Provincial Grand Lodge of Nottinghamshire Charity Committee

The Provincial Grand Lodge of Nottinghamshire Charity Committee embodies Masonic benevolence, providing relief to aged or indigent Freemasons, widows, and children of Freemasons while extending support to Nottinghamshire communities through principled grantmaking rooted in integrity, friendship, respect, and service. Their philosophy prioritizes prevention and relief of poverty, empowering vulnerable locals via targeted projects that foster community wellbeing, sustainability, and measurable impact. They champion grassroots charities delivering direct interventions, valuing Masonic tradition alongside evidence of need, organizational governance, and local resonance to drive equitable, enduring change.

They fund poverty relief initiatives addressing financial hardship, food insecurity, and homelessness prevention for families in crisis, children and young people programs including literacy training, after-school clubs, mentoring, and education support to combat exclusion and youth unemployment, elderly care services tackling social isolation, day services, and befriending for older residents, disability support encompassing respite care, therapeutic activities, peer support groups, and inclusive opportunities for people with physical disabilities, learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, and complex health needs, mental health interventions like counselling, trauma-informed therapy, and community wellbeing activities reducing anxiety and depression, alongside family support, carer respite, and advocacy strengthening vulnerable households. Interventions emphasize preventative, community-led, person-centred approaches promoting independence, emotional resilience, and holistic family wellbeing through pilot projects with proven local delivery.

Exclusions encompass core funding, salaries, overheads, unrestricted grants, national organizations, or projects beyond Nottinghamshire, prioritizing project-specific aid to registered charities with strong governance and impact track records. Distinctive Masonic affiliation elevates support for Freemason families alongside wider beneficiaries like impoverished elderly, disabled children and adults, isolated young people, and carers in Nottinghamshire's underserved rural and urban communities, favoring grassroots organizations demonstrating volunteer-led service, safeguarding, and alignment with benevolent, locally-rooted philanthropy over innovation or large-scale operations.