At the request of another reader, here is the information I was able to glean from People’s Memorial Assocation’s 2006 tax return, obtained from Guidestar and attached here:  peoples-memorial

$ 282,516   total expenses for 2006
$ 108,822   employee expense (salary, retirement, benefits, payroll taxes, etc.)
$173,694  to spend on program expenses

$ 282,516  total expenses for 2006
$ 208,099  revenue
$ 74,417  loss for the year

$ 20,417  dues paid to the national FCA (Mr. Slocum’s group)

How do they compare with the national FCA for the same time period?

PEOPLE’S MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION
38.5% of total expenses spent on employee salary/benefits/taxes
52.1% of revenue spent on employee salary/benefits/taxes

NATIONAL FUNERAL CONSUMERS ALLIANCE 
70.6% of total expenses spent on employee salary/benefits/taxes
84.9% of revenue spent on employee salary/benefits/taxes

 How about comparing them to the Red Cross?  Here’s their 2006 tax return:  red-cross

AMERICAN RED CROSS
30.5% of total expenses spent on employee salary/benefits/taxes
28.5% of revenue spent on employee salary/benefits/taxes