Charity

The Masonic Charitable Foundation

The Masonic Charitable Foundation provides a wide range of grants to Freemasons and families. Typically it is those who have a financial, health and care or family need. The Foundation also awards grants to other charities, medical research studies and disaster relief appeals. Funded entirely through the generous donations of the Masonic community, the Foundation has an annual charitable expenditure which places it amongst the largest charities in the country. The Foundation is financially strong, well-resourced and able to respond to changing needs. 

One such opportunity is the Dave Day 2025 – what started as purely a Dave Myers Tribute Ride embraces charity, the central theme of all masonry.  On Dave Day 2024, where some of our members and prospective members were very proud to be active parts of …., we gave our time and a small amount individually but were part of a fantastic movement that has grown to be the biggest new motorcycle event on the summer calendar… Chevs will make money through collections raffles and through the assistance of the wider Masonic community, and their charitable funds will be donated directly to the Hairy Bike Si King & the Dave Myers Widow on this year’s and likely future Dave Day events … masonry will support childline and cancer research and the chosen charities of dave day and aim to help as much as we can…


This lodge and its close associate, another Leicestershire-based traveling motorcycle lodge, Joey Dunlop 1881, also support Blood Bikes as an organization. The Mark Degree Through the MBF, buying them 16 new bikes and funding local running costs for this excellent charity through fun activities like go-karting and sponsored rides …Most members attend both or are members of both the ‘Craft as the ‘Mark.’ As three meetings a year isn’t a massive commitment, many joiners to craft look for another lodge, and Joey Dunlop works well as the meetings are on the same basis, one a year in Leicestershire and two traveling meetings Saturdays in May, June & August. to enquire about joining the mark degree and Joey Dunlop, an option that is only available once your masonic journey is at certain stage normally a year or so once you’ve joined ‘Craft’ .