Membership Dues and Eligibility
With NFDA’s funeral home-focused membership structure, starting or renewing your membership is easy.
- All dues are paid by the firm, meaning any legal entity (e.g. corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, etc.) that owns one or more funeral home facilities within a state.
- Any licensed funeral director or embalmer who owns or is employed by a dues-paying firm automatically becomes a member of NFDA
- If you are in a state where funeral homes can be a member of either or both state and national associations, your firm will pay directly to NFDA. If you are in a state where funeral homes maintain memberships in both state and national associations, you will continue to pay dues through the state association. To find out if your state maintains memberships in both state and national associations, CLICK HERE.
For a list of all state associations, CLICK HERE. - Firm dues are based on the number of families served by the firm within a state, defined as the total number of death certificates filed minus those filed when acting as an agent on behalf of another funeral home for a calendar year.
2012 Dues Schedule
| Caseload | Dues |
| 0-75 | $360 + .75/Death Cert |
| 76-150 | $416 + .75/Death Cert |
| 151-350 | $565 + .75/Death Cert |
| 351-500 | $680 + .75/Death Cert |
| 501-1000 | $1,003 + .75/Death Cert |
| 1001 + | $1,250 + .75/Death Cert |
(Example: Dues for 700 cases per year are $1,003 + (700x$.75) = $1,528)
2012 Individual Dues Structure
(for licensees not affiliated with dues-paying firm)
| Retired licensee | $65 |
| Apprentice | $55 |
| Individual licensee | $315 |
| Mortuary science student | $35 |
| Digital mortuary science student membership | $0 |
| Lifetime Member* | $888 |
2012 Membership Applications
NFDA Members: If you have not received a renewal invoice, please call your personal member services representative at 800-228-6332 or 1-262-789-1880.
New Member Special:
For a limited time, join NFDA and your membership will be good through December 31, 2012.
- Firm Membership Application
- Individual Membership Application
- International Membership Application
For funeral professionals outside the U.S. and Canada
Lifetime member eligibility:
- retired from active employment
- reached age of 65
- individual benefit
Call a Member Services Representative at 800-228-6332 for exclusive details about this new membership category.




