The Mona's Relief Society was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1851 by five Manx emigrants - James Christian, John Corlett, William K. Corlett, William Cubbon, and William Brew - to assist and care for poor immigrants from the Isle of Man arriving with empty pockets or in poor health. It is honoured as a pioneer among the many benevolent societies that later came into being to support various immigrant communities in America.