nonprofit funeral education and cooperative-buying association
People’s Memorial Association
Industry Services
A Washington nonprofit member association providing funeral education, advocacy, and access to lower-cost funeral arrangements through contracted providers. People’s Memorial Association scores well because the model leaves more value with stakeholders and the institution is less hostile to people with weak bargaining power, and no current penalty outweighs that structure.
Why this matters: People’s Memorial Association is a strong end-of-life option because it converts funeral planning from a high-pressure sales market into member education and negotiated access.
Letter grade A Good Medium confidence (AI) Rubric gcd-rubric-v1
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Evaluation Overview
A - Good
The score turns mainly on Extraction; no penalty currently dominates the evaluation.
Strengths
- Extraction8/10
- Ownership7/10
- Solidarity with the Unemployed7/7
Penalties
- No penalties applied in this version.
Evidence state
- ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)
- ThoroughnessDeveloped (AI)
- Linked claims4
- Direct axis claims4
- Coverage4/11
Scoring Axes
| Axis | Score | Why this score |
|---|---|---|
Ownership
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Control rights: shareholder-dominated at 0, worker cooperative control
at 10.
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7 / 10 |
The linked record identifies People’s Memorial Association as a nonprofit member organization, provides evidence for the relevant scoring judgment compared with private funeral chains. Linked evidence
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Governance
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Binding decision authority: centralized control at 0, democratic
stakeholder control at 10.
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6 / 10 |
The linked record identifies People’s Memorial Association as a nonprofit member organization, provides evidence for the relevant scoring judgment compared with private funeral chains. Linked evidence
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Extraction
?
Surplus allocation, wage share, CEO pay ratio, margins, and structured
extraction judgment.
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8 / 10 |
The linked record identifies People’s Memorial Association as a nonprofit member organization, provides evidence for the relevant scoring judgment compared with private funeral chains. Linked evidence
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Labor Sovereignty
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Worker power: coercive conditions at 0, co-determination or ownership at
7. Employee dissatisfaction matters only when source-backed evidence
shows concrete limits on worker agency, such as coercive scheduling,
retaliation, wage theft, harassment, unsafe conditions, suppression of
worker voice, or extreme turnover.
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5 / 7 |
The linked record identifies People’s Memorial Association as a nonprofit member organization, provides evidence for the relevant scoring judgment compared with private funeral chains. Linked evidence
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Solidarity with the
Unemployed
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Treatment of exits and nonworkers, including severance, redeployment,
and non-competes.
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7 / 7 |
The linked record identifies People’s Memorial Association as a nonprofit member organization, provides evidence for the relevant scoring judgment compared with private funeral chains. Linked evidence
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Loss-Bearing Fidelity
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Willingness to absorb costs to preserve values, workers, users, and
public obligations.
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7 / 7 |
The linked record identifies People’s Memorial Association as a nonprofit member organization, provides evidence for the relevant scoring judgment compared with private funeral chains. Linked evidence
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Market Conduct
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Pricing fairness, switching costs, lock-in, and rent extraction.
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5 / 5 |
The linked record identifies People’s Memorial Association as a nonprofit member organization, provides evidence for the relevant scoring judgment compared with private funeral chains. Linked evidence
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Product Integrity
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Preservation of quality rather than degradation for monetization.
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5 / 5 |
The association provides funeral education and access to contracted lower-cost arrangements, supporting Product Integrity for end-of-life needs. Linked evidence
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Scale Integrity
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Whether growth improves or degrades fairness and accountability.
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5 / 5 |
The linked record identifies People’s Memorial Association as a nonprofit member organization, provides evidence for the relevant scoring judgment compared with private funeral chains. Linked evidence
|
Penalties
No penalties applied in this version.
Bonus Credits
| Bonus | Credit | Why this credit |
|---|---|---|
Good Deal
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Credit for unusually fair value: durable quality, fair pricing, low
lock-in, and clear customer surplus.
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2 / 3 |
Member-oriented funeral education and negotiated access support a Good Deal bonus in a market where consumers are often vulnerable and underinformed. Linked evidence
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Cost Transparency
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Credit for clear posted prices, all-in fees, unit costs, public rate
cards, margin/cost visibility, or surplus-allocation transparency,
especially in markets where opaque quotes, hidden fees, or
individualized pricing are normal.
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2 / 3 |
People’s Memorial Association publishes consumer funeral guidance and price-oriented resources, supporting a Cost Transparency bonus. Linked evidence
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Confidence Basis
Confidence Basis
Confidence is computed from the evidence trail and review state, not typed into the profile by hand.
Medium 70/100
4 verified linked claims 4 direct axis claims 0 disputed claims 4/11 components covered
This confidence label measures the source-backed evidence trail. AI-scaffolded scores remain tentative until human review.
Claim confidence 20/20
4 verified linked claims
Source quality 11/18
Best source per verified claim, weighted by institutional reliability
Direct axis-specific claims 6/18
4 direct claims across 11 active components
Dispute load 12/12
0 disputed claims on this entity
Recency 10/10
Newest accepted timestamp: May 13, 2026
Reviewer status 7/12
Human-reviewed components score higher than AI scaffolding
Component coverage 4/10
4/11 evidence-bearing components have direct support
Evidence State
Evidence State
Claims and Sources
Claims are the evidence record. Each claim needs a source link, axis category, status, confidence level, and timestamp before it can support a score.
* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.1People’s Memorial Association describes itself as a nonprofit member organization, provides evidence for the relevant scoring judgment compared with private funeral chains.
- People’s Memorial Association AboutOfficial self-description · 68%
2The association provides funeral education and access to contracted lower-cost arrangements, supporting Product Integrity for end-of-life needs.
- People’s Memorial AssociationGeneral web source · 58%
3Member-oriented funeral education and negotiated access support a Good Deal bonus in a market where consumers are often vulnerable and underinformed.
- People’s Memorial AssociationGeneral web source · 58%
4People’s Memorial Association publishes consumer funeral guidance and price-oriented resources, supporting a Cost Transparency bonus.
- People’s Memorial Association AboutOfficial self-description · 68%
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