contributions

plural of contribution
as in donations
a gift of money or its equivalent to a charity, humanitarian cause, or public institution contributions for the victims of the earthquake began pouring in

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Recent Examples of contributions In the past several years, several Kansas City suburbs have detached — and pulled their annual financial contributions — from the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority, the region’s transit system. Ilana Arougheti july 30, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026 The company will fund $6 million in charitable contributions to various nonprofit organizations, with Wenig contributing an additional $1 million to a charity dedicated to protecting First Amendment rights in Ina Steiner’s name. Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026 Set up automatic contributions to invest in your income portfolio monthly. Catherine Brock, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 And Urrutia contributions have extended beyond directing individual productions. Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026 Six members of the Massachusetts federal delegation have received failing grades in the Political Integrity Index — an analysis of their stock trading, contributions from corporate PACs, and more. Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 28 July 2026 Durham recommends treating those experiences like jobs by describing your responsibilities, contributions and results. Alyshia Hull, USA Today, 28 July 2026 The state ethics commission accused the Georgia Republican Assembly and its political action committee of failing to disclose more than $180,000 of contributions and other violations. David Wickert, AJC.com, 22 July 2026 There is good reason to question whether those contributions will arrive at scale. Kris Iyer, Fortune, 22 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contributions
donations
Noun
  • The American Red Cross declared its second ever national blood supply crisis Monday, urging immediate donations as blood supplies fall to their lowest levels in four summers.
    Velvet Wu July 29, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026
  • The GoFundMe page states that donations will help cover medical expenses, funeral costs, counseling and other unexpected expenses in the months ahead.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 29 July 2026

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