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The Golden Rule 401(k) plan was designed specifically to alleviate these problems and to help you meet your retirement savings goals. With an affordable start-up cost and comparably low, annual record keeping fees, this unique plan gives you and your employees more options than ever before. The Golden Rule 401(k) plan has the added benefit of allowing you to offer benefits to your employees, giving you a leg up in the hiring and retention of employees.
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Access Financial Group Interment Trust Services
For nearly 30 years, Access Financial Group has managed the Golden Rule® Funeral Trust, providing pre-need trust accounting and investment advice. So, it is with great pleasure that we are offering OGR members the new Golden Rule® 401(k) Plan. The plan was exclusively developed to support independent funeral homes and their employees. With low start-up investment and comparably low ongoing record keeping costs, this unique plan give you and your employees more options than ever before.
Contact us to learn more about this unique benefit and how we can work together to help you and your employees plan for your future.
Member Benefit: 401k exclusive member pricing
Christopher Chigas
(312) 655-8233
www.intermenttrustservices.com
www.afinancial.com/OGR
Affiliated Power Purchasers International (APPI)
APPI Energy provides data-driven energy procurement solutions that reduce and manage electricity and natural gas supply costs for members on an ongoing basis. Every day, our team identifies the wide range of energy supplier prices across the U.S. and utilizes that data to provide the lowest prices available among our suite of vetted, competing suppliers.
Going green? Our suppliers offer renewable energy from solar and wind to hydro systems and biomass facilities.
In addition to competitive energy procurement, we provide efficiencies consulting including demand response, energy reporting systems and facility audits to provide our members with a comprehensive way to reduce energy expenses and demand while creating budget certainty.
Our work over the past 24 years has earned us the endorsement of 160 affinity groups, trade associations and chambers of commerce.
Member Benefit: Members-only program offering recommendations on when to buy energy and which contract length is best
Margo Madden
(667) 330-1239
www.appienergy.com
American Cemetery Supplies
ACS is a distributor of funeral home, cremation and cemetery supplies, and one of the largest manufacturers in the industry of Hill & Lawn Tents, grass, grave boards, roller bars, stands and vault supplies. ACS leads in the development of affordable cremation setups. Distribution of casket-lowering devices, Roberts & Downey Chapel Furniture, Ferno cots/Church trucks, lifts and sundries.
Member Benefit: 20% discount on Ferno and 14% discount on Roberts & Downey products. Both discounts only available when ordering through OGR.
American Pre-Arrangement Services. Inc. (APASI)
The Guaranteed Travel Assurance Plan (GTAP) by APASI offers enhanced benefits for the funeral home and client families in the event a death occurs just 75 miles from the family’s legal residence, from anywhere around the world. GTAP is not insurance, and no licensing is required to sell the membership.
Enrollment is simple and can be completed online or with a paper contract. The suggested one-time payment is $450, and APASI pays all costs associated with the return of the deceased, including air transportation. The program can be sold to anyone; pre-arrangements are not required.
Andrew J. Pavela
VP of Sales & Marketing
[email protected]
480.712.0637
ASD - Answering Service for Directors
ASD – Answering Service for Directors has created a new class of answering service for funeral professionals by raising the bar with unparalleled levels of advanced training and technology. Family Owned and Operated, ASD has been helping funeral homes manage their calls and their lives since 1972. The company's custom-built communication systems and sophisticated mobile tools were designed solely to meet the needs of funeral homes. By offering funeral directors unmatched protection for their calls, ASD has redefined the role of an answering service for funeral homes.
Member Benefit: Exclusive six-week free trial with all setup fees waived. Call 800-868-9950 or visit www.myASD.com for more information.
Kevin Czachor
(800) 868-9950
www.myasd.com
Bass-Mollett
Bass-Mollett has been supplying the funeral industry for almost 70 years with customized solutions to funeral directors using
custom stationery and supplies so that each family they serve may memorialize their loved one with dignity. With four generations of family ownership, Bass-Mollett will continue to proudly serve the funeral industry for decades to come.
Member Benefit: 10% discount on custom stationery and advertising specialties. Contact Bass-Mollett for login information to access member benefits.
John Flowers
(618) 664-3141
www.bass-mollett.com
Beyond the Urn
Beyond The Urn is a leading provider of artisan memorial home decor and jewelry. We work with a network of over 40 artists to bring beautiful memorials to families who lost loved ones.
Member Benefit: 5% off wholesale prices
David Blake
512-886-2029
www.beyondtheurn.com
C & J Financial
Are you tired of the hassle, headache and cash flow delay in processing insurance death claims? Are you still waiting weeks or months for payment on your assignment cases? Why Wait? The endorsed OGR FAST FUNDING program is designed to pay you within 24 hours of verification on your insurance assignment cases.
Member Benefit: Funding discount of only 3.9% plus a quarterly rebate based on volume
Rob Brice, Director of Strategic Partnerships
(800) 785-0003 or direct 417.425.7993
www.CJF.com/OGR
Church and Chapel Metal Arts Inc.
Family-owned and -operated since 1933, Church & Chapel offers a full line of furniture, supplies and equipment necessary for the delivery of funeral services. Personal attention is paramount at Church & Chapel, where the utmost attention is given to quality and detail. Many items are made-to-order and available in custom sizes, finishes and configurations. Prompt shipment from large inventory of cremation and funeral supplies.
Member Benefit: 20% discount on Ferno products, 5% discount on Mortech products and 10% discount on all others
Cremation Consulting
“The funeral home of the future may not be a funeral home at all.” This isn’t just Cremation Consulting’s slogan, it is at the core of our strategic beliefs. Founded to bring a strategic, curriculum-based consulting platform to funeral homes that desire market-share growth from the cremation segment in the communities they serve.
Jim Rudolph and Andrew Loos, owners and operators of their own funeral and cremation business, have over two decades of consulting experience and have led the launch and relaunch of dozens of firms now focused on the emerging cremation market. Change is the only constant in life.
