Number of freemasons or family members we have helped with grants
Total value of support for masonic families
Grants for daily living expenses
Support for health needs
To support educational opportunities and quality care
People accessed our counselling careline
People assisted by our Advice & Support Team
Total amount awarded to charities by freemasons via the MCF
Number of local charities freemasons have supported via an MCF grant
Total Community Awards funding
Total number of Community Awards made
Donations made into our Relief Chest Scheme during the year
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As a new charity that launched in 2016, one of our aims for the first few years is to make sure that people know who we are and how to contact us for support, services and grants.
Since our creation in April 2016, we have become the largest independent Masonic charity for both our community and the wider population and have also become one of the largest grant-making foundations in the UK.