Dues Schedule

Dues are calculated by a base fee, plus the number of death certificates filed for all locations of the firm during the previous calendar year. The price per death certificate is categorized in tiers below. Death certificate amounts go through each applicable tier at that rate.

EXAMPLE: 650 death certificates:

• Base Fee (one base fee per company, not per branch location) = $220 
• 500 death certificates at Tier 1 (x $3.50) = $1,750
• 150 death certificates at Tier 2 (x $1.75) = $262.50
• Total Due = $2,232.50

Upon approval of your membership application you will receive an invoice to pay your dues based on a prorated amount depending on the time of year your application is approved.

Annually, OFDA members are mailed dues invoices in November. Deadline for remittance is February 28th.

Eligibility

A funeral home that is duly licensed under the laws of the state of Ohio may apply for membership in OFDA as a Firm Member. An applicant must receive an affirmative vote from the OFDA Executive Director and Secretary/Treasurer in order to be admitted into membership.

OFDA Bylaws - Article III

A. Firm Members

Funeral homes duly licensed under the laws of the State of Ohio that pay dues in accordance with the dues schedule approved by the Board of Directors are eligible to submit a written application to the Association for membership as a Firm Member. Each Firm Member shall be entitled to one vote, which vote shall be cast by a duly authorized officer or other duly authorized representative of the Firm Member.

All funeral directors and embalmers who are duly licensed under the laws of the State of Ohio and who own or are employed by a Firm Member shall be known as Licensed Members and shall be entitled to receive those benefits which the Association makes available to such Licensed Members. In order to be regarded as employed by a Firm Member, the Licensed Member's license must be displayed with the Firm Member as required by Section 4717-7-02(I) of the Ohio Administrative Code.  Licensed Members may serve as Directors, officers or members of any committee of the Association unless otherwise provided in these Bylaws.

Employees who are not licensed funeral directors or embalmers or dual licensees by the Ohio Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors and are employed by a Firm Member shall be known as Non‐Licensed Members and shall be entitled to receive those benefits which the Association makes available to Non‐Licensed Members. Non‐Licensed Members may not serve as Directors, officers or voting members of any committee of the Association unless otherwise provided in these Bylaws.

B. Branch Members

Funeral homes duly licensed under laws of the State of Ohio that are under common ownership with the Firm Members recognized as members under Paragraph A of this Article III and that pay dues in accordance with the dues schedule approved by the Board of Directors are to submit a written application for membership as Branch Members. Branch Members recognized under this membership class shall not be entitled to vote.

All funeral directors and embalmers who are duly licensed under the laws of the State of Ohio and who own or are employed by a Branch Member shall be known as Licensed Members and shall be entitled to receive those benefits which the Association makes available to such Licensed Members. In order to be regarded as employed by a Branch Member, the Licensed Member's license must be displayed with the Branch Member in accordance with Section 4717-1-2(I) of the Ohio Administrative Code. Licensed Members may serve as Directors, officers or members of any committee of the Association unless otherwise provided in these Bylaws.

Employees who are not licensed funeral directors or embalmers or dual licensees by the Ohio Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors and are employed by a Branch Member shall be known as Non‐Licensed Members and shall be entitled to receive those benefits which the Association makes available to Non‐Licensed Members. Non‐Licensed Members may not serve as Directors, officers or voting members of any committee of the Association unless otherwise provided in these Bylaws.

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Dues Schedule

• Allied dues: $225 annually
  

Upon approval of your membership application you will receive an invoice to pay your dues based on a prorated amount depending on the time of year your application is approved.

Annually, OFDA members are mailed dues invoices in November. Deadline for remittance is February 28th.

Eligibility

Companies/organizations are not eligible for Allied Membership.

OFDA Bylaws - Article III

The following individuals shall be eligible for Allied Membership in the Association:

1. Employees and representatives of preneed insurance companies, livery companies or other suppliers to Firm Members;

2. Employees and representatives of licensed crematories in the State of Ohio;

3. Educators in the mortuary or death care fields; and

4. Individuals providing grief counseling and bereavement support services or who are active in those fields.   

The primary criteria for Allied Membership is evidence that the applicant supports members of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association. An eligible applicant who pays dues in accordance with the dues schedule approved by the Board of Directors may submit a written application to the Association for membership as an Allied Member. Following OFDA staff processing, the application will be reviewed by the OFDA Executive Director and Secretary/Treasurer. 

Allied Members under this Paragraph D do not possess the right to vote nor serve as a director or officer of the Association. Allied Members shall be entitled to receive those benefits which the Board of Directors makes available to Allied Members and shall pay dues in accordance with the dues schedule approved from time-to-time by the Board of Directors.

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