# The Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Hertfordshire Benevolent Fund - Type: Trust / foundation - Charity number: 291376 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/291376) - Website: http://www.hertsmark.org/ - Latest income: £14.8k; spending £13.2k - What it funds: Education / training, Health / saving of lives - Who it helps: People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies - How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations - Area of operation: Hertfordshire - Other names: The Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Hertfordshire Benevolent Fund and Hertfordshire Mark Provincial Centenary White Stone Foundation Fund (previous) - Trustees: 4 - Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z - Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/provincial-grand-mark-lodge-of-hertfordshire-benevolent-fund The Benevolent Fund was established for the benefit of such distressed Brother Mark Master Masons, their widows and children, or for the benefit of such masonic charities or other charitable institutions, societies and objects as the Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Hertfordshire shall in duly constituted meeting from time to time direct. ## Open and forthcoming schemes (0) None in OpenGrant's sources right now. ## Finances by year (Charity Commission) | Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations | |---|---|---|---| | 30 Apr 2026 | £14.8k | £13.2k | not filed | | 30 Apr 2025 | £17k | £22.9k | not filed | | 30 Apr 2024 | £30.6k | £52.4k | not filed | | 30 Apr 2023 | £30.7k | £13.3k | not filed | | 30 Apr 2022 | £13.3k | £10.8k | not filed | ## Charitable objects > For the benefit of such distressed brother Mark master masons their widows and children or for the benefit of such masonic charities or other charitable institutions societies and objects ast the Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Hertfordshire shall in duly constituted meeting from time to time direct and in administering the Benevolent fund the trustees shall so far as they are lawfully able take into account the express wishes of any donor. The capital and income of any money or other property received for or donated or bequeathed to the white stone foundation upon trust to apply both the capital and income of the white stone foundation to or for the express purposes of furnishing, equipping, decorating and maintaining the furniture equipment and decoration of onie or more units in any masonic charitable old persons home and in such other charitable manner as the trustees shall in their absolute discretion think fit in providing faclilites for the occupants of such old persons home. ## What it funds The Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Hertfordshire Benevolent Fund is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and health / saving of lives for people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Hertfordshire Benevolent Fund reported income of £14.8k and spending of £13.2k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 30 Apr 2026, it spent £113k in total. The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Hertfordshire. ## How to apply OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Hertfordshire Benevolent Fund in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). Its website (hertsmark.org) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance. ## Questions ### Is The Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Hertfordshire Benevolent Fund open for applications now? Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Hertfordshire Benevolent Fund is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise. ### Where does The Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Hertfordshire Benevolent Fund fund? The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Hertfordshire. ### Does The Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Hertfordshire Benevolent Fund give grants to individuals? Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Hertfordshire Benevolent Fund makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies. ### How much does The Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Hertfordshire Benevolent Fund give each year? The register does not break out The Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Hertfordshire Benevolent Fund's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 30 Apr 2026 was £13.2k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £22.5k a year. ### How large is The Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Hertfordshire Benevolent Fund? 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