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Disaster Relief

Charity in Action

See the chart for summary of relief funds distributed by the MSANA.

Total to date:

$9,509,071.00

The Masonic Service Association of North America is registered with the United States Federal Government as 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

 

How it Works

When a natural disaster occurs, the Grand Jurisdiction(s) affected may request the MSANA to make an appeal for assistance to all U.S. and Canadian Grand Lodges.

Our first disaster relief appeal was in 1923 to help the victims of an earthquake in Japan. Since that time more than 100 appeals have been made on behalf of individual Grand Lodges.

When a disaster relief appeal is made, all of the monies received are sent, in their entirety, to the Grand Jurisdiction involved. No portion of donated funds is retained by the MSANA for any reason whatsoever. All costs connected with the appeal are absorbed through our regular operating budget. All donated funds are given to help the recovery within the Grand Jurisdiction for whom the appeal was made.

 All contributions, donations, and bequests to MSANA are tax deductible and every gift is acknowledged by the MSANA.

Summary of Masonic Relief

 

Location Year Amount
Japanese Earthquake Relief 1923 $      1,577
Florida Hurricane 1926 114,236
Mississippi Valley Flood 1927     43,700
Puerto Rico Hurricane 1928 608,291
Florida Hurricane 1928     86,316
Kentucky Flood 1937 107,622
Austrian Relief Flood 1938     33,771
Chilean Earthquake 1939       5,202
Philippine Relief Fund 1945       7,387
Ecuador Relief Fund 1949     46,798
Manitoba Relief Fund 1950     20,734
Holland Relief Fund 1953     19,210
Tamaulipas Relief Fund 1955     29,985
Miscellaneous Relief 1959     18,024
Chilean Relief 1960       1,000
Cuban Relief 1962     11,436
Louisiana Hurricane Relief 1965     54,718
Italy Flood Relief 1967     59,395
Mississippi Relief 1969     20,008
Peru Relief 1970     87,367
Philippine Flood Relief 1972     19,220
Nicaragua Earthquake Relief 1973       5,960
Honduras Relief 1974     13,696
Guatemala Relief 1976     66,130
Mississippi Flood Relief 1976     80,560
Dominican Republic Disaster 1979     32,859
Chilean Earthquake 1979     36,927
Florida Hurricane 1985     20,244
Mexico Earthquake 1985       6,220
Columbian Earthquake 1985           100
Chilean Flood 1985     32,500
South Carolina Earthquake 1985 243,325
Puerto Rico Hurricane 1989     45,625
California Earthquake 1989     62,000
Philippine Islands Flood 1991     30,500
Florida Hurricane 1992 279,750
Louisiana Hurricane 1992 243,150
Hawaii Hurricane 1992     76,900
Iowa Flood Illinois Flood 1993 126,600
Illinois Flood 1993 103,775
Missouri Flood 1993     88,225
Kansas Flood 1993     47,850
Nebraska Flood 1993     47,825
South Dakota Flood 1993     46,650
California Earthquake 1993 146,225
Georgia Flood 1994     60,725
Texas Flood 1994     67,535
Japan Earthquake 1995     34,285
Oklahoma Bombing 1995     89,962
Washington Flood 1996     32,487
North Carolina Hurricane 1996 110,524
California Flood 1997     42,000
Nevada Flood 1997     48,850
Minnesota Flood 1997     86,600
North Dakota Flood 1997     93,800
Italy Earthquake 1998       4,675
Alabama Tornedo 1998     64,125
El Salvador Hurricane 1998     34,700
Guatemala Hurricane 1998     34,950
Honduras Hurricane 1998     50,800
Nicaragua Hurricane 1998     36,000
Kansas Tornado 1999     65,500
Oklahoma Tornado 1999 133,800
North Carolina Hurricane 1999 148,200
New Mexico Wildfires 2000     60,325
Alabama Tornado 2001     82,825
New York 9-11 Attack 2001 982,200
Virginia 9-11 Attack 2001 337,200
Kansas Tornado 2003     22,425
Missouri Tornado 2003     44,700
Tennessee Tornado 2003     43,700
North Carolina Hurricane 2003     32,100
Virginia Hurricane 2003     31,450
California Wildfires 2004     26,762
Alabama Hurricane 2004     48,700
Florida Hurricane 2004 163,250
Alabama Hurricane 2005 418,950
Louisiana Hurricane 2005 650,275
Mississippi Hurricane 2005 637,225
Indonesia/Sri Lanka Tsunami 2005     48,500
Florida Hurricane 2005     95,450
Texas Hurricane 2005     22,795
Kansas Tornado 2007     72,800
Washington State Flooding 2007     39,000
Tennessee Tornado 2008     75,850
Iowa Flooding 2008     67,960
Texas Hurricane 2008     42,130
Haiti Earthquake 2010 192,178
Tennessee Flooding 2010     39,375
Japan Earthquake 2011     91,625
New Zealand Earthquake 2011     70,575
Australia/Queensland Flood 2001 1,500
Alabama Tornado 2011 30,400
Tennessee Tornado 2011 30,800
Missouri Tornado 2011 42,925
North Dakota Flooding 2011 19,285
Connecticut Hurricane 2011 22,650
New York Hurricane 2011 18,625
Pennsylvania Hurricane 2011 18,875
Vermont Hurricane 2011 22,775
Virginia Hurricane 2011 25,800
Kentucky Tornado 2012 60,000
New York Hurricane 2012 $125,000
New Jersey Hurricane 2012 $125,000
Guatemala Hurricane 2012 $6,000
Total   $9,509,071.00