Charity has always been a core principle of Freemasonry and is one of the first items you are made aware when becoming a Freemason. Individuals can make an important contribution at local, national and global level by giving both their time and money to many different worthy causes. Many people in their lowest point of destress or need have been assisted with a donation or grant from one of our charity sources.
Today we are one of the largest charitable givers in the country, contributing more than £48 million to deserving causes in 2018 alone.
Here are the main Charities which operate at a National and where necessary Global level.
The Freemasons’ Grand Charity is a grant-making charity, which is funded by Freemasons and their families.
Last year it gave grants totalling nearly £7 million to support people in need and fund the work of charities helping the wider community.
For more information on The Freemason’s Grand Charity and their work, please visit their website
The RMBI has been caring for older Freemasons and their dependants for over 160 years.
They operate 17 residential care homes across England and Wales offering high quality care.
Many of their homes are registered for both residential and nursing care and a number offer specialist dementia care.
Since the late 18th Century, the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls and the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys have helped relieve poverty and advance the education of the children of deceased and distressed Freemasons.
The Trust when formed in 1986 had 749 beneficiaries on its books. The numbers have risen and in 2005 the Trust supported over 2,000 girls and boys at school, colleges and universities.
The Masonic Samaritan Fund is a grant making charity that supports Freemasons and their dependants who have an identified medical need and, faced with a long wait for treatment, are unable to afford their own private care.
Support is available for a wide range of medical needs and to all ages.