The Organisation of Freemasonry A brief introduction by Stephen Blank
Zion Menorah WM Ian Goldman FINANCE Treasurer Derek Blank ORG / COMMS Secretary Michael Lewis CEREMONIAL DC Jackie Levene CHARITY Ch Stwd Almoner Anthony Sivner Ronnie Bentwood Past Masters’ Committee
Province of East Lancs. 320 Lodges HQ – Bridge Street ProvGM Paul Rink DepPGM Nigel Bramley- Howarth 8 APGM’s Ours – Paul Rose FINANCE ProvGTreas Ken Jones ORG / COMMS ProvGSec Alan Garnett CEREMONIAL ProvGDC Norman Cope CHARITY ELMC
United Grand Lodge of England 300,000 Masons HQ – Great Queen St, WC2 GM HRH Duke of Kent FINANCE GTreas Quentin Humberstone ORG / COMMS GSec Nigel Brown CEREMONIAL DC Jonathan Spence 3 Deps CHARITY Grand CharityRMBIRMTGB New Masonic Samaritan Fund ProGM Marquess of Northampton DGM Peter Lowndes AGM David Williamson
Charities Grand Charity –Masons and non-Masonic –Unrestricted Assets £20m; annual grants ~£5m Royal Masonic Trust for Girls & Boys –Schools and hostels –Assets £140m; annual grants ~£7m Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution –Masonic Care homes –Assets £100m; annual grants ~£4m New Masonic Samaritan Fund –Medical assistance –Annual grants £3m – 500 applicants pa