What’s an Ambassador? For Indiana Freemasons, it’s not an accredited diplomat to a foreign country, but this definition certainly fits:

am·bas·sa·dor
/amˈbasədər/
noun: ambassador; plural noun: ambassadors

a person who acts as a representative or promoter of a specified activity.
synonyms: campaigner, representative, promoter, champion, supporter, backer, booster

A Compass Park and Indiana Masonic Home Foundation Ambassador serves as a conduit between his
Lodge and its members and the Indiana Masonic Home at Compass Park and the Indiana Masonic
Home Foundation (IMHF).

An Ambassador’s job description is pretty diverse. You:

  • Encourage your Lodge to:
    • Schedule a Lodge visit to Compass Park (pending reopening to tours).
    • Buy a brick through the Walk Down Memory Lane program.
    • Sponsor a hole at the All Indiana Freemason and Shrine Golf Outing on Thursday, June 5, 2025.
    • Attend the Compass Park Festival on September 7, 2025.
    • Achieve the Charles O. Riddle Award by having at least 3% of members contribute at
      least $100 (Gold Card) or more. Lodge, memorial, honor, and brick donations all count.
    • Host a joint Compass Park-IMHF presentation to which multiple Lodges are invited and ladies are included. IMHF staff will make the presentation, and IMHF will help support the cost of refreshments.
  • Present quarterly update reports to your Lodge, based on information Compass Park and the Indiana Masonic Home Foundation (IMHF) provide.
  • Increase Donor Club giving in your Lodge (including a Lodge gift).
  • Identify and refer major donor prospects to IMHF (wills, large gifts, annuities, life insurance, stocks).
  • Refer prospective residents to Compass Park Admissions staff.
  • Make Compass Park and Foundation presentations to your Lodge, other Lodges, and Masonic groups, if you feel comfortable doing so. Your presentation counts for the Grand Master’s Award the same as a presentation by Compass Park and IMHF staff members.
  • Provide information to IMHF for donor spotlight articles in the Indiana Freemason.
  • Tell Compass Park and IMHF what folks are saying and what questions they have to help us improve our communications efforts.

It’s a big job being an Ambassador – campaigner, representative, promoter, champion, supporter, and backer.

Thank you for taking on the job!

Compass Park:

  • Opened in 1916 as a “Home for the Aged Mason, the Widow, and the Orphan.”
  • Served more than 8,000 Master Masons, wives, widows, and OES members, and 816 kids since opening.
  • Includes more than 300 acres on the Franklin, Indiana campus.
  • Serves around 350 current residents.

Compass Park is a Continuing Retirement Community, which includes:

  • Independent Living (Cottages and Duplexes)
  • Residential Apartments
  • Assisted Living
  • Rehabilitation and Therapy
  • Skilled Nursing
  • Memory Care
  • Hospice Care
  • Home Health Care

New luxury apartments, Young’s Creek, with underground parking.

There are several financial options for living on campus:

  • Rental Plan
    • Pay as you go, with no long-term commitment (no assignment of assets and income).
  • Pay Plan
    • Pay the entrance fee and the monthly maintenance fee (no assignment of assets and income).
    • Includes continuing care. Services increase with needs.
  • Fraternal Care for Masons, Widows, and Eastern Star members who have outlived their financial resources.
    • Turn over assets and assign income.
    • Includes continuing care. Services increase with needs.
    • About half of apartment and assisted living residents are on fraternal care.

You do not have to give up everything!

While the entire campus, including the circle and radiating walkways that were drawn by the tools of the architect, was renamed Compass Park, the Indiana Masonic Home still exists.

2025 Ambassador Resources

Kroger Community Rewards

  • Get a Kroger Plus Card if you do not have one.
  • Create an online account at: https://www.kroger.com/i/community/community-rewards
  • Associate your Kroger Plus card with the Indiana Masonic Home Foundation by entering organization number 17745 or searching for Indiana Masonic Home Foundation.
  • We receive a portion of Kroger’s $500,000 quarterly charitable distribution!