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Excerpt from the Florida Masonic Digest concerning the Masonic Medical Research Laboratory:

FREEMASONRY CHARITY
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Masonic Medical Research Laboratory in Utica, New York was founded and originally funded by the Masons of New York, and,
WHEREAS, this is the only known Medical Research Facility in this country and perhaps the world, that began with the support of Freemasons, and,
WHEREAS, The basic biomedical research done there and the findings shared with all mankind -- Masons and non-Masons alike - have led to remarkable discoveries in heart disease -- the number one killer of man, and
WHEREAS, the Grand Lodge Officers - beginning with the Grand Master in 1994 and each succeeding Grand Master till the present time has seen fit to continue support of the Laboratory by naming it his charity,
WHEREAS, the Grand Line Officers for the next three years have found it to be most beneficial to all mankind and have pledged their continuing support,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: that the Grand Lodge of Florida designate the Masonic Medical Research Laboratory as its continuing FLAGSHIP CHARITY which all Blue Lodge Masons can support and point to with pride and say, "That's our Charity -- That is what distinguishes us -- we support a cause that helps everyone." (1997 Proc. 440)