Since its creation in April 2016, the Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF) has become the largest independent Masonic charity for both our community and the wider population. It brought together four well established Masonic charities to become one of the largest grant-making foundations in the UK.
Service (including charity) is one of the core pillars of Freemasonry and the work of MCF promotes this proud and generous principle to the Masonic community and the wider public. As a single unified charity MCF size and resources, both operational and financial, enable the Masonic Charitable Foundation to play a greater role, have greater influence and make a significant impact in our Masonic community, the charity sector and wider society.
In a time when health and social care services are under pressure, an ageing and often more isolated population requires support, and many households are struggling financially, there are numerous opportunities for MCF to have a positive impact.
Through its activities, MCF hopes to build better lives by encouraging opportunity, promoting independence and improving wellbeing. Our support is funded entirely from the generous donations of Freemasons, their families and friends.
Encouraging Opportunity
It tackles social exclusion and isolation through grants that help people to participate actively in society. It also support the education of children and young people, ensuring they have the same opportunities as their friends regardless of family circumstances.
Promoting Independence
It protects the financial stability of families with grants to assist with daily living costs. It also help those with disabilities or limited mobility to live independently by providing mobility aids and funding home adaptations.
Improving Wellbeing
It can support a range of health needs including medical treatments and counselling, and can provide funding for respite, residential, nursing and dementia care at our RMBI Care Co. homes.
The Masonic Charitable Foundation supports over 500 local and national charities every single year.
Responsive to needs
Being a listening and inclusive organisation which identifies need and provides essential support to the communities with which we work.
Making a difference
Being compassionate and dedicated to changing people’s lives in ways that are shown to have a positive impact.
Striving for excellence
By working in a professional, collaborative and innovative way to provide the best service to its supporters, our beneficiaries and one another.
The Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF) tackles some of society’s most important issues through grants to local and national charities and partnerships with leading organisations in the sector. With grants totalling over £5.5 million each year, the MCF helps thousands of disadvantaged and vulnerable people to live happy, fulfilling lives and participate actively in society.
The MCF’s grant-making programmes for charities, targets funding where it is most needed and in areas that Freemasons care most passionately. The targets are currently:
Reducing isolation in later life
Creating the best start in life for disadvantaged children and young people
Medical research into degenerative disease
Funding care services in the hospice sector.
The targets are reviewed each year to ensure grants are making the greatest possible impact. Better Lives is the annual magazine, featuring real stories from the people the MCF help, advice for anyone thinking of applying for support, and news from the MCF.
The Masonic Charitable Foundation builds better lives for Freemasons, their families and the wider community by encouraging opportunity, promoting independence and improving wellbeing.
