemeteries and funeral homes across the United States, with a portfolio model that closely parallels Evergreen's mix of burial lots, cremation, niches, and markers. It is comparable as a multi-site cemetery operator but is a publicly traded for-profit consolidator.
• Carriage Services: Carriage Services is a publicly traded death care company operating cemeteries and funeral homes. It is comparable to Evergreen as a cemetery and cremation services provider with diversified revenue streams, though Carriage Services operates across multiple states and is for-profit.
• Foundation Partners Group: Foundation Partners Group is a PE-backed operator of funeral homes and cemeteries in the U.S. It is comparable to Evergreen as a multi-site cemetery operator offering burial, cremation, and memorial products, and represents the type of consolidator Evergreen could potentially partner with or contrast against in its region.
• Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries: Forest Lawn operates some of the largest memorial parks in the United States, offering burial, cremation, and memorial services at scale. It is comparable to Evergreen as a large park-like cemetery with diverse memorialization services, but operates on a much larger footprint in California.
• Park Lawn Corporation: Park Lawn Corporation is a Canadian death care provider operating cemeteries, funeral homes, and cremation facilities. It is comparable to Evergreen as a multi-site death care operator with cremation services and cemetery operations, but operates primarily in Canada.
• Dignity Memorial (SCI brand): Dignity Memorial is the largest network of funeral, cremation, and cemetery providers in North America, owned by Service Corporation International. It is comparable to Evergreen as a provider of burial, cremation, and memorial services with national reach and a similar product taxonomy.

Direct peers

• NorthStar Memorial Group: NorthStar Memorial Group is a private cemetery owner and operator with a focus on perpetual care and multi-section cemetery management. It is directly comparable to Evergreen in operating cemetery grounds, perpetual care funds, and a mix of burial lot, niche, and monument services.
• Green-Wood Cemetery: Green-Wood is a historic, large-footprint non-sectarian cemetery in Brooklyn, NY, founded in 1838 and operating burial, cremation, columbarium, and genealogy services on a park-like landscape. It is directly comparable to Evergreen in scale, non-sectarian heritage positioning, and service mix, but in a different geography.
• Woodlawn Cemetery: Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, NY is a historic non-sectarian cemetery founded in 1863, offering burial lots, cremation niches, monuments, and genealogy research. It is comparable to Evergreen as a heritage non-sectarian cemetery with similar service offerings and a similar geographic/regional competitive context.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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