Looking For a Way to Increase Your Retirement Income?
Consider a Deferred Payment Gift Annuity.

Most people are familiar with how a gift annuity works. In exchange for an irrevocable contribution ($5,000 minimum), the Masonic Homes will pay you a fixed income for life. The pay out percentage you receive will be based on your nearest age on the date the annuity is funded and the annuity rates currently in effect. The fixed payments are backed by Masonic Homes' assets, and are not subject to the ups and downs of the economy.

Perhaps the best part of the plan is the charitable dimension. Because the annuity is irrevocable and made with the Masonic Homes, in addition to securing a life income for yourself, you make arrangements for a future gift that will one day make a difference in the lives of Masonic Homes' residents.

Many people are discovering that they can increase the benefits they derive from their annuity by deferring the onset of payments until some future time. The chart below compares the annuity payout rates that persons who are 50, 55, 60, 65, or 70 years of age will receive if, on February 14th of this year, they had funded a one-life gift annuity and elected to begin receiving quarterly payments immediately in 2003, or deferred their annuity payments for 5, 10, or 15 years.

To explore how a deferred payment gift annuity might benefit you, in complete confidence and at no cost or obligation, please return the attached coupon to the Office of Gift Planning or telephone Bro. Alvin H. Blitz, Chief Director of Gift Planning, or Bro. John R. McFadden, Director of Gift Planning­East Region, at
1-(800) 599-6454 or (717) 367-1121, extension 33311. Brethren and friends in Western Pennsylvania are invited to contact Jane W. Binley, Director of Gift Planning­West Region, at 1-(866) 872-0644 or (412) 741-1400, extension 3011. They will be glad to assist you.

The official registration and financial information of the Masonic Homes may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll-free, within Pennsylvania, 1-(800) 732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement.