charitable giving
Helping through donations
Charitable giving is the act of donating money, goods, or time to causes or organizations that help others.
The phrase emphasizes voluntariness and generosity—giving without expectation of return.
Their charitable giving increased after retirement.
Tax law often distinguishes charitable giving from other transfers, allowing deductions for donations to qualified nonprofits.
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
- grant-makingDistributing charitable funds
- philanthropyGenerous giving for others
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- crowdfundingRaising capital from masses
donor-advised fund · altruism · generosity · fundraising · alms · religious duty · nonprofit organization · tithe · compassion · good cause · pay it forward · orphanage · volunteering · tax deduction · poverty alleviation · estate planning · social equity · nonprofit
- Islamic Lawsharia, Sharia, Shariah, Islamic law, fatwa
- Jewish charitygemilut chasadim, alms, tikkun olam, loving-kindness, good deeds
- charitycharities, donations, donation, donating, donors
- holiday activitiesgift buying, family gatherings, decorating, baking, fireworks
- kindnesskindness, niceness, goodness, gentleness, empathy
- arts fundingarts funding, art funding, grants, federal funding, patronage
charitable givingspeculation
Unproven theorizing or risky investment
hoarding · wealth accumulation · greed · avarice · acquisitiveness
charitable givingtaking
Act of acquiring
receiving · extracting · seizing · confiscating · appropriating
charitable givingconspicuous consumption
Flaunting wealth through purchases
stinginess · miserliness · parsimony · penny-pinching · tightfistedness