Member Benefit: Free initial one-hour consult and 10% off any contracted consulting services
Andrew Loos
816.353.1700
Davis Whitehall®
The Davis Whitehall Co., located in Colorado Springs, Co. has been hand crafting custom hardwood urns made in America since 1991. We are known for our customization and personalization abilities. We recently introduced our new Textured Printing process, “Creating Memories You Can Feel®”. This process features an innovative UV cured printing process that delivers a lifelike image with a raised printed surface, allowing families to touch and feel the image on their cherished memorial. The warmth of the wood accentuates the raised texture of the photo, creating a truly one-of-a-kind final resting place.
Member Benefit: 15% discount. Contact OGR Products & Services.
800-818-8414
www.davis-whitehall.com
Dodge
A family owned and operated business since 1893, The Dodge Company is the world’s largest manufacturer and distributor of preparation room supplies. We carry a complete line of stationery, urns, urn vaults, and are a source for memorial products through our partners Glass Remembrance, Capture Bead Keepsakes and Dodge Portraits.
Consolidated Funeral Services (CFS), Dodge’s technology partner, provides revenue-generating websites, development services and hosting, all while paying dividends to our 3500 website customers.
Dodge is proud to have been partnered with Insight Books and Doug Manning for over 25 years, supplying grief recovery materials and The Continuing Care Series
(800) 443-6343
Webstore: https://shop.dodgeco.com
Website: www.dodgeco.com
Domanicare
Domanicare is a leader in aftercare solutions for funeral homes. Through the power of text messaging, we follow up with families and provide aftercare nurturing and free grief support materials. Our text messages see a 98% open rate and a 51% response rate. Our award-winning platform is also the first funeral home-specific platform for generating Google reviews and online reputation management. This online visibility has helped funeral homes across the country develop and leverage sales opportunities and significantly improve their families' experiences that result in recommendations and long-term customer loyalty.
To find out more and to take advantage of special pricing for OGR members, text "OGR" to 801-893-5733.
Embalmers' Supply Company (ESCO) 
In business since 1986, The Embalmers' Supply Company (ESCO) has a long history of innovation and technology within the embalming industry and first in many chemicals that are in the market place. San Veino's, Hexaphene's and Porti-Boy machines.
Member Discount: Up to 25% discount on fluids; discounts on Port-Boy machines; 50% paid shipping when purchasing five or more cases. Contact OGR Products & Services.
Everdays
Everdays is a mobile app that transforms the way you deliver the value of your services for the next generation of consumers. From preneed to at-need, Everdays helps you modernize every funeral service you offer.
Your funeral home can give every family a beautiful, virtual celebration experience by gathering all of the relatives and friends online — and it is the perfect complement to your home’s traditional services. Family and friends share their love and support, and through Everdays they get to know both your home and the value of your services firsthand. And then, while immersed in the emotions of the passing, they see that they can purchase a similar experience for themselves from your home — buying a funeral package in our app in minutes.
Member Benefits: OGR members will receive one year of complimentary access to our exclusive partner program. Includes: unlimited usage of Everdays Virtual Celebration Service for your families, no cost to start selling advance funeral packages in the app, priority ranking on Everdays’ Provider Network, and a dedicated team to ensure your preneed success.
(248) 480-2450
[email protected]
https://clients.everdays.com/for-homes/
Federated Fiducial (FFDA)
Since 1925, Federated Fiducial has provided business services to those specializing in the funeral business. Our team of experts specializes in Bookkeeping & Tax Services, Valuation & Transition Services, Business Consulting, Payroll Services, Retirement Plan Administration and Collection Services. Federated’s team of Field Consultants provide nationwide, on-site support and consulting to assist in addressing the specific needs of funeral businesses. These experts coupled with Federated’s professional staff provide an unparalleled level of service.
Curt Dailey, Director - Business Relations
(217) 525-1712
(800) 877-3332
Federated Insurance Company
Federated Insurance provides business insurance protection to funeral service providers across the US. A+ (Superior) rated by AM Best, Federated offers specialized insurance and risk management specifically designed to protect your business. At Federated Insurance, it’s our business to protect yours.
Member Benefit: Specialized insurance services created for the funeral service industry
Nathan Oland
(800) 533-0472 ext. 4555175
www.federatedinsurance.com
The Foresight Companies LLC
At the Foresight Companies, we are passionate about the funeral and cemetery profession. Our business and financial consulting firm has a singular focus: our client’s success. Our mission is to provide solution-based services that guide our clients through the process of strategic change. Our role as a trusted adviser includes accounting, financing, valuations, merger/acquisitions and human resource and compliance business services. We understand the business of doing business. This mission is expressed in our corporate motto: Consulting with Insight. That’s Foresight.
Member Benefit: 7% discount on initial retainer of professional services
Daniel M. Isard
(800) 426-0165
theforesightcompanies.com
Full-Circle Aftercare
We are a concierge service the represents your funeral home and helps families navigate through the complexities of closing an estate after a loved one passes away. Over the phone we help families with everything from Social Security benefits to VA Benefits and life insurance policies, all the way down through cell phones, credit cards, utilities and even newspaper subscriptions. We set up protection services for the deceased and their surviving family members. Also, we gather detailed feedback from the families, along with generating more online reviews and testimonials for the funeral home to use in your own marketing. Lastly, we introduce preneed and provide the interest and leads back to you every month for you to follow up with those families.
Member Benefit: We waive the $299 startup fee and offer a 2-3 family trial at no charge
Matt Van Drimmelen
(801) 915-2257
full-circlecare.com
Funeral Home Gifts
Funeral Home Gifts is the premier provider of woven and printed Tribute Blankets, custom cap panels, photo urns and personalization products to death care providers throughout North America. Made in the USA with 100% American content and delivered next day, our products comfort families, generate revenue through re-orders and provide vision to transition families from direct cremation to personalized memorial services. To learn more and for a free sample to try at your next service, contact Wes Wolfe today at 800-233-0439 ext. 226, [email protected].
Member Benefit: Product discount for OGR members
Wes Wolfe
(800) 233-0439 ext. 226
www.funeralhomegifts.com
Heritage Memorial Funding– “Because You Care”
At Heritage Memorial Funding, there are no hidden fees and no flashy and misleading “introductory” rates, just a one-time 4% flat funding fee for individual or group policies. Our program offers fast payment to the funeral home (within 24 hours of verification), with no out-of-pocket expense to the family and no cost to the funeral home. Heritage offers funding solutions to meet your individual needs and will gladly handle those “unusual” situations other funding companies are quick to reject.
