what is the premier lodge award for the moose lodge

The Premier Lodge Award is a Moose International recognition for lodges that meet a yearly set of membership, giving, reporting, and participation standards. In plain terms, it rewards a lodge for strong growth, charity support, compliance, and active involvement across the year.

What it requires

For the 2025-2026 cycle, the lodge must do things like:

• Increase active membership.
• Increase total giving to Moose Charities, or meet the fraternity-wide per-capita giving benchmark.
• Submit Heart of the Community reports with at least a “Good” grade.
• Keep indebtedness lower than the prior year.
• Submit a Moose of the Year nomination.
• Be represented at the International Convention.
• Remit Endowment Fund contributions in at least 10 months.
• Hold lodge orientations/enrollments at least every two months.

What members get

When a lodge earns the award, it typically receives a medallion or plaque for display, and the lodge’s leaders may also qualify for a separate Leadership Award with Moose Rewards points if they meet the individual criteria.

In forum terms

People usually bring it up when a local Moose Lodge is being recognized for doing well overall, not for a single event. For example, one lodge article described the award as a sign the lodge had met a broad set of performance goals and received the recognition at the annual convention.

TL;DR

The Premier Lodge Award is basically Moose International’s “all-around excellence” award for lodges that grow membership, support charities, stay active, and keep up with required reports and participation.