Funeral Consumers Alliance is a nonprofit federation of organizations ("''memorial societies''" or "''funeral planning societies''"), founded in 1963.
Funeral Consumers Alliance operates in the
United States
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and
Canada
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.
Mission
The alliance's stated goal is that it is "''dedicated to protecting a consumer's right to choose a meaningful, dignified, affordable
funeral
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.''"
Based in
South Burlington, Vermont, its oldest (and founding) member is the
Seattle
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-based ''People's Memorial Association'', founded on January 12, 1939.
References
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External links
Official WebsitePMA
People's Memorial Organization
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Eastern Massachusetts records, 1907-2010
Consumer organizations in the United States
Non-profit organizations based in Vermont
Funeral-related industry