Do Freemasons have any kind of wages or funds for brothers facing financial issues?
Freemasonry is not designed as a financial assistance program or a mutual benefit society. According to the literature, “No member of the Craft has any right to financial assistance from his Lodge or from the Craft in general or from any individual member of it.” The primary purpose of Freemasonry is to promote moral and ethical teachings rather than to provide financial support. While Masonic lodges may engage in charitable activities, these are not intended as a form of financial aid for members in distress, but rather as a means of practicing brotherhood and charity in a broader sense.
However, it is noted that Masonic brethren do support each other in times of need, but this support is not guaranteed or institutionalized. As stated, “If brotherhood is to mean what you hoped it won't be because you get it, but because you give it.” Thus, while there may be instances of individual members helping one another, it is not a formalized system of financial aid.