The ICCFA provides a variety of scholarships that waives the cost of registration to attend ICCFA events through the ICCFA Educational Foundation. Scholarships are available for the ICCFA DEAD Talks sales conference, ICCFA University, and the fall ICCFA Leadership Summit.
ICCFA Educational Foundation is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charity that supports the association’s educational programs.
ICCFA University
Scholarships
ICCFA University 2025 will be held July 18-23 at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Scholarship applications are open now through Friday, May 9.
PLPA Pet Loss & Integration Short Course
Scholarships
The 2025 PLPA Pet Loss & Integration Short Course will be held July 18-20 at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Scholarship applications are open now through Friday, May 9.
ICCFA Leadership Summit
Scholarships
The 2025 ICCFA Leadership Summit will be held October 21-23 in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Information regarding scholarships will be available in Summer 2025.
DEAD Talks Sales Conference
Scholarships
Details for DEAD Talks 2026 will be available soon.
Information regarding scholarships will be available in Winter 2025.
The Foundation’s Impact
Thanks to the generosity of the ICCFA Educational Foundation and its donors, 108 ICCFA University students were able to attend this incredible educational event without the cost of registration. Check out what these five recipients had to say about their experience at ICCFAU 2023!
Educational Foundation Board
Trustees
Bob Boetticher, Sr.
Service Corporation International
Allen Dave, CFuE
Allen Dave Funeral Directors & Cremation Tribute Center
Corey Gaffney
Gaffney Group
Kevin Gaffney
Funeral Directors Life
Jeff Kidwiler, CCE, CSE
Blackstone Cemetery Development
Jack E. Lechner, Jr., CFSP
Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science
Poul Lemasters, Esq.
ICCFA Legal Counsel
Gwen Mooney, CCFE
Cave Hill Cemetery
Delana Pratt, CSE
Carin Partners
Jim Price, CCFE, CCrE
Johnson Consulting Group
Chris Trainor
Batesville
Thank you to the following Foundation donors!
Argent Trust
$50,000
Answering Service for Directors
$100,000
Batesville
$150,000
Carriage
$100,000
Coldspring
$100,000
Crescent Memorial
$50,000
Eagle's Wings Air / Inman Shipping Worldwide
$50,000
Gaffney Group
$100,000
Homesteaders Life Company
$75,000
Leaf Cremation
$50,000
Live Oak
$100,000
Matthews Memorialization
$200,000
The Memorial Classic
$575,000
Michigan Memorial FH/Memorial Park
$50,000
NorthStar Memorial Group
$50,000
Park Lawn Corp.
$100,000
Regions Bank
$150,000
SCI/Dignity Memorial Fund
$800,000
Trigard
$50,000
$50,000 & Above
- Argent Trust
- ASD – Answering Service for Directors
- Batesville Casket Company Inc.
- Carriage Services
- Coldspring
- Crescent Memorial
- Eagle’s Wings Air / Inman Shipping Worldwide
- Gaffney Group
- Homesteaders Life Company
- Live Oak Bank
- Matthews International Corp
- Memorial Classic, Inc.
- Michigan Memorial
- NorthStar Memorial Group
- Park Lawn Corporation
- Regions Bank
- Robert Gordon Jr.
- SCI/Dignity Memorial Fund
- Trigard
$49,999 & Below
- Bass-Mollett Publishers
- Robert & Jaroslava Boetticher
- Chase Parkway Memorial
- ClearPoint Federal Bank & Trust
- Danbury Memorial FH & Cremation Services
- Davey Tree Expert Co./Davey Resource Group
- Forest Lawn Memorial Parks & Mortuaries
- Ray & Vivian Frew
- Global Atlantic Financial Co
- Green Hills Memorial Park
- Hillside Memorial Park & Mortuary
- Hollingsworth & Brown, LLC
- Huehns FH & Cremation Services
- Nomis Publications Inc.
- Reichmuth Funeral Home
- Adam J. Sheer
- Sheri Richardson Stahl
- The Flowers Charitable Foundation
- The Tribute Companies
- The Wilbert Group