Member Benefit: 4% flat funding fee ($80 minimum) for individual or group policies. OGR Loyalty Accrual Program rebates 10% of Heritage Memorial Funding's collected assignment fee back to the funeral home on a quarterly basis.
Taylor Main
(662) 718-3550
(877) 463-8630 (toll free)
www.heritagememorialfunding.com
Customer Service
Johnson Consulting Group
With increased concern in profitability due to consumer choices, cremation and succession planning, you need a trusted consultant to navigate through to success. Johnson Consulting Group is a funeral home and cemetery consulting firm specializing in mergers and acquisitions, business valuations, bank lending, accounting services, business performance analysis, business performance improvement, customer survey/sales analysis program and incentive compensation programs.
Member Benefit: your choice of a high-level demographic analysis or revenue forecasting analysis, free of charge
Jake Johnson
(888) 250-7747
www.JohnsonConsulting.com
Kiss Compliance, Compliance Plus
In 1992, Gary Finch developed the first OSHA & Safety program specifically for the funeral industry.
Since 1997, we have served as Safety Consultant of Record to the Order of the Golden Rule. We are still the one and only safety program written specifically for the funeral industry, with nearly 30 years of continuous service.
Member Benefit: 10% discount on all services plus no charge for any OGR member firm that calls with OSHA-related questions
Paulette Finch
(800) 950-1101
www.kisscompliance.net
Mabrey Products
Industry leader in the design and manufacturing of hardwood cremation urns. Providing Funeral Directors and their families a high level of personalization and customization for over 30 years. Offering hand-crafted personal memorials made the old-fashioned way, one at a time. Proudly, and always, made in the USA.
Member Benefit: 5% discount on urns, plus 3% discount for 15-day pay, net/45 day; two or more full size urns no charge to ship UPS to lower 48 states.
Douglas M. Tobey
(800) 942-3799
www.mabreyproducts.com
Matthews Aurora™ Funeral Solutions
Matthews Aurora™ Funeral Solutions is a premier, full-service industry partner, offering an extensive variety of burial, cremation and memorial products, along with innovative training, technology and marketing solutions that help you serve families in new ways. Matthews Aurora is committed to helping our customers grow their businesses. Ask your Matthews Aurora™ Funeral Service consultant how our suite of solutions can help benefit OGR member funeral homes and help your families move from grieving to remembrance.
Matthews Aurora™ Funeral Solutions
Chris DiMascio | [email protected]
https://matthewsaurora.com
McNeill Grave Marker Company
Quality McNeill grave markers are available in a wide variety of styles.
Contact OGR, [email protected] for pricing and more information.
Messenger
Proudly serving since 1913, Messenger started in the religious calendar business and is now a leading provider of funeral stationery, everyday service items and insurance funding. Messenger prides itself on being innovative and best in class on all fronts: products, service, operations, technology and financially. Customer focused as well as consumer focused; Messenger utilizes a variety of research and retail trends to ensure funeral professionals have relevant products to help them stay viable in an ever-changing marketplace. Providing a quality product line, quick turn times, technology solutions, an extensive line-up of licensed artists and an experienced service and sales team.
Member Benefits:
- 50% off first Signature Order
- 10% off all Signature Orders
- Free Personalization Software, Training and Support
Heather Garman, VP Sales and Marketing
(800) 827-5151 x263
www.messengerstationery.com
Monarch Resources
Monarch Resources is a premier full-service nationwide funeral home, mortuary and crematory supply and equipment distributor. With more than 2,500 products related to the funeral industry under one roof, we ship in-stock orders within 24 hours. Additionally, we sell promotional products and provide graphic design assistance.
Member Benefit: 15% discount on sundries and 20% discount on Ferno and Junkin products. C0ntact OGR Products and Services at (800) 637-8030.
Matt Burson or Tim Houston
(817) 265-4535
https://www.monarchresources.com/
Office Depot OfficeMax
Office Depot is a leading provider of business services, products and technology solutions to small, medium and enterprise businesses, through a fully integrated B2B distribution platform of approximately 1,300 stores, online presence, and dedicated sales professionals and technicians.
Member Benefit: Get special pricing on office supplies, print and copy services in-store or online through the Business Savings Program by using the exclusive Order of the Golden Rule purchasing card. Discounts range from 5% - 55% off of retail prices.
Register here to start shopping and saving.
OpusXenta
OpusXenta is a global technology company serving the death care profession and its suppliers, with offices in Australia, New Zealand, Europe and North America. Our cloud-based solutions enable companies in the death care profession to better manage their operations, adapt to a changing market environment and to build out their digital presence.
Our product portfolio is led by two innovative technology solutions for the death care profession: byondpro for operational excellence and byondcloud, the premier online marketplace for the death care profession.
Member Benefit: OGR members receive 10% subscription discount for the first 12 months.
Tony Lorge, CEO
(833) 236 - 2736
https://opusxenta.com/
Passages International 
Passages’ mission is the same as it was 21 years ago: helping funeral homes meet the changing needs of families by offering non-traditional and greener products. Passages offers the largest variety of eco-friendly urns, scatter tubes and caskets. The company continues to innovate and introduce new products that help funeral homes align with modern family preferences. Passages’ new Bamboo Cremation Container and Four-Point Bamboo Casket are not only better for families and the environment (than cardboard containers) they’re more profitable for funeral homes.
Member Benefit:
- 10% on Caskets / Cremation Containers (minimum order of 10)
- 15% on everything else
Chris Ortiz
(505)273-5149
Marketing Coordinator
www.passagesinternational.com
www.petloss.passagesinternational.com
Regal Line® Funeral Stationery & Accessory Products
Regal Line Funeral Stationery Products and Accessories will assist you in building loyalty toward your business. Regal Line stationery products are one of the few items that will remain in the hands of family and friends after the funeral service is completed. It is also the family’s connection back to you when your services are needed again. 107 years of manufacturing excellence; family-owned; made in the U.S.A. Visit our new website: www.RegalLine.com
Member Benefit: 20% discount - contact OGR Products & Services
SinoSource International Company Inc.
