The Selected Educational Trust relies completely on funding from its supporters to achieve its stated goals. For their generous donations and support in 2011, the Educational Trust thanks the following companies, families and individuals:

Named Trust

The highest level of gifting to the Educational Trust, this donation amount will be utilized to help underwrite targeted or general efforts of the Selected Trust as designated by the benefactor.

 

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Named Grant

Named Grants are given to aid specific educational activities, research grants, scholarships or organized events.

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Pyramid Builder

The Pyramid Builder is a name of historic significance to Selected Independent Funeral Homes and signifies a commitment to the stability and strength of the organization.

 

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Patrons

Patrons are companies, families or individuals giving for various reasons at various levels.

Platinum Contributors

Porter Loring

Gold Contributors

Callahan-Edfast Mortuary, Grand Junction, CO
Federated Funeral Directors of America, Springfield, IL
National Guardian Life Insurance Company, Madison, WI
Nomis Publications, Youngstown, OH
Selected Independent Funeral Homes' Past Officers' Spouses

Silver Contributors

ABM Funding, Martinsville, VA
Bass-Mollett Publishers Inc., Greenville, IL
Bibber Memorial Chapel, Kennebunk, ME
Downing & Lahey Mortuaries, Wichita, KS
Foster Funeral Home, Inc., Hannibal, NY
Horan & McConaty, Aurora, CO
J.F. Floyd Mortuary, Spartanburg, SC
Nixon Consulting, Inc., Chatham, IL
Messinger Mortuaries, Scottsdale, AZ
Speaks Family Legacy Chapels, Inc., Independence, MO
Porter Loring Mortuary, San Antonio, TX
Ralph Robinson & Son, Inc., Pine Bluff, AR
Ryan Mortuary, Salina, KS

Sustaining Contributors

American Ad Management, Temecula, CA
Andrews Mortuary, Wilmington, NC
Bass-Smith Funeral Home, High Point, NC
Bisbee-Porcella Funeral Home, Saugus, MA
Brashears Funeral Home, Huntsville, AR
Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home, Middletown, OH
Custom Air Trays, High Point, NC
Dolan Funeral Homes, Boston, MA
Etzweiler Family Funeral Service, York, PA
Foster Funeral Home, Inc., Fulton, NY
Goodwine Funeral Homes, Inc., Palestine, IL
Hackman Family Funeral Homes, Sturgis, MI
International Mortuary Shipping, LLC, Union, SC
Kenneth A. Pollard Funeral Home, Inc., Methuen, MA
Madison Wealth Management, Cincinnatti, OH; Washington, D.C.
McFarland & Son Funeral Service, Warren, OH
McSwain-Evans Funeral Home, Newberry, SC
Novak-Ramm-Ziegler Funeral Home, Sheboygan, WI
Robert W. Waid Funeral Home, Inc., Meadville, PA
Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, Waco, TX

Planned Giving and Memorial Gifts

These donors have chosen to create annual giving programs spanning at least five years, or have given a memorial gift to honor a loved one or colleague.

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Living Trust or Endowments

Living Trust or Endowment givers are companies, families or individuals who have established permanent funding to ensure continuity and support of the goals and mission of the Trust.