$167K in expenses

Youth activities: our bikes for books program is the largest under this youth activities category. The program is intended to be executed with a school's reading initiative to support local schools. Lodges are going into the community and working with schools and libraries to propose community participation in the program. This includes partnerships with schools, libraries and community businesses, engaging the community in raising funds, with a shared goal to see free bikes and helmets get into the hands of worthy children who have earned a reward for their efforts. This past year we saw roughly 1,750+ bikes given away. Administrators, children, parents, and lodge members all know this program works and benefits their communities. In addition to the bikes for books program, educational scholarships were given to approximately 30 students. In addition to the funds provided for the bikes for books literacy initiative, other grants are provided to support youth in communities across maine to support organizations, such as scouting america, camp postcard, operation reboot outdoors maine, special olympics, maine dyslexia centers of bangor and portland, big brothers big sisters of maine and various project graduation celebrations.

$337K in expenses

Community programs include relief to masons and their families in distress and are paid directly to the person in need or to masonic lodges upon approved applications. Approximately 131 families or individuals received benefits.

$778K in expenses

Grants to other organizations.