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Masonic Villages of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania

EIN 23-0846955 · Elizabethtown, PA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood83 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE MASONIC VILLAGE SUPPORTS THE OPERATIONS OF ITS SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITIES, THE MASONIC CHILDREN'S HOME, THE MASONIC LIBRARY AND MUSEUM OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE MASONIC YOUTH FOUNDATION AND THE MASONIC BLOOD + ORGAN DONOR PROGRAM. EACH CHARITY STRIVES TO EXEMPLIFY MASONIC VALUES AND EMPOWER AND INSPIRE INDIVIDUALS TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND BUILD STRONGER COMMUNITIES. THE MASONIC VILLAGE'S MISSION OF LOVE IS TO PROVIDE EXCELLENT PERSON-CENTERED CARE AND SERVICES TO SENIORS, INCLUDING MANY VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY (PENNSYLVANIA MASONS AND THEIR LOVED ONES, RESIDENTS AND THEIR LOVED ONES,AND EMPLOYEES AND THEIR LOVED ONES) WITHOUT REGARD TO THEIR FINANCIAL STATUS.

Income
$263.4 million
Spending
$230.9 million
Spent on programs
88%
Reserves
10.2 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 69%
Employees
2,959
Volunteers
1,652
Highest pay
$517,843, chief execut

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 83 out of 100. Higher than 84% of charities in its peer group (housing, over $100m).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 10.2 months of spending.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 31% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 12% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 13% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    88% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 7 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 32% of charities in its peer group (housing, over $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    7 of 13 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (5)
  1. $200.0 million spent. THE MASONIC VILLAGE, DIRECTLY AND THROUGH ITS SUBSIDIARIES, CONDUCTS MANY DIVERSE CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS THAT EXEMPLIFY THE VALUES AND PRINCIPLES THAT HAVE BEEN EMBRACED AND PROMOTED BY THE GRAND LODGE OF PENNSYLVANIA SINCE ITS FOUNDING NEARLY 300 YEARS AGO, INCLUDING REVERENCE FOR GOD; COMPASSION, EMPATHY, AND RESPECT FOR ALL; HONESTY AND INTEGRITY; AND STEWARDSHIP AND INDUSTRY. AGING SERVICES AND RELATED SERVICES ON FIVE CAMPUSES ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA (DALLAS, ELIZABETHTOWN, SEWICKLEY, WARMINSTER AND LAFAYETTE HILL), MASONIC VILLAGE PROVIDES INDEPENDENT LIVING, PERSONAL CARE, AND SKILLED NURSING CARE TO APPROXIMATELY 3,700 RESIDENTS. AS IT HAS FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS, MASONIC VILLAGE REMAINS PROUDLY COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY CARE AND QUALITY OF LIFE TO ALL ITS RESIDENTS, INCLUDING MANY WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR SUCH SERVICES WITH THEIR PERSONAL FUNDS. IN 2024, MASONIC VILLAGE PROVIDED 40.8 MILLION WORTH OF CHARITABLE CARE AND SERVICES ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA CONSISTING OF 11.3 MILLION (AT COST) OF FREE CARE AND SERVICES AND 29.5 MILLION (AT COST) FOR CARE AND SERVICES ABOVE THE AMOUNT REIMBURSED BY MEDICARE, MEDICAID AND OTHER THIRD-PARTY PAYORS. THROUGH ITS SUBSIDIARY, ASHLAR HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE SERVICES, LLC, MASONIC VILLAGE PROVIDES HOME CARE, HOME