Funeral Service Foundation

Your colleagues and fellow funeral service professionals have already joined the Founding class of IMPACT 1000. This isn’t just giving; it’s helping define the future from day one. Founders vote on grants, fund scholarships, and gather at exclusive donor events. $1,000/yr × 5 years secures Founding recognition and connection with 100+ peers. Help us reach our “Final 25 of ’25” milestone by Dec 31.

The funeral service professionals who are shaping our profession's future didn't wait - they acted. Over 100 have claimed Founding Member status in IMPACT 1000's inaugural year. Just 25 spots remain before Dec 31. $1,000/year × 5 years. Will you join the movement or watch from the sidelines?

Giving Tuesday is December 2nd, but you don’t have to wait to make your impact. This year, we’re fueling the future of funeral service through three powerful pillars: • SCHOLARSHIPS that empower the next generation of compassionate professionals • FREE RESOURCES that support funeral professionals and the families they serve • YOUR SUPPORT that makes it all possible Here’s what makes your Giving Tuesday gift so powerful: You choose where it goes. Direct your donation to scholarships, crisis response, or where it’s needed most. Or take it a step further and join Impact 1000, our community of committed donors investing in the long-term strength of our profession. Every funeral service professional knows the power of showing up when it matters. This Giving Tuesday, show up for the people who show up for families every single day. Give early. Give intentionally. Give where it matters most.

Fall Academic Scholarship applications close November 1 at 11:59 p.m. CT. Don't miss your chance at one of 25+ scholarships ranging from $2,500 to $5,000 for students enrolled in ABFSE- or Canadian-accredited funeral service programs. Thanks to our generous donors, the Funeral Service Foundation is proud to invest in the next generation of funeral service professionals. Is that you? Apply now at https://lnkd.in/epXzvGFH #FuneralService #Scholarship #MortuaryScience #FuneralServiceFoundation #ApplyNow

Jay Dietz of Vertin Company wants to change the lives of the next generation, and make sure they face no barriers to becoming funeral service professionals. When colleagues tell him they're on the fence about IMPACT 1000, his first move is to ask why. Usually the answer is that they don't know what it is, or how easy it is to join. Payment options are varied enough that a membership can cost less per month than a morning coffee habit. It's about having skin in the game, and being part of something much bigger than any one funeral home.

Douglas Gober, Partner at Foresight, has spent 47 years in funeral service without ever being a funeral director. In that time he has traveled the entire United States and 14 foreign countries promoting this profession, and he will tell you he has friends nationally and internationally because of it. He has been able to thank a few of the people who shaped him. What he could never do was thank an entire business. IMPACT 1000 is how he does it — a group he says accepted him as an outsider who grew to appreciate what this work is really about. When the Foundation's Funding Development Committee, of which he was a member, decided IMPACT 1000 was ready to launch, he was one of the first to commit. His invitation is a simple one: if funeral service has been as good to you as it has been to him, consider investing in its future. Join Doug and the growing IMPACT 1000 circle.