What is the difference between Peoples Memorial Association and Peoples Memorial Funeral Cooperative?
People’s Memorial Association (PMA) is a 501(c)(4) non-profit membership organization which was founded in 1939 to provide consumer education and advocacy. PMA also contracts with funeral homes to provide low-cost cremation and burial to its members. People’s Memorial Funeral Cooperative (PMFC) was created in June 2007 and is licensed as a funeral home. PMFC is incorporated as a cooperative and is owned by the members of PMA. The funeral cooperative is also contracted to provide the same types of funeral services at the same prices as the other funeral homes contracted with People’s Memorial Association.
