Membership Benefits and Prices

The People's Memorial Association is a non-sectarian, nonprofit organization that has enrolled over 175,000 members in Western and Central Washington. Members receive planning documents called Putting My House in Order, Dear Family Letter and Disposition Authorization to designate their end-of-life wishes regarding cremation, burial and related matters. At death, members are entitled to mortuary arrangements at member prices, provided by funeral homes contracting with People's Memorial Association. Discounts are also available at our contracted cemetery and monument company. To keep abreast of changes in the industry or the PMA mortuary contract, members receive an annual newsletter and an invitation to the annual membership meeting, held each April in Seattle. Members traveling outside of western or central Washington are entitled to reciprocal membership benefits through other affiliates of the Funeral Consumers Alliance.

Lifetime membership is $25.00 per person. PMA income is used to cover administrative costs and to provide educational information and services for current and prospective members and the public. A volunteer Board of Directors, elected by the membership at the annual meeting, governs the organization in accordance with PMA bylaws. Membership is required prior to death in order to take advantage of member benefits.

• What members receive
• How to join
• Mortuary plans and prices
• What families have said about People's Memorial Association
• When Death Occurs

What Members Receive

• Part ownership in the People's Memorial Funeral Cooperative
• The right to make simple, dignified and economical final arrangements with no sales pressure whatsoever
• Special PMA member-only prices at your choice of funeral homes, a cemetery and monument company
• The option to updgrade the basic casket, urn or services at discounted prices, purely at your own initiative
• Membership card and reciprocal membership benefits at all affiliates of the Funeral Consumers Alliance across the country
• Opportunity to pre-authorize your arrangements through executiion of the Disposition Authorization form and our planning form called Putting My House in Order
• A copy of the Dear Family Letter which provides survivors with an inventory of your property and assets 
• Minor children and grandchildren of PMA members receive funeral services at PMA member rates.
• Advocacy on your behalf for consumer-friendly funeral laws both on the state and federal levels
• Information and resources regarding your right to a wide variety of cremation and burial options
• An annual newsletter, invitation to annual meeting and the right to elect members of the PMA Board as well as the Board of the People's Memorial Funeral Cooperative
• The satisfaction of knowing you are part of a consumer movement which has been helping families with challenging life transitions for over 68 years.