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==Philanthropy==

===Shriners Hospitals for Children===
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The Shrine's [[Charitable organization|charitable]] arm is the Shriners Hospitals for Children, a network of 22 healthcare facilities in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

In June 1920, the Imperial Council Session voted to establish a Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children to treat orthopedic injuries and conditions, diseases, burns, spinal cord injuries, and birth defects, such as cleft lip and palate, in children.<ref name="shrinershospitalsforchildren.org">{{Cite web|url=https://www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org/shc/news-events/shriners-hospitals-for-children-and-joffreys-coffe-1118|title=Shriners Hospitals for Children and Joffrey's Coffee & Tea Company launch new Rise and Shrine blend that benefits the health care system|website=Shrinershospitalsforchildren.org|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-26}}</ref><ref name="Company Histories 2005">''International Directory of Company Histories'', Vol. 69. St. James Press, 2005.</ref> The first hospital opened in 1922 in [[Shreveport, Louisiana]]. By the end of the decade 13 more hospitals were operational.<ref name="Company Histories 2005"/>

Any child under the age of 18 can be admitted to the hospital if a doctor determines the child can be treated.<ref name="Company Histories 2005"/><ref name="hospitals">{{cite web |title=Shriners Hospitals for Children About Us |url=http://www.shrinershq.org/Hospitals/Main/About |access-date=2010-08-18 |publisher=Shriners Hospitals |archive-date=2020-08-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810024706/http://www.shrinershq.org/Hospitals/Main/About |url-status=dead }}</ref> There is no requirement for religion, race or relationship to a Shriner.

Until June 2012, all care at Shriners Hospitals was provided without charge to patients and their families. At that time, because the size of their endowment had decreased due to losses in the stock market, Shriners Hospitals started billing patients' insurance companies, but continued to offer free care to children without insurance. Shriners hospitals waive all costs insurance does not cover. Shriners Hospitals for Children is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.<ref name="shrinershospitalsforchildren.org"/>

Shriners Hospitals for Children are located in these cities{{huh|date=January 2024}}:<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web|url=https://www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org/shc/locations|title=Shriners Hospitals for Children Locations|website=Shrinershospitalsforchildren.org|access-date=2019-02-26}}</ref>

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* Boston, Massachusetts
* Chicago, Illinois
* Dayton, Ohio
* Erie, Pennsylvania*
* Galveston, Texas
* Greenville, South Carolina
* Honolulu, Hawaii
* Houston, Texas
* Lexington, Kentucky*
* Mexico City, DF, Mexico
* Minneapolis, Minnesota
* Montreal, Quebec, Canada
* Pasadena, California*
* Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Portland, Oregon
* Sacramento, California
* Salt Lake City, Utah
* Shreveport, Louisiana
* Spokane, Washington
* Springfield, Massachusetts
* St. Louis, Missouri
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<nowiki>*</nowiki>This location is an outpatient, ambulatory care center.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>