SinoSource International has been providing superior cremation and memorialization products to the funeral and cremation industry. Our high value, low cost assortment has made us the choice of thousands of cremationists — and the families they serve. The success of SinoSource is not only displayed in our products, but through the keen attention-to-detail delivered by our industry-experienced sales team, customer service, quality control, and manufacturing personnel. Our people make us who we are. If quality and affordability matter, we invite you to experience the SinoSource difference.
Member Benefit: 10% discount on most items. Contact OGR Products & Services.
Telephone: (650) 697-6668
[email protected]
www.sinosource.biz
Skyways Media
Skyways Media is a family-owned business operating in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. We are the #1 supplier of funeral planning guides in the U.S. and Canada. We specialize in the design, printing and supply of FREE funeral planning guides and pre-need apps. Skyways Media has successfully produced planning guides for many OGR members over the past few years, who are extremely satisfied with their guides. The best thing? There is no cost to your funeral home.
- Member Benefit: Free individualized planning guides
(646) 810-5748
SpartaCraft Inc.
The flag cases and urns we provide OGR members are the finest and most requested memorials in the U.S.A. In addition to providing an American-made product to honor our country’s heroes, past and present, the permanence and heirloom quality of SpartaCraft memorials give the funeral provider a source of referrals for future needs of the families you serve.
Personalization is a key service we provide, so with one phone call or email to OGR Products & Services, you can order a custom engraved memorial that will ship the same day!
Member Benefit:
- 5% savings over wholesale prices
Starmark Cremation Products
Starmark manufactures cremation products including the original Elderlite® Corrugated Fiberboard Casket, rental casket inserts, economical cremation products in lightweight corrugated fiberboard and cloth-covered products to meet the needs and wants of cremation client families.
Arie Elder
(765) 966-7676 x217
www.starmarkcp.com
Thumbies
Thumbies® (est. 1998) is the original fingerprint keepsake provider. With products celebrating people and pets (Buddies Pet Keepsakes®) as well as our Phoenix Collection® cremation keepsakes, Thumbies remains the industry leader in quality and selection. Each keepsake is individually handcrafted in the U.S. heartland by skilled artisans working with the highest-quality available raw materials; not imported pre-made blank metal slugs. We offer a large number of exclusive designs and proprietary materials no other keepsake provider can match. Our unique ability to take personalization to the next level allows us to create 100% custom, made-to-order designs. We work with virtually any print source, and offer two sales models; use either or both, the choice is yours. Family Direct Ordering empowers families to purchase keepsakes on their own time, while still providing you with additional operating revenue. Help your families celebrate life, and the ones they love by offering genuine Thumbies keepsakes.
Stefanie O’Halleran, Partner Relations Manager
815.880.5209
thumbies.com
United Laboratories
United Laboratories has been serving funeral homes since 1964 – manufacturing and providing cleaning, disinfecting, deodorizing and drain maintenance solutions to meet the needs of funeral directors and their staff. Our employee-owned operation takes pride in offering an extensive line of high-quality products that are safer for you and the environment. Whether it is business as usual or midst a pandemic, we are here for you.
Member Discount: 30% off published pricing
Dana Killmer, Executive Vice President of Sales
(800) 323-2594, ext. 4485
(925) 963-7570 mobile
[email protected]
www.unitedlabsinc.com
Vantage Point Preneed 
Vantage Point Preneed offers solutions for all funeral homes regardless of their size. We work with multiple companies to offer the best preneed interest rates and commissions, and depending on the state, you may not need an insurance license to write some of these products. We will take the time to understand your firm’s unique needs and goals while having the flexibility to change and adapt as your firm’s needs and goals change.
Member Discount: Free audit of your current preneed program to determine if your funeral home is maximizing your investment interest rates and review your commission schedule. Minimal time commitment on the part of the funeral home staff. You provide basic information and we do the rest.
Jon Billetdeaux
(443) 880-0583
www.VantagePointPreneed.com
Vantage Products Corporation
Vantage Products is well-known and respected for its high-quality burial vaults. In fact, Vantage has so much confidence in its products, it is able to carry a 75- to 100-year warranty.
Member Discount: 13-30% off plus free litho prints and brochures of each vault. Contact OGR Products & Services at (800) 637-8030 for distribution area.
Veterans Funeral Care
Veterans Funeral Care provides educational workshops focused on how to engage the Veterans in your market area. This full-day program, led by Licensed Funeral Director Jim Rudolph, covers everything from branding to talking "tribally." Workshops are scheduled several times a year through OGR.
Upon completion of this course, attendees may have the option to become a licensed Veterans Funeral Care network provider. Veterans Funeral Care network providers are able to offer proprietary programs such as "Operation Toy Soldier" and "Retire Your Flag with Honor" to their communities. Every network provider has exclusive rights to their territory.
Member Benefit: 15% discount on VFC Network annual licensing fee
Jim Rudolph
(727) 524-9202
VeteransFuneralCare.com
Vision Medical
Vision Medical offers a wide variety of funeral home products. The line includes, but is not limited to, body bags, disaster pouches, plastic undergarments, (PPE) protective apparel (gowns, lab coats, shoe covers, masks, etc.), gloves, prep-room supplies, and a wide variety cremation urns and crematory supplies
Member Benefit: 10% off complete product line. Contact OGR Products & Services.
Your Social Strategy
YourSocialStrategy.com is a full-service digital marketing agency with a focus on the funeral industry. We simplify your digital marketing process by offering a one-stop shop for all your digital marketing needs. We offer pay-per-click (PPC) advertising, search engine optimization (SEO) services, social media advertising and more. No matter what your firm requires online, we've got you covered!
Member Benefit: 20% off social media packages, 28% off pay-per-click monthly management fees and 17% off SEO monthly fees
Mike Hepburn
(888) 356-0380
www.yoursocialstrategy.com
CATEGORIES
Advertising & Marketing
Skyways Media
Skyways Media is a family-owned business operating in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. We are the #1 supplier of funeral planning guides in the U.S. and Canada. We specialize in the design, printing and supply of FREE funeral planning guides and pre-need apps. Skyways Media has successfully produced planning guides for many OGR members over the past few years, who are extremely satisfied with their guides. The best thing? There is no cost to your funeral home.
