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The Independent Order of Foresters, [1] operating as Foresters Financial, is a fraternal benefit society headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that provides life insurance and other financial solutions in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. As of 2024, Matt Berman has served as the company's president and CEO. [2]
The English-based order was permanently established in the United States in 1869 by Albert Gross of Newcastle upon Tyne. At this point, the organization was known as the Knights of the Star of Bethlehem. The Grand Commandery of Pennsylvania was instituted in 1870 and the Eminent Grand Commandery of North America in 1871.
Headquartered in Naperville, Illinois, Catholic Order of Foresters is a fraternal benefit society in the United States that provides life insurance and financial services while promoting community, charity, and fellowship through Catholic principles.
Sash worn by members of the Ancient Order of Foresters. The Foresters Friendly Society is a British friendly society which was formed in 1834 as the Ancient Order of Foresters. [1] As of 31 December 2016, the society had approximately 75,000 members. [2] Its head office is located in Southampton, England.
There are a number of inter-related fraternal orders named Order of the Foresters. It may refer to: Independent Order of Foresters; Catholic Orders of Foresters;
In 1899 the Order had 15,000 members in 104 lodges spread across 21 states. [73] In 1923 the order had 6,645 members in 78 lodges. [75] In the late 1960s and 1979 the Order's membership was reported as 10,000, though the number of lodges fell from 46 to 42 during the same period. [76] The Free Sons had 8,000 members in 1994. [77]
However, the LOSNA did not become legally incorporated until 1954. Unlike many male fraternal orders, the LOSNA grew in membership in the latter decades of the 20th century. They had 24,000 members in the mid-1960s, 30,000 members in the mid-1970s and 32,000 in 1994. [20] Today they claim 16,000 members in 76 Courts across North America.
A fraternal order is a voluntary membership group organised as an order, with an initiation ritual and traits alluding to religious, chivalric or pseudo-chivalric orders, guilds, or secret societies. Fraternal orders typically have secular purposes, serving as social clubs, cultural organizations and providing a form of social welfare through ...