Since 1981, over £33 million has been donated to non-Masonic charities of all sizes.  This includes over £7.5 million as part of a nationwide project for hospice services, nearly £400,000 for air ambulances and over £1.8 million for emergency relief work worldwide.

In May 2011 the Freemasons' Grand Charity announced major grants to non-Masonic charities totalling £676,000. Seventeen charities are receiving funding for projects based throughout England and Wales, in support of vulnerable people and youth opportunities. Among the recipients are Parkinson's UK (£250,000), Fairbridge (£60,000 to support work with the most disaffected and disadvantaged young people), the Helena Kennedy Foundation (£36,000 to support the education of children in care), and the Children's Trust (£30,000).

Hospices
Since 1984, The Freemasons' Grand Charity has donated over £7.5 million towards the operating costs of hospice services across England and Wales.  In 2008, grants totalled more than £0.5 million, with individual grants ranging from £500 to over £8,000, which included an allocation of £100,000 for Children's Hospices.

Air Ambulances
Air ambulances in England and Wales fly around 17,500 missions each year at a cost of about £0.5 million per week, met almost entirely by charitable donations from the public.  In a new initiative, air ambulance charities receive support in the delivery of their potentially life-saving services from the Freemasons' Grand Charity, and to date nearly £400,000 has been donated to what is considered the busiest voluntary emergency service in the country.  During 2008, Provincial Grand Lodges were invited to nominate air ambulance charities to receive a share of a grant of £180,000; as a result, the Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance received £8,000.

Emergency Relief
Whenever the need arises, the Freemasons' Grand Charity will authorise an Emergency Grant to help fund disaster relief efforts, and since 1981 over £1.5 million has been given to help the victims of floods, earthquakes, famines, terrorist attacks and other terrible events worldwide.  Recent emergency grants have included £50,000 in March 2011 to help victims of the Japan Tsunami, and in the previous month an emergency grant of £20,000 to the Red Cross to assist their recovery appeal following the earthquake in Christchurch New Zealand. Earlier in February a grant of £20,000 was made after the flooding in Queensland Australia.  In January 2011, an emergency grant of £20,000 was made following the flooding in Brazil.

And more….
Many other grants, too numerous to list here, are made each year to non-masonic charities.  These include annual grants for medical research and to religious buildings of national importance.  Further information can be obtained from the Grand Charity website.