- Member Benefit: Free individualized planning guides
(646) 810-5748
Airlines, Transport, & Shipping
American Pre-Arrangement Services. Inc. (APASI)
The Guaranteed Travel Assurance Plan (GTAP) by APASI offers enhanced benefits for the funeral home and client families in the event a death occurs just 75 miles from the family’s legal residence, from anywhere around the world. GTAP is not insurance, and no licensing is required to sell the membership.
Enrollment is simple and can be completed online or with a paper contract. The suggested one-time payment is $450, and APASI pays all costs associated with the return of the deceased, including air transportation. The program can be sold to anyone; pre-arrangements are not required.
Andrew J. Pavela
VP of Sales & Marketing
[email protected]
480.712.0637
Burial Vaults
Vantage Products Corporation
Vantage Products is well-known and respected for its high-quality burial vaults. In fact, Vantage has so much confidence in its products, it is able to carry a 75- to 100-year warranty.
Member Discount: 13-30% off plus free litho prints and brochures of each vault. Contact OGR Products & Services at (800) 637-8030 for distribution area.
Caskets
Matthews Aurora™ Funeral Solutions
Matthews Aurora™ Funeral Solutions is a premier, full-service industry partner, offering an extensive variety of burial, cremation and memorial products, along with innovative training, technology and marketing solutions that help you serve families in new ways. Matthews Aurora is committed to helping our customers grow their businesses. Ask your Matthews Aurora™ Funeral Service consultant how our suite of solutions can help benefit OGR member funeral homes and help your families move from grieving to remembrance.
Matthews Aurora™ Funeral Solutions
Chris DiMascio | [email protected]
https://matthewsaurora.com
Cemetery & Funeral Home Supplies
American Cemetery Supplies
ACS is a distributor of funeral home, cremation and cemetery supplies, and one of the largest manufacturers in the industry of Hill & Lawn Tents, grass, grave boards, roller bars, stands and vault supplies. ACS leads in the development of affordable cremation setups. Distribution of casket-lowering devices, Roberts & Downey Chapel Furniture, Ferno cots/Church trucks, lifts and sundries.
Member Benefit: 20% discount on Ferno and 14% discount on Roberts & Downey products. Both discounts only available when ordering through OGR.
Church and Chapel Metal Arts Inc.
Family-owned and -operated since 1933, Church & Chapel offers a full line of furniture, supplies and equipment necessary for the delivery of funeral services. Personal attention is paramount at Church & Chapel, where the utmost attention is given to quality and detail. Many items are made-to-order and available in custom sizes, finishes and configurations. Prompt shipment from large inventory of cremation and funeral supplies.
Member Benefit: 20% discount on Ferno products, 5% discount on Mortech products and 10% discount on all others
Monarch Resources
Monarch Resources is a premier full-service nationwide funeral home, mortuary and crematory supply and equipment distributor. With more than 2,500 products related to the funeral industry under one roof, we ship in-stock orders within 24 hours. Additionally, we sell promotional products and provide graphic design assistance.
Member Benefit: 15% discount on sundries and 20% discount on Ferno and Junkin products. C0ntact OGR Products and Services at (800) 637-8030.
Matt Burson or Tim Houston
(817) 265-4535
https://www.monarchresources.com/
United Laboratories
United Laboratories has been serving funeral homes since 1964 – manufacturing and providing cleaning, disinfecting, deodorizing and drain maintenance solutions to meet the needs of funeral directors and their staff. Our employee-owned operation takes pride in offering an extensive line of high-quality products that are safer for you and the environment. Whether it is business as usual or midst a pandemic, we are here for you.
Member Discount: 30% off published pricing
Dana Killmer, Executive Vice President of Sales
(800) 323-2594, ext. 4485
(925) 963-7570 mobile
[email protected]
www.unitedlabsinc.com
Computer, Website, & Internet
OpusXenta
OpusXenta is a global technology company serving the death care profession and its suppliers, with offices in Australia, New Zealand, Europe and North America. Our cloud-based solutions enable companies in the death care profession to better manage their operations, adapt to a changing market environment and to build out their digital presence.
Our product portfolio is led by two innovative technology solutions for the death care profession: byondpro for operational excellence and byondcloud, the premier online marketplace for the death care profession.
Member Benefit: OGR members receive 10% subscription discount for the first 12 months.
Tony Lorge, CEO
(833) 236 - 2736
https://opusxenta.com/
Your Social Strategy
YourSocialStrategy.com is a full-service digital marketing agency with a focus on the funeral industry. We simplify your digital marketing process by offering a one-stop shop for all your digital marketing needs. We offer pay-per-click (PPC) advertising, search engine optimization (SEO) services, social media advertising and more. No matter what your firm requires online, we've got you covered!
Member Benefit: 20% off social media packages, 28% off pay-per-click monthly management fees and 17% off SEO monthly fees
Mike Hepburn
(888) 356-0380
www.yoursocialstrategy.com
Consulting
Affiliated Power Purchasers International (APPI)
APPI Energy provides data-driven energy procurement solutions that reduce and manage electricity and natural gas supply costs for members on an ongoing basis. Every day, our team identifies the wide range of energy supplier prices across the U.S. and utilizes that data to provide the lowest prices available among our suite of vetted, competing suppliers.
Going green? Our suppliers offer renewable energy from solar and wind to hydro systems and biomass facilities.
In addition to competitive energy procurement, we provide efficiencies consulting including demand response, energy reporting systems and facility audits to provide our members with a comprehensive way to reduce energy expenses and demand while creating budget certainty.
Our work over the past 24 years has earned us the endorsement of 160 affinity groups, trade associations and chambers of commerce.
Member Benefit: Members-only program offering recommendations on when to buy energy and which contract length is best
Margo Madden
(667) 330-1239
www.appienergy.com
Cremation Consulting
“The funeral home of the future may not be a funeral home at all.” This isn’t just Cremation Consulting’s slogan, it is at the core of our strategic beliefs. Founded to bring a strategic, curriculum-based consulting platform to funeral homes that desire market-share growth from the cremation segment in the communities they serve.
Jim Rudolph and Andrew Loos, owners and operators of their own funeral and cremation business, have over two decades of consulting experience and have led the launch and relaunch of dozens of firms now focused on the emerging cremation market. Change is the only constant in life.
