THE MASONIC LIBRARY AND MUSEUM OF PENNSYLVANIAClosed
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This organization closed in 2022. It filed a final 990 indicating termination and no longer appears as active in IRS records, as it is absent from the EO Business Master File and Pub78 List.
Masonic Museum and Historical Education
MAINTAINED AND OPERATED THE MASONIC MUSEUM AND TEMPLE AT AN ANNUAL OPERATING COST OF APPROXIMATELY 2.1 MILLION IN 2020. THE MASONIC MUSEUM AND TEMPLE IS A REGISTERED NATIONAL HISTORICAL LANDMARK BUILT IN 1868 AND COVERS APPROXIMATELY 80,000 SQUARE FEET. IT CONTAINS SEVEN LODGE HALLS, EACH DONE IN A DIFFERENT HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURAL STYLE. THE MASONIC LIBRARY AND MUSEUM OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSES OVER 135,000 OBJECTS AND SERVES AS A POPULAR RESOURCE FOR RESEARCH AND REFERENCE CONCERNING MASONIC HISTORY. THE MUSEUM COLLECTION INCLUDES OVER 30,000 ITEMS. THE LIBRARY HOUSES OVER 75,000 VOLUMES AND AN ADDITIONAL 30,000 DOCUMENTS AND MANUSCRIPTS. THE MUSEUM ACTIVELY COLLECTS ART AND ARTIFACTS OF HISTORICAL INTEREST, WHILE PRESENTING DISPLAYS AND MANAGING EXHIBITS THAT ENRICH A SENSE OF MASONIC HISTORY. MAINTAINED AND OPERATED THE CIRCULATING LIBRARY OF BOOKS AND PERIODICALS AT THE MASONIC TEMPLE. ADDED 75 BOOKS TO THE LIBRARY IN 2020 AND CLEANED AND INSPECTED ALL BOOKS. SEVERAL BOOKS REQUIRED PRESERVATION, WHICH WAS PERFORMED BY LIBRARY STAFF AS PART OF THE ON-GOING BOOK PRESERVATION PROJECT. LIBRARY STAFF RESPONDED TO 241 INQUIRIES (PRIMARILY GENEALOGICAL) FROM VARIOUS RESEARCHERS AND CATALOGUED 1,040 MANUSCRIPTS. CONDUCTED TOURS OF THE MASONIC TEMPLE FOR OVER 1,742 VISITORS DURING THE FIVE MONTHS THAT VISITATION WAS PERMITTED. THE MASONIC TEMPLE WAS OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC FIVE DAYS A WEEK DURING PERMITTED OPERATING MONTHS. ARRANGED FOR THE RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION OF SEVERAL RARE OBJECTS IN THE COLLECTION. THE MASONIC EDUCATION COMMITTEE OFFERED ONLINE COURSES IN MASONIC LAW, MENTOR PROGRAM, AND MASONIC HISTORY ALONG WITH REGIONAL WORKSHOPS ON MASONIC EDUCATION. THE DISPLAYS IN THE MUSEUM WERE COMPLETELY CHANGED AFTER INSTALLING NEW SAFE PLEXIGLASS SHELVING AND BRINGING UP SOME NEW TREASURES FROM THE ARCHIVES. ESTABLISHED A SPEAKER SERIES THAT IS BOTH LIVE AT THE MASONIC TEMPLE AND BROADCAST IN REAL-TIME TO REGISTERED VISITORS. ESTABLISHED A NEW YOUTUBE PAGE THAT RECEIVED OVER 2,400 VIEWS OF THE MASONIC TEMPLE DURING 2020. PRESERVED STATUES OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AND GEORGE WASHINGTON LOCATED IN PHILADELPHIA.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$3.2M
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