make a donation
idiom
: to give something to help a person, a cause, etc. : make a contribution
Would you like to make a donation to the library fund?
make a donation of food
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Lilly Pulitzer has also committed to make a donation of $20,000 to Penny’s Flight Foundation, regardless of the sales of the collection.
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Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 24 June 2025
Those interested in donating to the storm relief fund can make a donation online or by mail.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Apr. 2025
In congruency with the Power of Women events that Variety hosts in Los Angeles and New York, the Nashville honorees will highlight a charity of their choice and Variety will make a donation as a part of the event.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Each top honoree will highlight a charity of their choosing, to which Variety will make a donation as part of the event.
—Whitney Cinkala, Variety, 28 Apr. 2025
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Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 24 June 2025
Those interested in donating to the storm relief fund can make a donation online or by mail.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Apr. 2025
In congruency with the Power of Women events that Variety hosts in Los Angeles and New York, the Nashville honorees will highlight a charity of their choice and Variety will make a donation as a part of the event.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Each top honoree will highlight a charity of their choosing, to which Variety will make a donation as part of the event.
—Whitney Cinkala, Variety, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Make a donation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20a%20donation. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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