Member Benefit: Free initial one-hour consult and 10% off any contracted consulting services
Andrew Loos
816.353.1700
The Foresight Companies LLC
At the Foresight Companies, we are passionate about the funeral and cemetery profession. Our business and financial consulting firm has a singular focus: our client’s success. Our mission is to provide solution-based services that guide our clients through the process of strategic change. Our role as a trusted adviser includes accounting, financing, valuations, merger/acquisitions and human resource and compliance business services. We understand the business of doing business. This mission is expressed in our corporate motto: Consulting with Insight. That’s Foresight.
Member Benefit: 7% discount on initial retainer of professional services
Daniel M. Isard
(800) 426-0165
theforesightcompanies.com
Full-Circle Aftercare
We are a concierge service the represents your funeral home and helps families navigate through the complexities of closing an estate after a loved one passes away. Over the phone we help families with everything from Social Security benefits to VA Benefits and life insurance policies, all the way down through cell phones, credit cards, utilities and even newspaper subscriptions. We set up protection services for the deceased and their surviving family members. Also, we gather detailed feedback from the families, along with generating more online reviews and testimonials for the funeral home to use in your own marketing. Lastly, we introduce preneed and provide the interest and leads back to you every month for you to follow up with those families.
Member Benefit: We waive the $299 startup fee and offer a 2-3 family trial at no charge
Matt Van Drimmelen
(801) 915-2257
full-circlecare.com
Johnson Consulting Group
With increased concern in profitability due to consumer choices, cremation and succession planning, you need a trusted consultant to navigate through to success. Johnson Consulting Group is a funeral home and cemetery consulting firm specializing in mergers and acquisitions, business valuations, bank lending, accounting services, business performance analysis, business performance improvement, customer survey/sales analysis program and incentive compensation programs.
Member Benefit: your choice of a high-level demographic analysis or revenue forecasting analysis, free of charge
Jake Johnson
(888) 250-7747
www.JohnsonConsulting.com
Cremation
Starmark Cremation Products
Starmark manufactures cremation products including the original Elderlite® Corrugated Fiberboard Casket, rental casket inserts, economical cremation products in lightweight corrugated fiberboard and cloth-covered products to meet the needs and wants of cremation client families.
Arie Elder
(765) 966-7676 x217
www.starmarkcp.com
Education, Regulatory Compliance
Kiss Compliance, Compliance Plus
In 1992, Gary Finch developed the first OSHA & Safety program specifically for the funeral industry.
Since 1997, we have served as Safety Consultant of Record to the Order of the Golden Rule. We are still the one and only safety program written specifically for the funeral industry, with nearly 30 years of continuous service.
Member Benefit: 10% discount on all services plus no charge for any OGR member firm that calls with OSHA-related questions
Paulette Finch
(800) 950-1101
www.kisscompliance.net
Veterans Funeral Care
Veterans Funeral Care provides educational workshops focused on how to engage the Veterans in your market area. This full-day program, led by Licensed Funeral Director Jim Rudolph, covers everything from branding to talking "tribally." Workshops are scheduled several times a year through OGR.
Upon completion of this course, attendees may have the option to become a licensed Veterans Funeral Care network provider. Veterans Funeral Care network providers are able to offer proprietary programs such as "Operation Toy Soldier" and "Retire Your Flag with Honor" to their communities. Every network provider has exclusive rights to their territory.
Member Benefit: 15% discount on VFC Network annual licensing fee
Jim Rudolph
(727) 524-9202
VeteransFuneralCare.com
Embalming & Prep-Room Supplies
Embalmers' Supply Company (ESCO)
In business since 1986, The Embalmers' Supply Company (ESCO) has a long history of innovation and technology within the embalming industry and first in many chemicals that are in the market place. San Veino's, Hexaphene's and Porti-Boy machines.
Member Discount: Up to 25% discount on fluids; discounts on Port-Boy machines; 50% paid shipping when purchasing five or more cases. Contact OGR Products & Services.
Dodge
A family-owned and operated business since 1893, The Dodge Company is the world’s largest manufacturer and distributor of preparation room supplies. We carry a complete line of stationery, urns, urn vaults, and are a source for memorial products through our partners Glass Remembrance, Capture Bead Keepsakes and Dodge Portraits.
Consolidated Funeral Services (CFS), Dodge’s technology partner, provides revenue-generating websites, development services and hosting, all while paying dividends to our 5,000 website customers.
Dodge is proud to have been partnered with Insight Books and Doug Manning for over 25 years, supplying grief recovery materials and The Continuing Care Series
Timothy Collison
(800) 443-6343
Webstore: https://shop.dodgeco.com
www.dodgeco.com
Vision Medical
Vision Medical offers a wide variety of funeral home products. The line includes, but is not limited to, body bags, disaster pouches, plastic undergarments, (PPE) protective apparel (gowns, lab coats, shoe covers, masks, etc.), gloves, prep-room supplies, and a wide variety cremation urns and crematory supplies
Member Benefit: 10% off complete product line. Contact OGR Products & Services.
Financing & Investing
Access Financial Group Interment Trust Services
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For nearly 30 years, Access Financial Group has managed the Golden Rule® Funeral Trust, providing pre-need trust accounting and investment advice. So, it is with great pleasure that we are offering OGR members the new Golden Rule® 401(k) Plan. The plan was exclusively developed to support independent funeral homes and their employees. With low start-up investment and comparably low ongoing record keeping costs, this unique plan give you and your employees more options than ever before.
Contact us to learn more about this unique benefit and how we can work together to help you and your employees plan for your future.
Member Benefit: 401k exclusive member pricing
Christopher Chigas
(312) 655-8233
www.intermenttrustservices.com
www.afinancial.com/OGR
Federated Fiducial (FFDA)
Since 1925, Federated Fiducial has provided business services to those specializing in the funeral business. Our team of experts specializes in Bookkeeping & Tax Services, Valuation & Transition Services, Business Consulting, Payroll Services, Retirement Plan Administration and Collection Services. Federated’s team of Field Consultants provide nationwide, on-site support and consulting to assist in addressing the specific needs of funeral businesses. These experts coupled with Federated’s professional staff provide an unparalleled level of service.
