We were formed in 2004 as the Masonichip Support Committee (MCSC) of the Conference of Grand Masters of Masons in North America (CGMNA). We were encouraged by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) in 2004 at our formation to formalize and collaborate between jurisdictions. The National Center offered to supply their "Safe Kids" printed materials to us to distribute at every Masonichip Event. We became an umbrella under which all Masonic Grand Lodge Jurisdictions engaged in Masonic Safety Identification Programs could gather to share "Best Practices" and disseminate information. These aspects set our Masonichip initiatives above all others, no matter what identifying items each individual jurisdiction decides to generate or the equipment each employs to do it. 

In 2006 we evolved into a corporation called National Masonichip Foundation received advanced ruling forn the Internal Revenue Serverce to operate as a 501(c)(3) public foundation. But we soon realized our scope was international as we had member jurisdictions from Canada and Mexico so in 2008 we changed our name to Masonichip International, Inc.  

Masonichip International is established and recognized as one of the most comprehensive abduction awareness education, child recovery and identification programs in North America. Thirty-six (36) of our member Masonic Grand Lodge jurisdictions are reported to be currently engaged in Masonic Safety ID programs.  

We encourage all our jurisdictions to consider start-up and consider implementing as many of these attributes into their existing child identification programs as their resources will allow. The elements listed below are examples of aspects our divesified individual programs share in common.

Elements Attributed to MasoniCHIP:

• A signed permission form is required to participate in the program.
• Events are offered, "At No Cost to Parents" so that anyone wanting their child to participate in the Event can do so, provided they sign a permission form before engaging in the Event.
• All identifying items generated at MasoniCHIP Events are the sole property and given to the individual, child's parent or guardian; are placed in an ID pack along with safety education information and taken home for safe keeping in case the need arises to give law enforcement items to help find a missing person.
• No information of identified individual is to be retained, (except a signed permission form required to participate in the program held by the Masonic Grand Lodge) by any organization or agency involved.
• Events consist of Masons setting up equipment and enlisting volunteers necessary to generate individual Completed ID Packages that contain identifying items. These items are vital to law enforcement agencies in the recovery and identification of missing persons, and aid in the prosecution of perpetrators.
• Safety Education brochures and printed "Safe Kids - Know the rules" from the National Center are disrtibuted.  

• Fingerprints and physical descriptions card.
• Digital Still Photographs compatible with local Amber Alert requirements for ease of dissemination.   
• Brief recorded interview on VHS video tape or CD/DVD disc that shows the child’s mannerisms, speech pattern and provides details on places they frequent.
• Dental impression generated by qualified volunteers (using Toothprints® wafer) provides a 3-dimentional dental record that can be used for identification.
• DNA sample can be generated from Saliva and cheek skin cells accumulated on the Toothprints® wafer or cheek swab, sealed uncontaminated in a zip-lock bag. This also serves as a scent tracer for scent discriminating tracking dogs to follow.
• Abduction Prevention Education provided to parents and children during the event or as a hand out included inside the ID package, increases public awareness about the risk of abduction or exploitation our children now face in today's society, and provides them with useful safety tips and prevention techniques.