The Masonry Foundation was developed to provide high-quality education, conduct research, promote masonry careers, provide grants and act as a support for industry-enhancing initiatives.  It was formed by mason contractors and it will support contractor efforts throughout the country forever.  The whole reason behind the corpus is to only spend (through grant awards) the money made from it’s investment, as such, the corpus is restricted by the by-laws from ever being spent.  Your support of the foundation is an investment in our industry that will last in perpetuity.  Please consider a donation today to your industry foundation.  It is a charitable tax deduction and will get you the largest available tax benefit.  For more details on the foundation please visit the website:  http://masonryfoundation.org.