Curt Dailey, Director - Business Relations
(217) 525-1712
(800) 877-3332
Heritage Memorial Funding – “Because You Care”
At Heritage Memorial Funding, there are no hidden fees and no flashy and misleading “introductory” rates, just a one-time 4% flat funding fee for individual or group policies. Our program offers fast payment to the funeral home (within 24 hours of verification), with no out-of-pocket expense to the family and no cost to the funeral home. Heritage offers funding solutions to meet your individual needs and will gladly handle those “unusual” situations other funding companies are quick to reject.
Member Benefit: 4% flat funding fee ($80 minimum) for individual or group policies. OGR Loyalty Accrual Program rebates 10% of Heritage Memorial Funding's collected assignment fee back to the funeral home on a quarterly basis.
Taylor Main
(662) 718-3550
(877) 463-8630 (toll free)
www.heritagememorialfunding.com
Customer Service
Insurance
ABM Funding, Inc
Independently owned, ABM Funding works with funeral directors to provide immediate cash and take the burden out of filing life insurance claims. By verifying and filing life insurance claims, ABM frees up time that can be spent serving families; not to mention providing your money within 24 hours of verifying the policy. When time is money, you can count on ABM!
Member Benefit: 3% individual policies, 3.95% group and NPS policies
C & J Financial
Are you tired of the hassle, headache and cash flow delay in processing insurance death claims? Are you still waiting weeks or months for payment on your assignment cases? Why Wait? The endorsed OGR FAST FUNDING program is designed to pay you within 24 hours of verification on your insurance assignment cases.
Member Benefit: Funding discount of only 3.9% plus a quarterly rebate based on volume
Rob Brice, Director of Strategic Partnerships
(800) 785-0003 or direct 417.425.7993
www.CJF.com/OGR
Federated Insurance Company
Federated Insurance provides business insurance protection to funeral service providers across the US. A+ (Superior) rated by AM Best, Federated offers specialized insurance and risk management specifically designed to protect your business. At Federated Insurance, it’s our business to protect yours.
Member Benefit: Specialized insurance services created for the funeral service industry
Nathan Oland
(800) 533-0472 ext. 4555175
www.federatedinsurance.com
Heritage Memorial Funding – “Because You Care”
At Heritage Memorial Funding, there are no hidden fees and no flashy and misleading “introductory” rates, just a one-time 4% flat funding fee for individual or group policies. Our program offers fast payment to the funeral home (within 24 hours of verification), with no out-of-pocket expense to the family and no cost to the funeral home. Heritage offers funding solutions to meet your individual needs and will gladly handle those “unusual” situations other funding companies are quick to reject.
Jewelry
Beyond the Urn
Beyond The Urn is a leading provider of artisan memorial home decor and jewelry. We work with a network of over 40 artists to bring beautiful memorials to families who lost loved ones.
David Blake
512-886-2029
www.beyondtheurn.com
Thumbies
Thumbies® and Buddies Pet Keepsakes® are highest-quality personalized print keepsakes, and the Phoenix Collection® offers cremation-based keepsakes for both lines. Beautifully decorative or highly functional, these keepsakes help people celebrate life and the ones they love utilizing the indelible sense of touch. Capabilities include the unmatched ability to create 100% custom, made-to-order, designs. Handcrafted in precious metals by artisans in the U.S. heartland, these keepsakes are cast for maximum tactile quality. For more information, please visit thumbies.com.
Kelly Hulata, Vice President, Sales
(877) 848-6243
www.thumbies.com
Funeral Home Gifts
Funeral Home Gifts is the premier provider of woven and printed Tribute Blankets, custom cap panels, photo urns and personalization products to death care providers throughout North America. Made in the USA with 100% American content and delivered next day, our products comfort families, generate revenue through re-orders and provide vision to transition families from direct cremation to personalized memorial services. To learn more and for a free sample to try at your next service, contact Wes Wolfe today at 800-233-0439 ext. 226, [email protected].
Member Benefit: Product discount for OGR members
Wes Wolfe
(800) 233-0439 ext. 226
www.funeralhomegifts.com
SpartaCraft Inc.
The flag cases and urns we provide OGR members are the finest and most requested memorials in the U.S.A. In addition to providing an American-made product to honor our country’s heroes, past and present, the permanence and heirloom quality of SpartaCraft memorials give the funeral provider a source of referrals for future needs of the families you serve.
Personalization is a key service we provide, so with one phone call or email to OGR Products & Services, you can order a custom engraved memorial that will ship the same day!
Member Benefit:
- 5% savings over wholesale prices
Monuments/Grave Markers
McNeill Grave Marker Company 
Quality McNeill grave markers are available in a wide variety of styles.
Office Supplies
Office Depot OfficeMax
Office Depot is a leading provider of business services, products and technology solutions to small, medium and enterprise businesses, through a fully integrated B2B distribution platform of approximately 1,300 stores, online presence, and dedicated sales professionals and technicians.
Member Benefit: Get special pricing on office supplies, print and copy services in-store or online through the Business Savings Program by using the exclusive Order of the Golden Rule purchasing card. Discounts range from 5% - 55% off of retail prices.
Register here to start shopping and saving.
Pre-Need
Access Financial Group Interment Trust Services
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For nearly 30 years, Access Financial Group has managed the Golden Rule® Funeral Trust, providing pre-need trust accounting and investment advice. So, it is with great pleasure that we are offering OGR members the new Golden Rule® 401(k) Plan. The plan was exclusively developed to support independent funeral homes and their employees. With low start-up investment and comparably low ongoing record keeping costs, this unique plan give you and your employees more options than ever before.
Contact us to learn more about this unique benefit and how we can work together to help you and your employees plan for your future.
Vantage Point Preneed
Vantage Point Preneed offers solutions for all funeral homes regardless of their size. We work with multiple companies to offer the best preneed interest rates and commissions, and depending on the state, you may not need an insurance license to write some of these products. We will take the time to understand your firm’s unique needs and goals while having the flexibility to change and adapt as your firm’s needs and goals change.
Member Discount: Free audit of your current preneed program to determine if your funeral home is maximizing your investment interest rates and review your commission schedule. Minimal time commitment on the part of the funeral home staff. You provide basic information and we do the rest.
