Issue archive
for Winter 2025: Giving Back

The Massive, Invisible Impact of Everyday Masonic Charity

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A celebration of the pancake breakfasts, the blood drives, the Teacher of the Year dinners—and the million other ways Masons give back.

How Masonic Relief Boards Provided Support for 100 Years

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For more than a century, California Masons supported one another—and brothers from around the world—through a vast network of boards of relief.

Friends of Friends: Meet the Masons Extending Our Reach

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Meet the California Masons putting Masonic philanthropy into practice through like-minded community organizations.

Whether in Lodge or at a Soup Kitchen, a Chance for Masons to Give Back

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Masons want to give back. Now the Grand Lodge of California, through its Keystone Initiative, is working to help them do just that.

How California Masons Brought Literacy into 1,000 Classrooms

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California Masons and Raising a Reader have brought their childhood literacy program to 1,000 classrooms around the state. That’s just the first chapter of their story.

Why a Masonic Bequest Was a Final “Act of Love”

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When it comes to leaving a gift for the California Masonic Foundation in a will or trust, it’s about more than money. It’s leaving a legacy.

The Center of It All

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East San Diego № 561 has made service to others paramount. For that, it is the 2025 Joe Jackson Award Recipient.

At John Heisner No. 442, the Roll Up Your Sleeves Gang

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At Most Worshipful John R. Heisner № 442, a legacy of service lives on and becomes central to the Masonic experience.

At the Rose Parade, Remembering the Masonic Floats of Yesteryear

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Remembering the most over-the-top Masonic floats from years past at the annual Tournament of Roses parade before the Rose Bowl.

Remembering the Fraternity Club, San Francisco’s Masonic Private Club

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From 1916 to 1961, the Fraternity Club of San Francisco, headquartered at the Palace Hotel, was the social center of California Masonry.

Member Profile: Darryl Watts

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Meet a Darryl Watts, member of Elk Grove No. 173, who helped organize a 3,000-pound donation with fellow community organizations.

At the International Conference on Freemasonry, a Masonic Fact Check

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The International Conference explores Masonry in film, politics, and propaganda.

Why Albany’s Masonic Avenue Is a Road to Nowhere

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In the East Bay town of Albany, there lies a Masonic Avenue with no Masons, leaving behind a fraternal mystery.

For the Masons, a New Family Math Program Is Adding Up

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A new pilot program from the Masonic Foundation is bringing everyday math into young students’ homes.

Donor Profile: Shaunt Grigorian

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Meet one of the state’s top Masonic ritualists, who says Masonic philanthropy is the key that unlocks it all.