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as in contribution
a gift of money or its equivalent to a charity, humanitarian cause, or public institution
among the industrialist's philanthropies was a college scholarship fund for deserving students from the inner city
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as in charity
the giving of necessities and especially money to the needy
much dedicated to philanthropy, the industrialist maintains a surprisingly modest lifestyle
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as in generosity
the quality or state of being generous
a society dowager renowned for her philanthropy
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Recent Examples of philanthropy
Kingma was an active supporter of HFPA’s philanthropy program and led efforts for HFPA to make a $2 million donation to Los Angeles City College to support its Cinema and Television program.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2025
The couple, who dedicate a large part of their lives to activism and philanthropy, have candidly opened up about raising their children in a progressive household.
—Emily Weaver, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
His business empire, media influence and philanthropy set a standard for athletes-turned-entrepreneurs.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
In 1960, the family created the Mangione Family Foundation, which has donated to local philanthropies including the Baltimore Opera Company, the Association of Italian American Charities, and Associated Jewish Charities.
—Lorena O'Neil, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2025
The couple, who dedicate a large part of their lives to activism and philanthropy, have candidly opened up about raising their children in a progressive household.
—Emily Weaver, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
His business empire, media influence and philanthropy set a standard for athletes-turned-entrepreneurs.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
In 1960, the family created the Mangione Family Foundation, which has donated to local philanthropies including the Baltimore Opera Company, the Association of Italian American Charities, and Associated Jewish Charities.
—Lorena O'Neil, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for philanthropy
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Most Americans know charitable gifts, retirement contributions, student loan and mortgage interest are tax-deductible, but like kids, some taxpayers will test the limits to see what else the IRS will allow.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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Kenley Scott, Director, Global Sector Strategist at William O’Neil + Company, an affiliate of O’Neil Global Advisors, made significant contributions to the data compilation, analysis, and writing for this article.—
Randy Watts,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The charity's mission is to provide quality baseball and softball gloves for children in need.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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The Verma Foundation, founded by Fox 5 New York News anchor and cancer survivor Natasha Verma, will be the charity partner for the LIM Fashion Show for the second consecutive year.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
28 Mar. 2025
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The 2025 World Happiness Report ranks more than 140 countries based on a number of factors, including life expectancy, freedom from corruption, and generosity.—
Passport by ForbesLife,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Several factors, including inequality, generosity, freedom, life expectancy and perceptions of corruption, all contribute to the rankings – but one question related to happiness is weighed heavily by researchers.—
Andrea Margolis,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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But privately, several lobbyists generally shrugged at the idea of limiting their own donations.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2025
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In one of those trends, content creators mock the hardships faced by Palestinian children in Gaza by pranking their parents or grandparents by pretending to represent a fictional humanitarian organization asking for donations for Palestinian children.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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But, in its refusal of certainty, their humanism also produced enormous anxiety, and anxiety is always drawn toward the reassurance of authority.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
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For both writers — and this is true for Renaissance humanism at large — there is no contemplative life without the active life — the two modes necessarily co-exist.—
Peter Rubin,
Longreads,
13 Nov. 2024
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Deputies were called to the area of Camino del Avion and Corniche Drive, a gated community called Ritz Pointe with single-family homes and condos, to conduct a welfare check after receiving a call around 4:10 a.m. that the woman could be heard screaming, Lt. Matt Timmins said.—
Nathaniel Percy,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2025
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Police responded to the airport’s Terminal D at around 3:30 p.m. in regard to a welfare check, according to the report.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Philanthropy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philanthropy. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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