Founded in 1974, Save Our Cemeteries, Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving, protecting and promoting the historic cemeteries of New Orleans.

Save Our Cemeteries, Inc.

Activities of the organization include cemetery cleanups, grounds maintenance, cemetery security, community outreach, educational programs and tomb restoration. Proceeds from cemetery tours conducted by volunteer licensed tour guides and memberships in Save Our Cemeteries, Inc. are dedicated to supporting these projects and more.

Beginning in 2000, Save Our Cemeteries, Inc., the city's first non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and study of local cemeteries, has coordinated grants from Save America's Treasures, the National Park Service / Department of the Interior, the Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation, Office of Cultural Development and the New Orleans Archdiocesan Cemeteries to restore more than 60 masonry tombs in St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, New Orleans' oldest burial ground.

Save Our Cemeteries,Inc. is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization. Any donations are tax deductible. For more information, contact Save Our Cemeteries, Inc. at 1-888-721-7493, or visit them at http://www.saveourcemeteries.org.