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Our Mission Statement
The 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, 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.
Our History
The 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.
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Major Accomplishments
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Founded Mother’s Day.
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Served as driving force behind Social Security.
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Memorial Foundation created to provide aid to the children of members who lost their lives in World War II.
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Charity Foundation created, ensuring all brothers and sisters facing illness could have hope for care and a cure.
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Established the Jimmy Durante Children’s Fund in 1967 providing financial aid to institutions aiming to help youth through medical research and prevention programs.
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Helped end age-based job discrimination with the Jobs After 40 program.
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Distributed Ten Commandments monoliths across the United States.
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Created the $25 million Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center at the University of Iowa.