HEALTH CARE, PALLIATIVE CARE, AND HOSPICE CARE TO ITS RESIDENTS OF THE MASONIC VILLAGE AT ELIZABETHTOWN AND TO PERSONS RESIDING WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 30-MILES OF ELIZABETHTOWN. MASONIC VILLAGE ALSO PROVIDES HOME CARE SERVICES TO ITS RESIDENTS IN LAFAYETTE HILL AND SEWICKLEY. MASONIC VILLAGE OPERATES A PHARMACY THAT SERVES ITS FIVE CAMPUSES AND FOUR UN-AFFILIATED SENIOR LIVING FACILITIES IN PENNSYLVANIA, FILLING NEARLY 400,000 PRESCRIPTIONS ANNUALLY. MASONIC VILLAGE SUPPORTS AND CARES FOR EIGHT ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES IN THE BLEILER CARING COTTAGE ON ITS ELIZABETHTOWN CAMPUS. COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND OUTREACH MASONIC VILLAGE OPERATES A ROBUST OUTREACH PROGRAM TO ASSIST MANY IN NEED AND TO HELP BUILD STRONGER COMMUNITIES ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA. THE OUTREACH PROGRAM INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: (A)GRANTS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANTS TO ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS TO ASSIST WITH BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS SHELTER, UTILITIES, FOOD, MEDICINES AND MEDICAL CARE (185,000 IN 2024), (B)FACILITATE ACCESS TO DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, (C)SUPPORT TO WIDOWS OF PENNSYLVANIA MASONS THROUGH THE MASONIC WIDOWS GUILD (1,740 WIDOWS RECEIVED SUPPORT IN 2024), (D)CONDUCT BLOOD DRIVES AND SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE THOSE IN NEED OF ORGAN TRANSPLANTS THROUGH THE MASONIC BLOOD + ORGAN DONOR PROGRAM (IN 2024, 4,290 UNITS OF BLOOD HELPING SAVE THE LIVES OF 12,870 RECIPIENTS AND 7 PERSONS AND THEIR FAMILIES GUIDED TO THE GIFT OF LIFE THROUGH ORGAN TRANSPLANT), (E)SUPPORT LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS THROUGH GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND OTHER PROGRAMS (822,000) (F)THROUGH THE MASONIC CHARITY FOUNDATION PROVIDED NEARLY 100,000 OF FINANCIAL GRANTS AND ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITY-BASED CHARITIES THAT EXEMPLIFY THE VALUES AND MISSIONS OF PENNSYLVANIA FREEMASONRY THE MISSION OF MASONIC VILLAGE ALSO INCLUDES THE CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS OF THE MASONIC CHILDREN'S HOME, THE MASONIC LIBRARY AND MUSEUM AND PENNSYLVANIA, AND THE PENNSYLVANIA MASONIC YOUTH FOUNDATION, AS DESCRIBED IN SECTIONS 4B, 4C AND 4D. THE MASONIC VILLAGE, DIRECTLY AND THROUGH ITS SUBSIDIARIES, CONDUCTS MANY DIVERSE CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS THAT EXEMPLIFY THE VALUES AND PRINCIPLES THAT HAVE BEEN EMBRACED AND PROMOTED BY THE GRAND LODGE OF PENNSYLVANIA SINCE ITS FOUNDING NEARLY 300 YEARS AGO, INCLUDING REVERENCE FOR GOD; COMPASSION, EMPATHY, AND RESPECT FOR ALL; HONESTY AND INTEGRITY; AND STEWARDSHIP AND INDUSTRY. AGING SERVICES AND RELATED SERVICES ON FIVE CAMPUSES ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA (DALLAS, ELIZABETHTOWN, SEWICKLEY, WARMINSTER AND LAFAYETTE HILL), MASONIC VILLAGE PROVIDES INDEPENDENT LIVING, PERSONAL CARE, AND SKILLED NURSING CARE TO APPROXIMATELY 3,700 RESIDENTS. AS IT HAS FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS, MASONIC VILLAGE REMAINS PROUDLY COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY CARE AND QUALITY OF LIFE TO ALL ITS RESIDENTS, INCLUDING MANY WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR SUCH SERVICES WITH THEIR PERSONAL FUNDS. IN 2024, MASONIC VILLAGE PROVIDED 40.8 MILLION WORTH OF CHARITABLE CARE AND SERVICES ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA CONSISTING OF 11.3 MILLION (AT COST) OF FREE CARE AND SERVICES AND 29.5 MILLION (AT COST) FOR CARE AND SERVICES ABOVE THE AMOUNT REIMBURSED BY MEDICARE, MEDICAID AND OTHER THIRD-PARTY PAYORS. THROUGH ITS SUBSIDIARY, ASHLAR HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE SERVICES, LLC, MASONIC VILLAGE PROVIDES HOME CARE, HOME HEALTH CARE, PALLIATIVE CARE, AND HOSPICE CARE TO ITS RESIDENTS OF THE MASONIC VILLAGE AT ELIZABETHTOWN AND TO PERSONS RESIDING WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 30-MILES OF ELIZABETHTOWN. MASONIC VILLAGE ALSO PROVIDES HOME CARE SERVICES TO ITS RESIDENTS IN LAFAYETTE HILL AND SEWICKLEY. MASONIC VILLAGE OPERATES A PHARMACY THAT SERVES ITS FIVE CAMPUSES AND FOUR UN-AFFILIATED SENIOR LIVING FACILITIES IN PENNSYLVANIA, FILLING NEARLY 400,000 PRESCRIPTIONS ANNUALLY. MASONIC VILLAGE SUPPORTS AND CARES FOR EIGHT ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES IN THE BLEILER CARING COTTAGE ON ITS ELIZABETHTOWN CAMPUS. COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND OUTREACH MASONIC VILLAGE OPERATES A ROBUST OUTREACH PROGRAM TO ASSIST MANY IN NEED AND TO HELP BUILD STRONGER COMMUNITIES ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA. THE OUTREACH PROGRAM INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: (A)GRANTS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANTS TO ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS TO ASSIST WITH BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS SHELTER, UTILITIES, FOOD, MEDICINES AND MEDICAL CARE (185,000 IN 2024), (B)FACILITATE ACCESS TO DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, (C)SUPPORT TO WIDOWS OF PENNSYLVANIA MASONS THROUGH THE MASONIC WIDOWS GUILD (1,740 WIDOWS RECEIVED SUPPORT IN 2024), (D)CONDUCT BLOOD DRIVES AND SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE THOSE IN NEED OF ORGAN TRANSPLANTS THROUGH THE MASONIC BLOOD + ORGAN DONOR PROGRAM (IN 2024, 4,290 UNITS OF BLOOD HELPING SAVE THE LIVES OF 12,870 RECIPIENTS AND 7 PERSONS AND THEIR FAMILIES G
  2. $2.3 million spent. MASONIC CHILDREN'S HOME THE MASONIC CHILDREN'S HOME PROVIDES A STABLE HOME, EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONAL GROWTH AND ENCOURAGEMENT FOR UP TO 40 CHILDREN FROM CHALLENGING PERSONAL ENVIRONMENTS, CULTIVATES IN THEM FUNDAMENTAL LIFE SKILLS, MORAL VALUES, COMPASSION AND CONFIDENCE, AND NURTURES THEM IN THEIR FORMATIVE YEARS TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND FIND SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN LIFE.
  3. $18 spent. MASONIC LIBRARY AND MUSEUM THE MASONIC LIBRARY AND MUSEUM EDUCATES AND ENLIGHTENS THE MASONIC COMMUNITY AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY (A) PRESENTING THE MASONIC TEMPLE IN PHILADELPHIA, A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK, AS THE PREEMINENT LIVING, ARCHITECTURAL REPRESENTATION OF THE VALUES, IDEALS AND CULTURE OF FREEMASONRY AND A CENTER OF FRATERNAL, SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND BUSINESS ACTIVITIES, (B) CURATING AND SHOWCASING THE PRICELESS COLLECTIONS, (C) ENGAGING DIVERSE AUDIENCES THROUGH PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH RELATING TO THE VALUES, IDEALS, HISTORY AND CULTURE OF FREEMASONRY, AND (D) PRESERVING IMPORTANT MASONIC-RELATED MONUMENTS IN PENNSYLVANIA. IN 2024, MORE THAN 12,863 VISITORS TOURED THE MASONIC TEMPLE, MORE THAN 1,000 OBJECTS WAS PRESERVED AND ARCHIVED, 64 NEW BOOKS WERE ADDED ITS COLLECTIONS, 362 RESEARCH