Synonyms of philanthropies

philanthropies

noun

plural of philanthropy

1

as in contributions

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• contributions
• donations
• charities
• benefactions
• alms
• offerings
• grants
• endowments
• legacies
• bequests
• beneficences
• tithes
• subsidies
• welfares
• assistances
• presentations
• benevolences
• aids
• presents
• doles
• handouts
• largesses
• reliefs
• bestowals

2

as in charities

the giving of necessities and especially money to the needy

much dedicated to philanthropy, the industrialist maintains a surprisingly modest lifestyle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• charities
• humanisms
• welfares
• donations
• contributions
• doles
• benevolences
• funds
• almsgivings
• grants
• benefactions
• endowments
• altruisms
• humanitarianisms
• goodwills
• alms
• subsidies
• beneficences
• do-goodings
• do-goodisms
• reliefs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of philanthropies

The portal came out of the Colorado Housing Consortium, a coalition launched in 2025 that brings together more than 120 people from state and local government, developers, lenders, philanthropies and nonprofits. — Solomon Greene, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026

Each of the Ballmer Group’s new regional philanthropies has significance to the couple. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026

Apart from his professional work, Perry has been involved in a number of philanthropies, including initiatives to provide medical resources to underserved parts of the globe. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026

That opens a door for city governments, philanthropies, employers and civic groups to supplement accounts for children in low-income communities. — Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Corporations and philanthropies like nonprofits and local governments may also make tax-deductible contributions of up to $2,500 a year into the account. — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 2 July 2026

That money — and anything else deposited by employers, philanthropies and relatives — is invested in the stock market by private firms. — Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

But some communities have seen heavy investments from local philanthropies as a result, including $90 million from the Mandel Foundation in Cleveland, the Generations Trust in Toronto and tuition subsidy programs in Chicago and Seattle. — Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026

If the superfund template survives, the next decade of American energy policy will be written by trial lawyers, attorneys general and a handful of out-of-state philanthropies bankrolling the litigation pipeline. — Yaël Ossowski, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026