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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
The Ruderman Family Foundation is dedicated to supporting programs, partnerships and philanthropies that advocate for the advancement and conclusion of people with disabilities.
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Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 6 Apr. 2026
But — The United States is an experiment, not only in a lot of other ways, but also, actually, in terms of private philanthropy.
—Alex Crippen, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
Arthur, who is involved in philanthropy and serves on the board of directors for the San Diego Symphony, will turn 60 just a few days after the Kentucky Derby.
—Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
His philanthropy has made significant progress, but without a consistent eye towards racial injustice and how political programs like Project 2025 have impacted poor Black working-class communities, his philanthropy risks becoming disconnected from systemic racial injustice.
—Essence, 2 Apr. 2026
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Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 6 Apr. 2026
But — The United States is an experiment, not only in a lot of other ways, but also, actually, in terms of private philanthropy.
—Alex Crippen, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
Arthur, who is involved in philanthropy and serves on the board of directors for the San Diego Symphony, will turn 60 just a few days after the Kentucky Derby.
—Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
His philanthropy has made significant progress, but without a consistent eye towards racial injustice and how political programs like Project 2025 have impacted poor Black working-class communities, his philanthropy risks becoming disconnected from systemic racial injustice.
—Essence, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for philanthropy
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Altman sought enormous contributions from the Emiratis.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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That set a record for a candidate’s contribution in a state race at the time, but Whitman lost to Jerry Brown by nearly 13 percentage points.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Hope Florida Foundation, a state charity created for the first lady’s welfare initiative, was used to move most of the money to a political committee controlled by Uthmeier, who at the time was the governor’s chief of staff.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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Maryland Matters is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501(c)(3) public charity.—
Danielle J. Brown,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Apr. 2026
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Creative self-expression and generosity of spirit are themes as the moon harmonizes with Jupiter!—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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His generosity was shown on ABC 7 Chicago this past December.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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While Lentsch didn’t specify how much Protect Wyoming has raised so far, the group is gathering donations.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
3 Apr. 2026
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Their donations will be boosted by another $40,000 from the 9News Word of Thanks fund, according to an Instagram post from anchor Kyle Clark.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
3 Apr. 2026
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Jay Tolson considers humanism in a post-humanist age.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Mar. 2026
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And Scorsese approaches it all through the lens of Harrison’s humble humanism.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Feb. 2026
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On Wednesday morning, Coral Springs police discovered Metayer‘s body inside her home while performing a welfare check.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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In addition to the molestation case, Joseph and Kendra were both charged with four counts of endangering the welfare of a minor and four counts of false imprisonment.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Philanthropy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philanthropy. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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