There is public and private Masonic charity. The most well known public Masonic charity is the Shriner's Hospitals. They provide medical services, including surgery, to children - without charge.
Much money is raised from the public to support the hospitals.
The Internal Revenue Service audited the Shrine Hospitals. A series of investigative articles appeared in The Orlando Sentinel June 29-July 3, 1986. IRS records were available for 76 of the Shrines 195 temples in 1984. The rest was kept for the use of the temples. An example of private Masonic charities are the Masonic homes.