Jon Billetdeaux
(443) 880-0583
www.VantagePointPreneed.com
Printing/Paper Products
Bass-Mollett
Bass-Mollett has been supplying the funeral industry for almost 70 years with customized solutions to funeral directors using
custom stationery and supplies so that each family they serve may memorialize their loved one with dignity. With four generations of family ownership, Bass-Mollett will continue to proudly serve the funeral industry for decades to come.
Member Benefit: 10% discount on custom stationary and advertising specialties. Contact Bass-Mollett for login information to access member benefits.
John Flowers
(618) 664-3141
www.bass-mollett.com
Regal Line® Funeral Stationery & Accessory Products
Member Benefit: 20% discount - contact OGR Products & Services
Messenger
Proudly serving since 1913, Messenger started in the religious calendar business and is now a leading provider of funeral stationery, everyday service items and insurance funding. Messenger prides itself on being innovative and best in class on all fronts: products, service, operations, technology and financially. Customer focused as well as consumer focused; Messenger utilizes a variety of research and retail trends to ensure funeral professionals have relevant products to help them stay viable in an ever-changing marketplace. Providing a quality product line, quick turn times, technology solutions, an extensive line-up of licensed artists and an experienced service and sales team.
Member Benefits:
- 50% off first Signature Order
- 10% off all Signature Orders
- Free Personalization Software, Training and Support
Heather Garman, VP Sales and Marketing
(800) 827-5151 x263
www.messengerstationery.com
Telecommunications
ASD - Answering Service for Directors
ASD – Answering Service for Directors has created a new class of answering service for funeral professionals by raising the bar with unparalleled levels of advanced training and technology. Family Owned and Operated, ASD has been helping funeral homes manage their calls and their lives since 1972. The company's custom-built communication systems and sophisticated mobile tools were designed solely to meet the needs of funeral homes. By offering funeral directors unmatched protection for their calls, ASD has redefined the role of an answering service for funeral homes.
Member Benefit: Exclusive six-week free trial with all setup fees waived. Call 800-868-9950 or visit www.myASD.com for more information.
Domanicare
Domanicare is a leader in aftercare solutions for funeral homes. Through the power of text messaging, we follow up with families and provide aftercare nurturing and free grief support materials. Our text messages see a 98% open rate and a 51% response rate. Our award-winning platform is also the first funeral home-specific platform for generating Google reviews and online reputation management. This online visibility has helped funeral homes across the country develop and leverage sales opportunities and significantly improve their families' experiences that result in recommendations and long-term customer loyalty.
To find out more and to take advantage of special pricing for OGR members, text "OGR" to 801-893-5733.
Everdays
Everdays is a mobile app that transforms the way you deliver the value of your services for the next generation of consumers. From preneed to at-need, Everdays helps you modernize every funeral service you offer.
Your funeral home can give every family a beautiful, virtual celebration experience by gathering all of the relatives and friends online — and it is the perfect complement to your home’s traditional services. Family and friends share their love and support, and through Everdays they get to know both your home and the value of your services firsthand. And then, while immersed in the emotions of the passing, they see that they can purchase a similar experience for themselves from your home — buying a funeral package in our app in minutes.
Member Benefits: OGR members will receive one year of complimentary access to our exclusive partner program. Includes: unlimited usage of Everdays Virtual Celebration Service for your families, no cost to start selling advance funeral packages in the app, priority ranking on Everdays’ Provider Network, and a dedicated team to ensure your preneed success.
(248) 480-2450
[email protected]
https://clients.everdays.com/for-homes/
Urns
Davis Whitehall®
The Davis Whitehall Co., located in Colorado Springs, Co. has been hand crafting custom hardwood urns made in America since 1991. We are known for our customization and personalization abilities. We recently introduced our new Textured Printing process, “Creating Memories You Can Feel®”. This process features an innovative UV cured printing process that delivers a lifelike image with a raised printed surface, allowing families to touch and feel the image on their cherished memorial. The warmth of the wood accentuates the raised texture of the photo, creating a truly one-of-a-kind final resting place.
Member Benefit: 15% discount. Contact OGR Products & Services.
800-818-8414
www.davis-whitehall.com
Mabrey Products
Industry leader in the design and manufacturing of hardwood cremation urns. Providing Funeral Directors and their families a high level of personalization and customization for over 30 years. Offering hand-crafted personal memorials made the old-fashioned way, one at a time. Proudly, and always, made in the USA.
Member Benefit: 5% discount on urns, plus 3% discount for 15-day pay, net/45 day; two or more full size urns no charge to ship UPS to lower 48 states.
Douglas M. Tobey
(800) 942-3799
www.mabreyproducts.com
Passages International
Passages’ mission is the same as it was 21 years ago: helping funeral homes meet the changing needs of families by offering non-traditional and greener products. Passages offers the largest variety of eco-friendly urns, scatter tubes and caskets. The company continues to innovate and introduce new products that help funeral homes align with modern family preferences. Passages’ new Bamboo Cremation Container and Four-Point Bamboo Casket are not only better for families and the environment (than cardboard containers) they’re more profitable for funeral homes.
Member Benefit:
- 10% on Caskets / Cremation Containers (minimum order of 10)
- 15% on everything else
Chris Ortiz
(505)273-5149
Marketing Coordinator
www.passagesinternational.com
www.petloss.passagesinternational.com
SinoSource International Company Inc.
SinoSource International has been providing superior cremation and memorialization products to the funeral and cremation industry. Our high value, low cost assortment has made us the choice of thousands of cremationists — and the families they serve. The success of SinoSource is not only displayed in our products, but through the keen attention-to-detail delivered by our industry-experienced sales team, customer service, quality control, and manufacturing personnel. Our people make us who we are. If quality and affordability matter, we invite you to experience the SinoSource difference.
Member Benefit: 10% discount on most items. Contact OGR Products & Services.
Telephone: (650) 697-6668
[email protected]
www.sinosource.biz
Supply Partner Legal Understanding
The Guaranteed Travel Assurance Plan, (GTAP), by APASI, offers enhanced benefits for the funeral home and client families in the event a death occurs just 75 miles from the family’s legal residence, from anywhere around the world. GTAP is not insurance, and no licensing is required to sell the membership. Enrollment is simple and can be completed online, or with a paper contract, for a suggested onetime payment of $450, and APASI pays all costs associated with the return of the deceased, including air transportation. The program can be sold to anyone; pre-arrangements are not required.
