Perpetual & Annual Care

Maintenance, Endowments and Annual Care
Brooklyn's landmark Green-Wood Cemetery is a full-service, not-for-profit cemetery and all funds are used for maintenance and improvements. Your selection at The Green-Wood Cemetery, wherever it is situated, is guaranteed in perpetuity by the Laws of New York State. General care is given to all parts of the Cemetery: grass is cut on a regular schedule, paths and gardens are maintained, trees and bushes are pruned, and sunken graves are filled, leveled and seeded as part of the Cemetery's routine upkeep.

Thousand of lot owners, however, have found added comfort in the extra care given to endowed lots. The interest earned by your endowment is used to provide added care to your lot, and the principal of the endowment can never be violated based on the laws of New York State. Please contact our main office at 718.768.7300 for more information on endowed lots.

Should the establishment of an endowment not be possible at this time, please consider our annual care program. Annual care provides maintenance comparable to that received by an endowed lot, but is billed yearly and may be cancelled at any time. For more details, please contact us at 718.768.7300.