California Eastern Star Foundation Donations

THE CALIFORNIA EASTERN STAR FOUNDATION

The California Eastern Star Foundation is a 501(C)(3) non-profit corporation. The purpose of the Foundation is to receive gifts, bequests, and contributions for the furtherance of educational, charitable, and scientific purposes.

• Benevolent Fund is for the relief of needy members in good standing of chapters in the Order in California, members of their immediate families who are members of their household or dependent upon them for support, and to assist chapters in matters of relief.
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• Cancer Research Fund is for yearly donations to a charitable organization engaged in cancer research chosen by the Worthy Grand Matron.
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• Disaster Fund is for aid to members in the event of a disaster.
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• Eastern Star Training Awards for Religious Leadership ( ESTARL)  is a scholarship program-granting program for men and women preparing for careers in religious leadership in any denomination. 
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• Eastern Star Patient Comfort Program is to support the creation of suitable dressings and comfort items to be distributed through charitable organizations serving patients in need.
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• Grand Chapter Heart Fund is for yearly donations to a heart related charity designated by the Worthy Grand Matron.


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• Medical Research Fund is to receive funds donated for medical research related projects sponsored by the Worthy Grand Matron.


 

SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS

• General Scholarship Fund is for graduating high school students for their first year in college or university, members of the Order who wish to continue their education in institutions of higher learning, needy students who have been unable to go directly into college from high school and students who have completed a portion of their higher education but who find themselves in need of aid to continue.


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• The Gerald P. Cashion Memorial Scholarship Fund is for scholarships granted to students pursuing degrees in Business Administration or Engineering at a four-year college or university.


 

• The June Lucretia Barnum Memorial Scholarship Fund  is for scholarship awards to students pursuing a degree in forestry management, its related fields or education.


 

• The Thelma Bailey Scholarship Fund is for members of the Order in California.


 

• The Campbell/Dillon Music Scholarship Fund is for students majoring in music in a four year college or university.


 

• The Organists Scholarship Fund is for keyboard instructions from a professional, private music teacher or through an accredited school, college, or university, and must use the skills gained for the benefit of the Order in California as an Organist for a Chapter.


 

CANCER ASSISTANCE FUNDS

• The J. Clifford Lee Memorial Cancer Fund is for members who are in good standing in California, and their immediate families.


 

• The Marguerite Rennie Memorial Fund: the income from this fund is distributed to needy cancer victims who are members in good standing of a California Chapter and for family members who are dependant upon their support.