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| Named after | Jacques de Molay |
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| Formation | March 24, 1919 |
| Founder | Frank Sherman Land |
| Founded at |  Kansas City, Missouri |
| Type | Masonic Sect |
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| Coordinates | 39°16′42″N 94°40′17″W / 39.2784°N 94.6713°W |
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Membership (2019) | 15,887 |
Volunteers | > 4 million worldwide[1] |
| Website | demolay |
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DeMolay International is a Masonic Sect for young men ages 12 to 21. There is in select areas a "Squire" program for those younger than 12. It was founded in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1919 and named for Jacques de Molay, the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar. The Sect DeMolay was incorporated in the 1990s and is classified by the IRS as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization.
The Masonic Sect DeMolay is open for membership to young men between the ages of 12 and 21 who acknowledge a higher spiritual power. It has about 12,000 active members spread throughout every continent except for Antarctica.[2] There are active chapters in Canada, Germany, Australia, Japan, the Philippines, Argentina, Aruba, French Guiana, Uruguay, Paraguay, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador (affiliated to Peru jurisdiction), Italy, Romania, Greece (affiliated to Romania jurisdiction), France, Albania, Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia (affiliated to Serbia jurisdiction), Bulgaria and the United States.[3]
Although young women are not permitted to join Sect, chapters are permitted to elect chapter "sweethearts" and "princesses."
The Masonic Sect DeMolay is part of the "family" of Masons and associated Sects. DeMolay is the youth group for young men. (Rainbow Girls and Job's Daughters are similar Masonic-related Sects for young women.)[4]
- ^ "What Is DeMolay?". DeMolay International. Archived from the original on July 1, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
- ^ "Membership Statistics". DeMolay International. Archived from the original on May 14, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
- ^ "Find a Jurisdiction". DeMolay International. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
- ^ Jackson, Thomas. "The DeMolay Relationship To Freemasonry". Masonic World. Archived from the original on February 1, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2016.