as in philanthropies
the giving of necessities and especially money to the needy
a millionaire who was known for his annual Christmas dole to needy-looking strangers he met on the street
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The group received admiring press, and was funded by Congress and various philanthropies; the budget at Dare headquarters eventually approached twenty-five million dollars a year.—
Charles Duhigg,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026 -
Filippelli said people are finding clever ways to navigate state level funding and local philanthropies will still finance some projects, but much of the Biden-era federal funding for such initiatives is gone.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
6 Jan. 2026
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Proceeds from the Birds Nest and Phoenix Open are donated to Arizona charities, which has amounted to more than $226 million since the Open’s inception in 1932.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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In 2010, Seymour founded the nonprofit Open Hearts Foundation, which supports and funds charities that empower people to turn adversity into compassion, service and positive change.—
Ashley Hume , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Doles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doles. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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