Cremation Fund for members of PYM
This fund was created by the philanthropist Anna T. Jeanes to encourage the practice of cremation. This fund was designed to reimburse cremation costs of members of all Monthly Meetings of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. Reimbursement maximum is $800.
Applications
Applications can come from Monthly Meeting pastoral care committees, family members, administrators or executors for a deceased member of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. Applications need to be made within one year after the member’s death, after cremation costs are paid, and once required documents are available.
Application requirements include 1) a receipted bill from crematory or funeral home, 2) a copy of the death certificate, and 3) the name of the Meeting of which the deceased was a member at the time of death. Follow the link below to apply.
