Official Charity of the Grand Chapter

2007-2008: Illinois Masonic Youth Foundation:

Upon the Grand Lodge’s conversion of the Royal Arch Memorial Hospital at Mason Point (formerly known as the Illinois Masonic Home) in Sullivan, to a Medicare facility in 2006, the official charity of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the State of Illinois has annually selected by the Most Excellent Grand High Priest.

For the 2007-2008 capitular year, M. E. Companion Bruce W. Rhinehart has selected the Illinois Masonic Youth Foundation.

The Illinois Masonic Youth Foundation, Inc. was incorporated as a General Not-For-Profit Corporation in the State of Illinois on 6 January 1972. The original purpose of the Foundation was to collect funds for the benefit of the Order of DeMolay and the former Order of the Builders for Boys. In 1976, the Foundation began collecting funds for Job’s Daughters and the Order of the Rainbow for Girls, as well.

The Foundation consists of representatives from the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Illinois, the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Illinois, the Grand Council of Cryptic Masons of Illinois, the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Illinois, the Illinois Council of Deliberation of the Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite, and all five Shrine temples in Illinois. The Foundation currently collects and distributes approximately twelve thousand dollars (US$12,000.00) annually to DeMolay, Job’s Daughters, and Rainbow Girls in Illinois.

Contributions to the Foundation can be made by posting cheques made payable to the “Illinois Masonic Youth Foundation, Inc.”, in the mails to:

DARYL W SELOCK TREASURER

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