Irish Masonic Charities
There are approximately 170 Lodges within the Masonic Province of Down making it the second largest Province in the Irish Constitution. The Province is divided into 9 Districts, three within the Parliamentary Borough of Belfast and six in the rest of the Province.
There are 43 halls in the Province of Down, each of the 9 districts have a Provincial Grand Steward of Charities, and Provincial Grand Almoner, who report from Provincial Grand Lodge to the relevant Charity District Committee and then the Lodge representatives report back to their own Lodges. It is a basic method of communication that works very well in this instance.
The other main Masonic Charities supported by the Province of Down
Belfast Masonic Charity Fund.
To assist deserving and destitute Freemasons or their families.
Contact:-
Masonic Boys Benefit Fund.
Give provision for the cost of maintenance, education, advancement and benefit of sons of deceased Freemasons or financially distressed Freemasons.
Contact:-
Masonic Girls Benefit Fund.
Give provision for the cost of maintenance, education, advancement and benefit of daughters of deceased Freemasons or financially distressed Freemasons.
Contact: Grand Lodge, 17 Molesworth St Dublin 2.
Masonic Welfare Fund.
For Brethren and Dependents in need whose circumstances prevent them being helped
under other Masonic Charities. Contact:-
Victoria Jubilee Masonic Benevolent Fund.
For distressed Freemasons, their spouses and/or widows.
Contact:-
Masonic Orphans Welfare Fund. provides grants to the children of Freemasons to assist
with educational expenses. Contact:-
Margaret Elizabeth Daniel Respite Fund; established in 2007, to provide assistance towards the cost of temporary respite care, for Freemasons or their immediate family members.
Contact:-