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Mission
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Our mission is to break the cycle of poverty in underserved communities through charitable endeavors and meaningful community engagement. We are committed to empowering at-risk youth by providing the essential resources needed for post-secondary education. Additionally, higher post-secondary education (college or trade) reduces intergenerational poverty and disadvantaged communities, leading to overall societal benefits such as financial stability, reduced crime rates, and sustainable health. We achieve this through multiple fundraisers during the year that help us fund our initiatives. To express our gratitude to our generous donors, we also host the annual Prince Hall Community Festival free of charge, celebrating the support that enables us to accomplish our mission.
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Purpose
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The purpose of the Prince Masonic Hall Charity Foundation is to provide our youth with developmental initiatives which assist with preparing for post-secondary education thereby breaking the cycle of low-income intergenerational poverty, while focusing on Mental, Medical, Social and Cultural change through higher education and community service. In addition, the goal is to enhance our efforts through youth empowerment and educational resources relevant to our own communities creating intergenerational mobility constituting change and success for the future.
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History
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The Prince Hall Masonic Charity Foundation (PHMCF) is the charitable arm of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge, State of New Jersey. The foundation was created in 2006 under the leadership of the Most Worshipful Harry Mcdowell, Grand Master. The foundation's purpose is to build relationships with other organizations and corporate sponsors that will allow us to expand our college preparation program to more students. The implicit goal is improving financial conditions through supporting advancements in education which are proven to reduce generational poverty.
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As shown to your right, the PHMCF has been extremely active in numerous charitable endeavors. With a focus on food/clothing drives and hosting community events throughout the year, we have become a trusted and dependable resource in our neighborhoods and partnering organizations. Some of the different causes we stood behind are: Start Out Fresh Intervention Advocates (SOFIA), National Night Outs (multiple cities), Hurricane Harvey Relief, Back to School Drives (multiple cities), and several awareness walks for causes like autism, lupus, and breast cancer.
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As shown to your left, you will find a snapshot of how much money PHMCF has donated over the last five years. With 2017 being the base, we were able to give 5X more the following year with Hurricane Harvey victims in both Texas, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands being focal points. With the hardships of COVID-19 affecting everyone, PHMCF was able to bounce back and help communities by recovering almost $200K the following year to donate.
Meet The Team
Clyde H. Horton
CEO
Adrian Desroe
COO
Eric Holmes
President
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Tommy McGriff Jr
Vice President​
PRINCE HALL CHARITY FOUNDATION
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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1st District
Lamar Bell (#5)
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2nd District
Julius Badger (#40)
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3rd District
Corbin D. Hare (#25)
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4th District
Kevin Barkdale
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5th District
T. McClain (#17)
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6th District
Clement Curry
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7th District
Vincent Blackshear (#44)
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8th District
Will Brown-Bey​