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as in contribution
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
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as in charity
the giving of necessities and especially money to the needy
much dedicated to philanthropy, the industrialist maintains a surprisingly modest lifestyle
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as in generosity
the quality or state of being generous
a society dowager renowned for her philanthropy
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Recent Examples of philanthropy
Influential figures from the world of business, sports, philanthropy and entertainment will be invited to gather and advocate for the foundation, which provides resources for women, children, senior citizens in underserved communities.
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Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 8 May 2025
Loading your audio article In April 2024, Priscilla Chan sat on a stage during the five-year anniversary celebration for a housing initiative that she and husband Mark Zuckerberg’s philanthropy had seeded with a $50 million commitment.
—Kate Talerico, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
The benefit honored Wallis Annenberg and named Dominic Ng, chairman and CEO of East West Bank, the inaugural recipient of the Wallis Icon Award for his work in corporate philanthropy.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
If philanthropy is a part of your legacy, this is a win-win strategy.
—David Rae, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 8 May 2025
Loading your audio article In April 2024, Priscilla Chan sat on a stage during the five-year anniversary celebration for a housing initiative that she and husband Mark Zuckerberg’s philanthropy had seeded with a $50 million commitment.
—Kate Talerico, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
The benefit honored Wallis Annenberg and named Dominic Ng, chairman and CEO of East West Bank, the inaugural recipient of the Wallis Icon Award for his work in corporate philanthropy.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
If philanthropy is a part of your legacy, this is a win-win strategy.
—David Rae, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for philanthropy
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Considering how Walker slogged through last season and how he’s bounced between the rotation and bullpen, the outing underscored his contributions over the first two months.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Outside of his contributions to the league, Irsay also made headlines for his personal life.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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Collier finished with 34 points on 12-of-21 shooting from the floor and 8-of-8 shooting from the charity stripe, while Williams notched 25 points on 10-of-15 shooting from the field and 3-of-3 foul shooting, plus nine dimes.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 May 2025
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Brooks announced the launch of a radio channel at Kauffman Stadium two years ago and once took part in Royals spring training as part of a fundraiser for his charity.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
16 May 2025
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And both Harrison and Pierce share a sort of commitment to their craft — professionalism, generosity on set.—
Ashley Hume , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2025
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Neuroscience shows that generosity activates reward centers in the brain.—
Matthew Scogin,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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According to county records, Tucker made a $2,000 donation to Rackauckas’ campaign in August 2018, after he’d been assigned to investigate the leak.—
Salvador Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2025
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On Tuesday at Colonial, Murray’s mother, father and sister will formally make a $20,000 donation to the Ben Hogan foundation; Hogan’s father died of suicide when the future legend of golf was 9.—
Mac Engel
May 16,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 May 2025
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The basic classical ideal, meanwhile, living well through the cultivation of virtue within a just society, got filtered through Christian theology and Renaissance humanism and came to provide the idea of happiness with ethical contours.—
January LaVoy Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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The latter work, intentionally or not, looms over this drama with its similar structure and similarly chest-thumping-yet-vague humanism.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
6 Feb. 2025
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So, the welfare group amputated her legs and rehabilitated her before sending her halfway across the world in March 2023 to a partner animal welfare organization called Twenty Paws in New York City.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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The Oakland Zoo is part of a coalition of animal welfare organizations pushing to pass the Captive Primate Safety Act, which would enact a federal ban on the pet primate trade.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2025
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“Philanthropy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philanthropy. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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