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Funeral Service Foundation Issues Call for COVID-19 Crisis Relief Grant Proposals
The Funeral Service Foundation has issued a call for grant proposals from funeral service-related businesses and charitable institutions throughout the United States and Canada who are providing elevated/emergency assistance or grief support to communities impacted by COVID-19. Grants will be [...]
Homesteaders Commits $100,000 to Funeral Service Foundation Campaign
Announces matching funds program to support Covid-19 Crisis Response Fund West Des Moines, Iowa — Homesteaders Life Company, a national leader in preneed funeral funding, is joining the recently-announced fundraising effort by the Funeral Service Foundation to provide much-needed emergency [...]
NFDA and the Funeral Service Foundation Announce Lead Contributions Totaling $250,000 to Foundation’s COVID-19 Crisis Response Fund
The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) and the Funeral Service Foundation are delighted to announce their lead contributions totaling $250,000 to the Foundation’s newly-announced COVID-19 Crisis Response Fund, which will help funeral service professionals and organizations working throughout the [...]
Funeral Service Foundation Launches COVID-19 Crisis Response Fund
The Funeral Service Foundation today announces the launch of its COVID-19 Crisis Response Fund, which will help funeral service professionals and organizations working throughout the country who are disproportionately impacted by the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Gifts at every [...]
Funeral Service Foundation Raises a Record $1.25 Million in Donations in 2019
Major gifts and pledges from Assurant Global Preneed, Memorial Classic, Service Corporation International, the Richard Tetrick Family Foundation, Barbara Mack, Ernie Hagel, Legacy.com, The Illinois Fund, Messenger, and the Foundation’s recycling initiative accounted for the increase in contributions. Brookfield, [...]