In response to the recent, devastating floods affecting Northern and Northwestern Iowa, the Funeral Service Foundation and Homesteaders Life Company have pledged a combined $20,000 to the Iowa Funeral Directors Association’s Flood Relief Fund. “The Northwest Iowa flood managed to take away more than anyone could have imagined, catastrophizing Spencer,…
Read MoreThanks to support from its generous donors, the Funeral Service Foundation awarded $87,500 in academic and administered nearly $100,000 in funding for professional scholarships and NFDA’s Meet the Mentors program. With these funds, 26 students earned academic scholarships ranging from $2,500-$5,000; 21 professionals attended NFDA’s Professional Women’s Conference as David…
Read MoreUnderscoring its commitment to professional development for funeral service professionals and students, the Funeral Service Foundation is now accepting applications for the National Funeral Directors & Morticians’ 2024 Annual Convention and Exposition. Thanks to generous donors, the foundation is honored to offer 10 scholarships to the annual convention, held this…
Read MoreUnderscoring its commitment to professional development for funeral service professionals and students, the Funeral Service Foundation is now accepting applications for CANA’s 106th Cremation Innovation Convention. Thanks to generous donors, the foundation is honored to offer five scholarships to the annual convention, held this year in Chicago, Illinois, from Sept.…
Read MoreLooking forward to launching its spring scholarship season on Feb. 15, 2024, the Funeral Service Foundation is proud to announce that it awarded more than $165,000 in summer and fall 2023 academic and professional development scholarships. In December, 23 students of funeral service earned academic scholarships ranging from $2,500 to…
Read MoreWooden casket manufacturer Victoriaville & Co. pledged $50,000 in support of the Funeral Service Foundation to invest in people and programs that strengthen funeral service in Canada and the United States over the next five years. A fourth-generation family business employing hundreds of people in Canada, Australia, the United States, and the…
Read MoreFuneral home acquisition and management firm, Pinnacle Funeral Service, made a generous $100,000 pledge to support the Funeral Service Foundation. “The foundation has a strong record of delivering impactful programs for the profession, said Tony Kumming, president of Pinnacle. “This gift is intended to allow them to prioritize their important…
Read MoreThe Funeral Service Foundation was honored to receive a generous one-time gift of $100,000 from then Foundation Chair-Elect Mark Krause in support of the foundation’s mission to uplift grieving communities by investing in people and programs that strengthen funeral service. As a fourth-generation funeral director, Mark Krause has been in…
Read MoreThe Funeral Service Foundation’s board of trustees welcomed four new trustees and elected its 2023-24 Executive Committee during its Annual Meeting, held last month during the National Funeral Directors Association International Convention & Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada. Funeral directors and allied professionals serve together on the volunteer board and…
Read MoreThe Funeral Service Foundation announced that it raised record funds at two of its key events held during the NFDA’s International Convention and Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada. Held annually, the Foundation’s Golf Classic and Donor Reception help raise funds for scholarships, programs and resources that strengthen funeral service.  …
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