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Welcome! We’re thrilled you’re joining us as a member of the world’s leading and largest funeral service association. We look forward to providing you with the tools, resources and support you need … for you, for your business, and for the profession. And, with nearly 20,000 funeral director members, your network just increased exponentially! We can’t wait for you to experience everything NFDA membership has to offer.

Complete the form below and we’ll get you connected to the right membership option for you, whether you’re a licensed funeral director, a student or somewhere in between.

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Welcome! It's an honor to serve you. Please complete the form below to start the NFDA membership application process. We'll be in touch once we receive your application.

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I am a (an) *Student Currently Enrolled in an accredited Funeral Service ProgramCurrent ApprenticeLicensed Funeral Director/EmbalmerInternational Funeral Service ProfessionalRetired Funeral Director

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Membership Dues and Structure

NFDA uses a funeral home-focused membership structure. All dues are paid by the firm, any legal entity that owns one or more funeral home facilities within a state. Licensed funeral directors and embalmers who own or are employed by a dues-paying firm automatically become NFDA members. Firm dues are based on annual caseload: the total number of death certificates filed, minus those filed as an agent on behalf of another funeral home.

If you’re in the following states, please contact your state association to join: Kansas, North Dakota, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia or Wyoming.

FULL STATE ASSOCIATION LISTING

Caseload: 0–75 | Dues: $538 + $1.50/Death Cert
Caseload: 76–150 | Dues: $619 + $1.50/Death Cert
Caseload: 151–350 | Dues: $961 + $1.50/Death Cert
Caseload: 351–500 | Dues: $1,157 + $1.50/Death Cert
Caseload: 501–1,000 | Dues: $1,740 + $1.50/Death Cert
Caseload: 1,001+ | Dues: $2,170 + $1.50/Death Cert
Example: Dues for 700 cases per year are $1,740 + (700 × $1.50) = $2,790

Code of Professional Conduct Membership means holding yourself to a standard.

NFDA’s enforceable Code of Professional Conduct has been in effect since January 1, 2004. It covers the obligations of funeral professionals in five areas: to families, to the decedent, to the public, to government and to NFDA. A Professional Conduct Committee investigates and resolves complaints in a fair and consistent manner. Members and consumers with questions can contact NFDA at 262-789-1880.

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Even if our funeral home wasn’t a member of the NFDA, I would be, because of the resources, the help, the education and the impact that NFDA is trying to do all throughout the world in deathcare.

John Hill, Funeral Director/Embalmer, James Funeral Home and Northlake Memorial Gardens, Huntersville, NC

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