Issue 8: Autumn/Winter 2020
Grants to charities, Support for Freemasons and families
The Freemasons’ COVID-19 Community Fund raised more than £2 million to support frontline initiatives. Over £1 million of this was generously donated by Freemasons, their families and friends, with the other £1 million match funded by the MCF. We also gave £750,000 to three leading charities which worked hard to alleviate the negative impact of COVID-19 on those they support; Mind, Age UK and Buttle UK.
This funding was part of an additional £2.75 million pledged by the MCF to support Freemasonry’s charitable response to COVID-19.
In total, 451 charities were supported with £2,775,136 funding between 1 April – 31 July.
1,847 grants were also given to 1,460 Freemasons and their families struggling as a result of COVID-19, totalling £2,689,702.