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The Montana Masonic Foundation, Inc. is an IRS 501 (c) (3), non-profit charitable organization. It supports, encourages
and promotes free public education and schools through endowments, grants, scholarships, and fellowships. The
nonprofit organization has sponsored a reading achievement program within Montana Schools for many years
through its Bikes for Books and Kindles for Kids reading program. At its core, the Montana Masonic Foundation is
an organization created with gifts from generous people committed to local causes. For donors, the Foundation serves
as a philanthropic advisor. For the community, the Foundation serves as a grant maker and a civic leader. Through
the support of its donors and members of the Freemason fraternity, the Foundation has been able to address some of
the community’s most pressing needs, including hunger, housing and education.
Additional Grants awarded since the last isse of the Montana Free Mason magazine include the following:

Brian Murphy, Vice President of the
Montana Masonic Foundation presents
a check for $3000.00 to Deborah Certier,
Librarian at East Side Intermediate School
for new books for Eastside Intermediary
School in Livingston.

Montana DeMolay Supporting Montana Wounded Warriors
Wounded Warriors program for which he received a
The Montana Masonic Foundation provided a Grant standing ovation. Montana Wounded Warriors was
to Montana DeMolay allowing its members to give and formed to provide residents of the State of Montana,
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within Montana that could use financial assistance. disability rating from the VA.
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serve Veterans in some capacity, but whose
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Photo: L-R: Zack Clawson; Char Gatlin - Montana Wounded Warriors; Sam Whitehead - Exective Officer MT

DeMolay; Justin Johnson- SMC; Reid Gardiner - Montana Masonic Foundation. Page 31