Where To Find Help
Education
Health & Medical
Ministry
Museums
Health & Medical
Amaranth Diabetes Foundation
Supports research on diabetes
The Supreme Council, Order of Amaranth, inc.
Mrs. Ethel B. Fry, Supreme Secretary
2303 Murdoch Avenue
Parkersburg, WV 26101-2532
304-485-0423 or 304-428-1565 voice
Cryptic Masons Medical Research Foundation
Supports arteriosclerosis research
Cryptic Masons Medical Research Foundation
Marion K. Crum, Executive Secretary
P.O. Box 1489
Nashville, IN 47448
812-998-2021 voice or 812-988-8655 fax
Des Moines Masonic Christmas Day Dinner
Provides Christmas Day Dinner for the community
Masonic Christmas Day Dinner
Masonic Temple
1011 Locust Street
Des Moines, IA 50309
515-244-6011
Duluth, Minnesota, Bikes for Kids
Provides refurbished bicycles to needy children
Duluth Scottish Rite Bodies
4 West 2nd Street
Duluth, MN 55802-2015
218-722-2420
Eastern Star Cancer Research Project
Supports cancer research
General Grand Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star
1618 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20009-2578
202-667-4737 or 800-648-1182 voice
202-462-5162 fax
Grand Lodge of Louisiana, Prince Hall Affiliation
Supports Camp Chicota for underprivileged children
Grand Lodge of Louisiana, Prince Hall Affiliation
1335-37 North Boulevard
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
504-387-0996 voice 504-343-0366 fax
Grottos of North America, Supreme Council
Provides dental care to children afflicted with cerebral palsy, mental retardation, muscular dystrophy, myasthenia gravis
Humanitarian Foundation Dentistry for the Handicapped
1696 Brice Road
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-2789
614-860-9193 voice 614-860-9099 fax
The HIKE Fund, Inc.
Hearing Impaired Kid’s Endowment Fund of Job’s Daughters buys hearing devices for needy children from birth to 20 years of age
Mrs. Shirley Terrill, Secretary
10115 Cherryhill Place
Spring Hill, FL 34608-7116
352-688-2579 voice and fax
Kansas Masonic Foundation
Supports cancer research at Kansas University Medical Center and supports Kansas students with educational loans and scholarships
Kansas Masonic Foundation
320 West 8th Street
P.O. Box 1217
Topeka, KS 66601-1217
913-357-7646 voice 913-357-4036 fax
Knights Templar Eye Foundation
Supports eye surgery and prescription glasses
Knights Templar Eye Foundation
Knights Templar Education Foundation
5097 N. Elston Avenue, Suite 101
Chicago, IL 60630-2460
773-777-3838 voice 773-205-1689 fax
Kosair Charities Committee, Inc.
Supports the Kosair Children’s Hospital and other children’s health needs
Kosair Charities Committee, Inc.
P.O. Box 37370
Louisville, KY 40233-7370
502-637-7696 voice 502-637-7698 fax
Masonic Medical Research Laboratory
Supports research in heart disease, cancer, aging, hypertension, and blood substitutes
Dr. Charles Antzelevitch, Executive Director
2150 Bleecker Street
Utica, NY 13501-1787
315-735-2217 voice 315-735-5648 fax
Masonic Hospital Visitation Program
Provides Masonic volunteers to work with patients at Veterans Administration and military hospitals
Masonic Service Association of North America
8120 Fenton Street
Silver Spring, MD 20910-4785
301-588-4010 voice 301-608-3457 fax
Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center
Provides treatment for cancer patients and supports research
Masonic Cancer Center Fund, Inc.
1700 West Highway 36, Suite 120
Roseville, MN 55113-4015
612-639-8433
Ohio Special Olympics
The Masonic Grand Lodge of Ohio sponsors every Ohio Special Olympian at these games
Grand Lodge of Ohio
P.O. Box 629
Worthington, OH 43085-0629
800-292-6092 or 614-885-5318 voice
614-885-5319 fax
Omaha Home for Boys
Begun by Nebraska Masons in 1920, provides residential facilities as well as family and youth support programs
The Omaha Home for Boys
4343 N. 52nd Street
Omaha, NE 68104-2895
800-408-4663 or 402-457-7000 voice
402-457-7161 fax
Research in Schizophrenia
Supports research into the causes and treatment of schizophrenia
Supreme Council, 33°, N.M.J.