ASSIGNMENTS WERE COMPLETED, AND A 10-YEAR CAPITAL INVESTMENT PLAN PRIORITIZING MORE THAT 40 MILLION OF PROJECTS AT THE MASONIC TEMPLE WAS COMPLETED (WORK COMMENCING IN 2025). MASONIC LIBRARY AND MUSEUM THE MASONIC LIBRARY AND MUSEUM EDUCATES AND ENLIGHTENS THE MASONIC COMMUNITY AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY (A) PRESENTING THE MASONIC TEMPLE IN PHILADELPHIA, A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK, AS THE PREEMINENT LIVING, ARCHITECTURAL REPRESENTATION OF THE VALUES, IDEALS AND CULTURE OF FREEMASONRY AND A CENTER OF FRATERNAL, SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND BUSINESS ACTIVITIES, (B) CURATING AND SHOWCASING THE PRICELESS COLLECTIONS, (C) ENGAGING DIVERSE AUDIENCES THROUGH PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH RELATING TO THE VALUES, IDEALS, HISTORY AND CULTURE OF FREEMASONRY, AND (D) PRESERVING IMPORTANT MASONIC-RELATED MONUMENTS IN PENNSYLVANIA. IN 2024, MORE THAN 12,863 VISITORS TOURED THE MASONIC TEMPLE, MORE THAN 1,000 OBJECTS WAS PRESERVED AND ARCHIVED, 64 NEW BOOKS WERE ADDED ITS COLLECTIONS, 362 RESEARCH ASSIGNMENTS WERE COMPLETED, AND A 10-YEAR CAPITAL INVESTMENT PLAN PRIORITIZING MORE THAT 40 MILLION OF PROJECTS AT THE MASONIC TEMPLE WAS COMPLETED (WORK COMMENCING IN 2025).
  4. $570,161 spent. MASONIC YOUTH FOUNDATION THE PENNSYLVANIA YOUTH FOUNDATION ENRICHES THE LIVES OF YOUTH AND YOUTH ADULT VOLUNTEERS BY CONDUCTING PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO BUILD STRONG CHARACTER AND DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND MORAL VALUES. IN 2024, THE FOUNDATION EMPOWERED 1,352 YOUTH THROUGH ITS LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS, AWARDED 150,000 IN SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS TO 52 STUDENTS, TRAINED 1,690 INDIVIDUALS AT VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS AFFECTING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF YOUTH IN PENNSYLVANIA AND SUPPORTED 650 MEMBERS WITHIN 5 YOUTH GROUPS ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA. MASONIC BLOOD AND ORGAN DONOR PROGRAM THE PROGRAM FACILITATED THE COLLECTION OF 4,290 UNITS OF BLOOD IN 2024, HELPING TO SAVE THE LIVES OF OVER 12,870 PATIENTS. IT ALSO SUPPORTED SEVEN MEMBERS WHO RECEIVED LIFE-SAVING ORGAN TRANSPLANTS, AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS.
  5. MASONIC YOUTH FOUNDATION THE PENNSYLVANIA YOUTH FOUNDATION ENRICHES THE LIVES OF YOUTH AND YOUTH ADULT VOLUNTEERS BY CONDUCTING PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO BUILD STRONG CHARACTER AND DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND MORAL VALUES. IN 2024, THE FOUNDATION EMPOWERED 1,352 YOUTH THROUGH ITS LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS, AWARDED 150,000 IN SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS TO 52 STUDENTS, TRAINED 1,690 INDIVIDUALS AT VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS AFFECTING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF YOUTH IN PENNSYLVANIA AND SUPPORTED 650 MEMBERS WITHIN 5 YOUTH GROUPS ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA. MASONIC BLOOD AND ORGAN DONOR PROGRAM THE PROGRAM FACILITATED THE COLLECTION OF 4,290 UNITS OF BLOOD IN 2024, HELPING TO SAVE THE LIVES OF OVER 12,870 PATIENTS. IT ALSO SUPPORTED SEVEN MEMBERS WHO RECEIVED LIFE-SAVING ORGAN TRANSPLANTS, AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since March 1932.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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