California Masonic Foundation

The California Masonic Foundation's mission is to apply Masonic principles in support of education, leadership and communities through several important programs that touch the lives of thousands each year:

• Masonic Education and Leadership Training (MELT) develops future Masonic leaders and enriches Masonic education through sponsorship of the Wardens Leadership Retreats, Lodge Management Certification Program and enhanced education opportunities. The Foundation underwrites a great portion of the program expenses each year.
• The Masonic Student Assistance Program (MSAP) helps at-risk students positively redirect their lives by preparing educators to effectively deal with their needs. The Foundation has invested more than $3 million to provide MSAP workshops for hundreds of educators each year. Nearly 40,000 California children have been helped by this program.
• As a sponsor of the annual California Teachers of the Year program, we pay tribute to extraordinary educators each year.
• Annual college scholarships totaling nearly $1million help make the dream of college a reality for hundreds of tomorrow’s leaders. Since 1970 more than 2,000 students have been assisted with scholarship awards ranging from $10,000 to $40,000 per student over four years.
• Annual leadership grants to Masonic youth groups – DeMolay, Job’s Daughters, and Rainbow for Girls – support their leadership training programs.
• Child ID provides equipment, software and promotion material for lodges to offer free child fingerprinting and photo identification as a public service. More than 800,000 California children and their parents have received this service.
• A $1,000 donation is made to each new school where a cornerstone ceremony is conducted.
• The preservation and restoration of Masonic buildings and artifacts is managed by the Foundation.