Foundation News, Updates & Announcements
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The Funeral Service Foundation Announces New Trustees, Raises Record Funds, and Hosts Scholarship Recipients at 2024 NFDA International Convention & Expo
Funeral Service Foundation Welcomes New Trustees and Elects Executive Committee for 2024-2025 The Funeral Service Foundation’s Board of Trustees welcomed four new trustees and elected its 2024-25 executive committee at its meeting held during the NFDA International Convention & [...]
Funeral Service Foundation Now Accepting Academic Scholarship Applications
The Foundation will award up to 27 scholarships ranging from $2,500-$5,000 USD to students of funeral service, including military veterans, this fall Brookfield, Wis. – The Funeral Service Foundation is accepting academic scholarship applications through November 1 at FuneralServiceFoundation.org. [...]
Funeral Service Foundation and Homesteaders Life Company Announce Major Gifts in Response to Iowa Flooding, Request Others to Join in Support
Funeral Service Foundation and Homesteaders Life Company Announce Major Gifts in Response to Iowa Flooding, Request Others to Join in SupportBrookfield, Wis. – In response to the recent, devastating floods affecting Northern and Northwestern Iowa, the Funeral Service Foundation and [...]
FUNERAL SERVICE FOUNDATION AWARDS $185,000 IN ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT
Funds support nearly 75 funeral professionals and students from 30 states and four Canadian provinces. Brookfield, Wisconsin – Thanks to support from its generous donors, the Funeral Service Foundation awarded $87,500 in academic and administered nearly $100,000 in funding for [...]
Funeral Service Foundation Now Accepting Scholarship Applications to 2024 CANA and NFDMA Conventions
5 Scholarships available to CANA convention and 10 Scholarships are available to NFDMA convention; application closes for both on June 12 Brookfield, Wis. – Underscoring its commitment to professional development for funeral service professionals and students, the Funeral Service [...]