California · Public charity
Free and Accepted Masons Santa Monica-Palisades307
A man who strives to improve himself can also improve his community and the world at large. This is the mission of the Masons of California. Through Masonic principles and tradition, we foster personal growth and improve the lives of others.
- $27k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 1
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $6k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $5,811
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $5,811
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 5
- FY2018 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $22M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 100% of the organizations Free and Accepted Masons Santa Monica-Palisades307 funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $106k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 1 | $6k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 2 | $106k | 100% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $53k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 3 | $45k | 67% |
| FY2019 | 5 | $48k | 60% |
| FY2018 | 3 | $30k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masonic Center Association of Santa Monica | $96,237 | 1 | 31% |
| Masonic Homes of California | $78,061 | 2 | 0% |
| California Masonic Foundation | $61,552 | 5 | 1% |
| Jail Guitar Doors | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Heal the Bay | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Palisades High School Booster Club | $10,000 | 2 | n/a |
| The Midnight Mission | $6,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Santa Monica Athletic Boosters Club | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Los Angeles Rod and Reel Club Foundation | $5,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Little League Baseball Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 2% |
Where it is load-bearing
Free and Accepted Masons Santa Monica-Palisades307 supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 8 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
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How this is measured
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About Free and Accepted Masons Santa Monica-Palisades307
- How much does Free and Accepted Masons Santa Monica-Palisades307 give?
- Free and Accepted Masons Santa Monica-Palisades307 reported 1 itemized grants totaling $5,811, out of $27,097 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 5 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
- What does Free and Accepted Masons Santa Monica-Palisades307 fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Membership Benefit (48%), Human Services (27%), Civil Rights (7%).
- Who are Free and Accepted Masons Santa Monica-Palisades307's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: Masonic Center Association of Santa Monica ($96k), Masonic Homes of California ($78k), California Masonic Foundation ($62k).
- Does Free and Accepted Masons Santa Monica-Palisades307 fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Free and Accepted Masons Santa Monica-Palisades307?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Free and Accepted Masons Santa Monica-Palisades307 based?
- Free and Accepted Masons Santa Monica-Palisades307 is based in CA.
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