NFDA Member Demographics
NFDA Facts
Who are NFDA Members?
Where are NFDA Members?
Who Partners with NFDA?
A Word from NFDA Advertisers
The Best Value for Your Marketing Dollars?
Contact Information
- The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) is the largest funeral service organization in the world, representing funeral service professionals since 1882.
- NFDA sponsors the largest annual gathering of funeral directors and related caregivers in the world at its Annual Convention & Expo.
- Founded in 1932, magazine leads all other funeral service journals with the largest total circulation and the lowest cost-per-thousand.
- With more than 80,000 user sessions per month and growing, NFDA’s Website at www.nfda.org is the world’s largest funeral service Website.
NFDA membership is comprised of more than 13,500 funeral service professionals with nearly 9,000 funeral home owners (36% of the total number of funeral homes in the country), and approximately 5,000 funeral directors, embalmers, apprentices, mortuary school students, and retired funeral directors. Out of these funeral home owners:
- More than 92% are independent, family-owned operations that do an average of 182 services a year.
- 76% have attended an NFDA conference or convention in the past 18 months.
- 39% are licensed to sell insurance.
- 99% offer preneed counseling.
- 70% offer insurance products.
- 22% offer trusts.
- 95% have been in funeral service for five years or longer, with the average funeral home remaining in the same family for more than 60 years.
- More than 37% of NFDA members who own funeral homes own between 2-4 additional funeral home locations.
- More than 8% of members who own funeral homes also own cemeteries.
- The typical funeral home has 3.2 licensed funeral directors or embalmers.
Where are NFDA Members located?
Northeast 34%
Midwest 29%
Southeast 18%
West 7%
Southwest 10%
Hawaii, Alaska, U.S. Territories and International Members 2%
The scope and variety of suppliers that are targeting NFDA members has been increasing steadily. The following is a list of some of the types of products and services advertised in , on our Website, and on the exhibit floor:
- Accounting/Bookkeeping Services
- Acquisition Companies
- Advertising and Marketing
- Aftercare Services
- Airlines
- Architecture and Interior Design
- Associations
- Burial Vaults
- Carpet Cleaners/Manufacturers
- Caskets and Equipment/Supplies
- Cleaning Supplies
- Computer Software
- Consulting Services
- Cremation Services and Equipment
- Education
- Embalming Chemicals and Instruments
- Financial and Investment Services
- Flags, Poles and Accessories
- Floral Supplies
- Funeral Sundries
- Garments and Burial Clothing
- Insurance Companies
- Internet Related Services
- Jewelry
- Laminating Equipment and Supplies
- Lighting Equipment and Supplies
- Memorialization
- Monuments
- Mortuary Schools
- Music Services
- Office Furniture and Equipment
- Preneed Services
- Protective Clothing
- Public Relations
- Refrigeration Units
- Sea Burial
- Shipping Services
- Succession Planning Services
- Telephone Answering Services
- Tents and Accessories
- Umbrellas
- Urns
- Vehicle Equipment and Accessories …and much more!
Much of NFDA’s success is due to our supportive suppliers. See what one of them has to say.
"We are a young company with an almost non-existent marketing budget. NFDA has been a godsend to us. The second year we were at NFDA, we had, at times, so many funeral directors wanting to hear about our product that I feared the booth would collapse. This past year we had an amazing amount of orders placed at the booth for introductory sets. I highly recommend the NFDA Convention to everyone…I know I’ll be there!"
— Bettye Wilson-Brokl, Eternally Yours Memorial Artwork
The Best Value for Your Marketing Dollars?
NFDA represents the largest market share of funeral service professionals in the world. Marketing your product or service through NFDA maximizes the return on your advertising dollars. It’s a fact that association members are more likely to do business with suppliers who support their association through:
For exhibits, advertising, sponsorships, mailing lists, etc., contact:
Kellie Schilling, Director of Business Development – 262-814-1546, kschilling@nfda.org
Andrew Warner, Account Executive – Sales (Advertising/Exhibits) - 262-814-1550, awerner@nfda.org
Pat Dreckmann, Administrative Assistant - 262-814-1559, pdreckmann@nfda.org
International firms, contact:
Deborah Andres, Director of International Relations – 262-814-1554, dandres@nfda.org
For more information about NFDA's Endorsed Vendor Programs, contact:
Jill TAb, Account Executive - Endorsed Programs – 262-814-1529, jtab@nfda.org
For information about keynote speakers/workshops, contact:
Sandra Jeske, Meetings Specialist – 262-814-1531, sjeske@nfda.org
Phone: 800-228-6332 or 262-789-1880
Fax: 262-789-6977
E-mail: nfda@nfda.org
Website: www.nfda.org
Mail: National Funeral Directors Association
13625 Bishop’s Drive
Brookfield, WI 53005-6607
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