almsgiving

as in philanthropy
the giving of necessities and especially money to the needy good works such as almsgiving, tending the sick and visiting the imprisoned

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Noun
  • There are many services and causes in the United States that benefit the greater public but are entirely funded by private philanthropy.
    Vogue, Vogue, 11 July 2025
  • Benioff is best known for Salesforce’s innovative 1-1-1 philanthropy model, the company’s investments in education and healthcare, and his own outspoken advocacy for social justice.
    Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • The Charitable Donation Disaster Donating art to charities can be fraught with pitfalls.
    Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • This splendid, wry satire is about a wealthy family, self-important and confident in their morality, whose blithe and bumptious existences are thrown into disarray when their father clandestinely decides to give all their money to charity, and so (in their opinions) completely destroys their lives.
    Literary Hub July 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
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“Almsgiving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/almsgiving. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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