MBNA Membership
MBNA membership is a symbol of your company’s commitment to the highest excellence in the memorialization industry. Becoming a member of MBNA is an investment in your company’s growth and success, allowing you to:
- Access education and information exclusive to members
- Join the industry’s collective voice
- Operate more efficiently, thanks to our many affinity programs
Please view all membership types below. You will indicate the membership type you are applying to on our application.
If you are an existing MBNA member and need to add a branch membership (for any membership type), please log-in and access the application from the member portal.
Retailer — A proprietorship, partnership, or corporation whose primary business is the sale of memorials to the public. Retailers must maintain a display of full-size monuments and markers and a storefront open to the public during business hours. Retailers have shop facilities and personnel (or equivalent arrangements) for lettering and setting monuments and markers carried on display.
Retailer firms cannot be located in a cemetery, funeral home, or on property with special tax privileges. They must sell and install monuments in all cemeteries, not just to the clientele of one particular cemetery or funeral home. Any branch location owned by a current MBNA retailer member can receive branch membership and gain all member benefits except voting privileges.
Manufacturer/Wholesaler Division — Any business entity which quarries and manufactures granite or marble for monumental purposes and sells predominately at wholesale shall be eligible for MBNA membership. Any branch location owned by a current MBNA manufacturer/wholesaler member can receive branch membership and gain all member benefits except voting privileges.
Supplier/Bronze Division — Any business entity which manufactures and/or brokers supplies, goods and/ or services and bronze products for monumental purposes and sells predominately at wholesale shall be eligible for an MBNA membership. Any branch location owned by a current MBNA supplier/bronze member can receive branch membership and gain all member benefits except voting privileges.
Affiliate Membership – Available to any person or company having an interest in common with the monument industry but who is not engaged in the retail sale of monuments, or affiliated with entities that are, and do not meet the requirements of Supplier or Retailer Membership. This may include non-profit organizations, government agencies, or academic or technical training institutions.