Who We Are
Founders of Mother's Day- Created the $25 million Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center at the University of Iowa
- Created the $25 million Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center at the University of Iowa - Served as a driving force behind Social Security - Helped end age-based job discrimination with the Jobs After 40 program. - Distributed Ten Commandments monoliths across the United State |
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Our Mission StatementThe Fraternal Order of Eagles is an international non-profit organization uniting fraternally in the spirit of liberty, truth, justice and equality, to make human life more desirable by lessening its ills and promoting peace, prosperity, gladness and hope. The F.O.E. donates more than $10 million a year to local communities, fundraisers, charities and more. As part of its philosophy, the F.O.E. gives back 100 percent of monies raised in the form of grants. Fundraisers are conducted for eight major charities including kidney, heart, diabetes, cancer and spinal cord injury funds, a children's fund, memorial foundation and the Golden Eagle Fund. “The world has changed in many ways over the last 120 years, but the need to help those around us stands the test of time,” past Grand Worthy President Thomas McGrath said. “The F.O.E. was built upon a strong passion for increasing quality of life for those in need and our desire to carry on that passion is what keeps us so strong more than a century later.” Noteworthy Members
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Our HistoryThe F.O.E. was founded in February, 1898 by six theatre owners gathered in a Seattle shipyard to discuss a musician's strike. After addressing the matter, they agreed to "bury the hatchet" and form "The Order of Good Things." As numbers grew, members selected the Bald Eagle as the official emblem and changed the name to "The Fraternal Order of Eagles." The women's auxiliary traces its roots to 1927. The Fraternal Order of Eagles includes nearly 800,000 members and more than 1,500 locations across the United States and Canada. Stop by one of our locations and see why we're known as PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE.
120 Years of People Helping People
QOn February 6, 2018, The Fraternal Order of Eagles (F.O.E.) celebrated 120 years of community service All these years later, the F.O.E. continues to work hard to bring citizens together in the name of bettering communities and raising funds to assist friends and neighbors in need. From the creation of Mother’s Day, Social Security and Medicare to the hundreds of millions of dollars donated to various research and assistance organizations across North America, no life has been left untouched by the actions of an Eagle. Eagles are LEADERS.
Eagles are STRONG. Eagles are PASSIONATE. Eagles are FAMILY. Every day, our members are hard at work, improving their communities and making life better for all. Be a part of something great. BE AN EAGLE. |
