▁an ▁I RS ▁ 5 0 1 ( c ) 3 . ▁ ▁Community ▁and ▁char ity ▁G Lo N Y ▁has ▁a ▁long ▁history ▁of ▁supporting ▁char itable ▁causes . ▁Among ▁the ▁organizations ▁that ▁are ▁root ed ▁in ▁its ▁char itable ▁endeav ors ▁are , ▁the ▁Mason ic ▁Medical ▁Research ▁Institute , ▁Ac acia ▁Village ▁and ▁Mason ic ▁Home ▁in ▁Ut ica ; ▁the ▁Chan cell or ▁Robert ▁R . ▁Living ston ▁Library ▁and ▁Museum ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁Ut ica ; ▁the ▁Mason ic ▁Youth ▁Camp ▁at ▁Camp ▁Turk ▁in ▁Wood gate ; ▁the ▁De W int ▁House ▁at ▁T app an ▁and ▁its ▁many ▁char itable ▁activities ▁of ▁its ▁annual ▁Bro ther hood ▁Fund ▁Drive . ▁ ▁The ▁Grand ▁L odge ▁spons ors ▁Child ▁Ident ification ▁Program s , ▁D rug ▁and ▁Al co hol ▁A war eness ▁programs ▁in ▁schools , ▁and ▁gives ▁thousands ▁of ▁dollars ▁a ▁day ▁to ▁worthy ▁char ities ▁around ▁the ▁State . ▁ ▁Relig ious ▁and ▁Ra cial ▁Equ ality ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁at ▁its ▁Grand ▁L odge ▁Session , ▁G Lo N Y ▁had ▁approved ▁the ▁find ings ▁of ▁a ▁Special ▁Committee ▁which ▁has ▁determined ▁that ▁certain ▁Grand ▁L od ges , ▁not ably ▁those ▁following ▁the ▁Swedish ▁R ite , ▁restrict ▁their ▁membership ▁to ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Christian ▁faith . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁consequence ▁of ▁this , ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Grand ▁L odge ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁voted ▁un anim ously ▁that ▁non - Christ ian ▁M asons