Minnesota masonic charities and affiliates' primary purposes are to help, aid and assist the masonic family and others, guided by the masonic principles of brotherly love, relief and truth, by (a) providing financial or other assistance to NON-profit TAX exempt entities that provide facilities for nursing care and elderly housing; facilities and programs for community, health, social services and education of the elderly; (b) promoting research and activities related to the treatment and CURE of cancer, childhood language disorders, physical, emotional and mental maladies of the youth; (c) assisting students in obtaining higher education; (d) the collection, preservation and dissemination of historical knowledge about masonry in minnesota; and (e) to engage in, advance, support, promote, and administer charitable causes and projects that aid, assist, and contribute to the support of corporations, trusts, associations, and foundations that are exempt from federal income taxes.