charities
Groups helping others
Charities is the plural of charity—organizations devoted to helping those in need or advancing causes like education, health, or the arts.
People donate to charities, volunteer for them, or run marathons to raise money for them: She supports several charities focused on childhood hunger.
Charity work and charitable giving are associated with altruism, though charities vary widely in effectiveness and overhead costs.
Nonprofit tax classification
- tax-exemptFree from taxation
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- NGOIndependent charitable organization
- not-for-profitOrganization without owners' dividends
incorporation · board · governance · transparency · accountability · endowment · mission-driven · Oxfam
Soliciting money for organizations
- contributionSomething given to help
- giftItem given freely
- givingTransferring to another
- pledgeBinding promise given
bequest · legacy · benefaction · tithe · zakat · donor · benefactor · grantmaking
State of perceiving reality
- campaigningActively pursuing political support
- causeWhat produces an effect
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
empowerment · activism · wristband · ribbon · spokesperson · ambassador · patron · champion
Easing of distress
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- famineSevere food shortage
- refugeePerson fleeing danger abroad
shelter · supplies · distribution · beneficiary · recipients · UNHCR · blankets · reconstruction
Giving service without pay
- serviceAid or maintenance
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
- outreachProactive community assistance
- helpingSingle portion given
participation · walkathon · tutoring · goodwill · unpaid · coordination
Lacking permanent residence
- subsidiesFinancial aid from government
- underprivilegedLacking usual social advantages
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- disadvantagedLacking social or economic resources
needy · low-income · means-tested · benefits
501(c)(3)
Nonprofit tax classification
- tax-exemptFree from taxation
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- NGOIndependent charitable organization
not-for-profit · incorporation · board · governance · transparency · accountability · endowment · mission-driven · Oxfam · UNICEF
fundraising
Soliciting money for organizations
- contributionSomething given to help
- giftItem given freely
- givingTransferring to another
pledge · bequest · legacy · benefaction · tithe · zakat · donor · benefactor · grantmaking · crowdfunding
awareness
State of perceiving reality
- campaigningActively pursuing political support
- causeWhat produces an effect
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
rights · empowerment · activism · wristband · ribbon · spokesperson · ambassador · patron · champion · publicity
relief
Easing of distress
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- famineSevere food shortage
refugee · shelter · supplies · distribution · beneficiary · recipients · UNHCR · blankets · reconstruction
volunteering
Giving service without pay
- serviceAid or maintenance
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
- outreachProactive community assistance
helping · participation · walkathon · tutoring · goodwill · unpaid · coordination
homelessness
Lacking permanent residence
- subsidiesFinancial aid from government
- underprivilegedLacking usual social advantages
- vulnerableOpen to attack
disadvantaged · needy · low-income · means-tested · benefits
- humanitarian aidaid, aid organizations, aid workers, disaster relief, aid agencies
- fundraisingdonation, donations, donor, donors, fundraiser
- high societygossip, socialites, socialite, aristocrats, aristocrat
- humanitarian workPeace Corps, Doctors Without Borders, relief efforts, Habitat for Humanity, volunteers
- Support Networkssupport networks, peer support, social workers, counselors, therapists
- support servicestherapy, counseling, tutoring, mentoring, coaching
charitiescommercial enterprises
For-profit organizations
corporations · businesses · hedge funds · sweatshops · loan sharks
charitiescruelties
Harsh, harmful acts
inhumanities · animosities · malevolence · intolerances · callousness
charitiesprotection rackets
Extortion through threatened violence
extortions · thefts · exploitations · scams · tax collectors
- Christian charitiesFaith-driven aid organizations
- religious charitiesGiving organizations motivated by belief
- fake charitiesFraudulent organizations mimicking legitimate causes
- local charitiesArea organizations providing aid
- Jewish charitiesHebrew community aid organizations
- public charitiesTax-exempt entities serving society
charity, charitable, uncharitable, charitably, charitableness