Both you and your Lodge will have your donations attributed towards your individual and Lodge Honorifics.
Any Freemason can qualify as a Steward of the 2021 Festival by donating or promising to donate a minimum of £300 towards the Appeal.
Upon qualifying, you will be eligible to receive a Festival jewel free of charge. Over five years, £300 equates to a regular contribution of just 16 pence per day, £1.15 per week or £5 per month.
If you have paid, or are paying, money into your own Lodge Relief Chest, this money can also be attributed to you once the funds have been transferred to the Festival Relief Chest.
No targets have been set for either Lodges or individuals; however the honorifics to celebrate and acknowledge financial achievements are as follows:
Individual
Lodge
For further information about the ways you can make a donation, please visit the donate page.
Gift Aid
Making a donation with Gift Aid means the MCF can claim an extra 25p for every £1 you give in the form of tax relief.
Gift Aid claimed on your donations contributes towards your individual honorific level.
To enable the MCF to claim Gift Aid, you must complete the Gift Aid declaration when donating online or when using one of the paper donation forms.
Gift Aid doesn’t cost you anything or affect any aspect of your finances or tax status. The MCF manages all the administration directly with HMRC. You must be a UK taxpayer to be eligible to apply Gift Aid to your donation.
You can read more about Gift Aid on HMRC’s Gift Aid page or you can contact the MCF’s Relief Chest team on 020 3146 3333.