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US nonprofit · EIN 993498932 · Iowa City, IAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 993498932) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2023.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Back to Ground Natural Burial Cemetery

Donations deductible
Revenue
$9k
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$200
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$9k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$9k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
1.4 years on average
Staff
0
11 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
4
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Back to Ground Natural Burial Cemetery's network

5 people3 organisationsi5 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

5 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 5 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Becky HoffbauerBoard Member2025
1 yr
Chris JensenBoard Member2025
1 yr
Jenni RossBoard Member2025
1 yr
Michell MorrowBoard Member2025
1 yr
William EvansBoard Member2025
1 yr
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Ann BrownsbergerCompany secretary2025
Jeffery L FordPresident2025
Jennifer K WendtgeislerVice President2025
Peter BrokawTreasurer2025

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Jeffery L FordPresident10$0
Jennifer K WendtgeislerVice President10$0
Peter BrokawTreasurer4$0
Ann BrownsbergerSecretary4$0
Becky HoffbauerBoard Member4$0
Jenni RossBoard Member2$0
Michell MorrowBoard Member2$0
William EvansBoard Member2$0
Chris JensenBoard Member1$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Back to Ground Natural Burial Cemetery
EIN
993498932
Address
Po Box 1049, Iowa City, IA, 52244-1049
State
Iowa
Mission
To provide a conservation cemetery that utilizes sustainable burial practices and stewards the natural environment, nurturing healing, reflection, and sanctuary with nature. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
C30 Environment
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Environment
Size band
1 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2023
Principal officer
Jennifer K Wendtgeisler (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 June 2025
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
1, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥1years on the filingsBecky Hoffbauer
≥1years on the filingsChris Jensen
≥1years on the filingsJenni Ross
≥1years on the filingsMichell Morrow

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$9k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$9k
Contributions and grants received
$9k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
0
Volunteers
11

State registration

1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.
Back To Ground Natural Burial Cemetery likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Iowa Secretary of State, active business entities (data.iowa.gov ez5t-3qay). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Iowa Secretary of State. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
State
Iowa
Entity type
Revised Domestic Non-Profit
Status
Active
Formed
2 October 2023
Registered agent
Jeffery L. Ford (city and state not held)