charitable donation
Gift to nonprofit
A charitable donation is money or goods given to a nonprofit organization, religious institution, or other cause without expectation of direct return.
The phrase often appears in tax contexts, where charitable donations may be deductible: Keep receipts for your charitable donations.
The modifier charitable distinguishes giving to recognized causes from ordinary gifts between individuals.
- donor-advised fundsCharitable investment accounts for grants
- nonprofit organizationsGroups without profit motive
- altruismPrioritizing others' wellbeing
- warm glowGentle heat and light
- transparencyState of being see-through
endowment · fundraising events · animal shelters · empathy · beneficiary · moral duty · food banks · good cause · philanthropy · giving back · donor · trust · crowdfunding · accountability · social responsibility · religious obligation · payroll deductions · gratitude
- giftsgift, gifts, present, presents, gift boxes
- taxessales tax, income tax, estate tax, excise tax, corporate tax
- taxationtax, income tax, sales tax, tax return, tax refund
- exemptionsexemption, tax exemption, medical exemption, religious exemption, tax exempt
- tax terms1040, W-2, 1099, W-4, tax refund
- deductionssubtraction, deductive reasoning, inference, conclusion, tax write-off
charitable donationinvestment
Deploying capital for returns
loan sharking · speculation · commercial transaction · capital investment · venture capital
charitable donationtheft
Unlawful taking of property
robbery · extortion · embezzlement · taking · confiscation
charitable donationgreed
Excessive desire for wealth
hoarding · profiteering · exploitation · price gouging · miserliness
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