P.O. Box 519
33 Marrett Road
Lexington, MA 02173-9125
617-862-4410 voice 617-863-1833 fax
Royal Arch Research Assistance Program
Supports research into auditory perception disorders in children
General Grand Chapter, Royal Arch Masons International
451 W. Main
P.O. Box 489
Danville, KY 40422
606-236-0757 voice 606-236-6772 fax
Scottish Rite Children’s Medical Center in Georgia
Provides generalized and specialized services to children
Scottish Rite Children’s Medical Center
1001 Johnson Ferry Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30342-1600
404-256-5252 voice 404-250-2356 fax
Shriners Hospitals for Children and Shriners Burns Institutes
Provides free medical services to children through a network of orthopaedic hospitals, spine care centers and burns centers
International Shrine Headquarters
2900 Rocky Point Drive
Tampa, FL 33607
800-237-5055 voice, USA
800-361-7256 voice, Canada
813-281-0300 voice, other areas
Special Olympian Soap Box Derby (Sponsored by District Lodges)
Allows physically challenged children to participate in the Jamestown Area Soap Box Derby
Jamestown Scottish Rite Bodies
305 East Forth Street
P.O. Box 1055
Jamestown, NY 14702-1055
716-483-1765
Tall Cedar Foundation
Assists the Muscular Dystrophy Association
Supreme Forest, Tall Cedars of Lebanon of North America
2609 N. Front Street
Harrisburg, PA 17110
717-232-5991 voice
717-232-5997 fax
Tennessee and Alabama Scottish Rite Shoe Programs
Provides new shoes for needy Tennessee and Alabama children
Chattanooga Scottish Rite Bodies
1345 Hickory Valley Road
Chattanooga, TN 37421-5604
423-855-0175 voice 423-855-0176 fax
Birmingham Scottish Rite Bodies
400 Valley Avenue
Birmingham, AL 35209-3806
205-942-2687 voice 205-924-2688 fax
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
Provides orthopedic, neurology, and child development services to children in Texas
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
2222 Welborn Street
Dallas, TX 75219-3993
214-559-5000 voice 214-559-7642 fax
Education Scholarships
Abbott Scottish Rite Scholarship Program
Provides direct grants to children and grandchildren of Scottish Rite Masons as well as to members of International Order of DeMolay, Job’s Daughters, Rainbow for Girls and other Masonic youth groups.
Supreme Council, 33°, N.M.J.
P.O. Box 519
33 Marrett Road
Lexington, MA 02173-9125
617-862-4410 voice 617-863-1833 fax
George Washington University Grants
Provides annual scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students. Undergraduate students may study in a field of choice including special education and speech and hearing. For graduate students, fellowships are awarded for study in the Elliot School of International Affairs; School of Business and Public Management; School of Engineering and Applied Science; Graduate School of Education and Human Development; Columbian School of Arts and Sciences; and School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Supreme Council, 33°, Southern Jurisdiction
1733 Sixteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20009-3103
202-232-3579 or 800 SR MASON (776-2766) voice
202-387-1843 fax
Illinois Scottish Rite Scholarship Fund
Provides scholarship assistance to all Illinois residents in the health-care field of nursing, technicians, and therapists
Illinois Scottish Rite Scholarship Fund
915 N. Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60610
312-787-7605 voice 312-787-7608 fax
Illinois Masonic Nurses Training Scholarship Foundation
Provides scholarship assistance to nursing students throughout Illinois
Illinois Masonic Nurses Training Scholarship Foundation
P.O. Box 157
Moline, IL 61266-0157
309-593-2106 voice
Knights Templar Education Foundation
Provides students with low-cost education loans
Knights Templar Education Foundation
5097 N. Elston Avenue, Suite 101
Chicago, IL 60630-2460
773-777-3300 voice 773-777-8836 fax
National Masonic Foundation for Children
Supports education for youth about drugs and alcohol
National Masonic Foundation for Children
P.O. Box 28000
Washington, D.C. 20038-8000
202-331-1933 voice 202-331-1972 fax
Shepard Scholarship
Supports students seeking degrees in fields associate with service to country and humanity
Supreme Council, 33°, Southern Jurisdiction
1733 Sixteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20009-3103
202-232-3579 or 800 SR MASON (776-2766) voice
202-387-1843 fax
Ministry
Eastern Star Training Awards for Religious Leadership
Supports those making religious work their career
See the General Grand Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, above.
Knights Templar Holy Land Pilgrimage
Sends pastors on pilgrimages to the Holy Land
Grand Encampment, Knights Templar
5097 N. Elston Avenue, Suite 101
Chicago, IL 60630-2460
773-777-3300 voice 773-777-8836 fax
Museums, Monuments, and Libraries
George Washington Masonic National Memorial
A museum and monument to our first President
George Washington Masonic National Memorial
101 Callahan Drive
Alexandria, VA 22301
703-683-2007 voice 703-519-9270 fax
Masonic Memorial Auditorium, International Peace Garden
Provides meeting and performance facilities for visitors
Grand Lodge of North Dakota
201 14th Avenue North
Fargo, ND 58102-2799
701-235-8321 voice 701-235-8323 fax
Scottish Rite Masonic Museum of Our National Heritage
A museum and library focusing on our American heritage as well as Freemasonry’s role in the history of our country
Supreme Council, 33°, N.M.J.
P.O. Box 519
33 Marrett Road
Lexington, MA 02173-9125
617-862-4410 voice 617-863-1833 fax
Scottish Rite Supreme Council Library
The first public library in the District of Columbia which today serves the general public as well as international Masonic scholars
Supreme Council, 33°, Southern Jurisdiction
1733 Sixteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20009-3103
202-232-3579 or 800 SR MASON (776-2766) voice
202-387-1843 fax