community chest
Local charity pool
A community chest is a fund collected from local donations and distributed to charitable organizations in that area—an early form of coordinated philanthropy that preceded the United Way.
The term is now most familiar from the Monopoly board game, where Community Chest cards award or take money from players.
Gains or helpful effects
- food stampsSubsidized grocery purchasing vouchers
- public housingSubsidized homes for poor
- social securityPublic financial protection programs
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
disability · subsidies · safety net · assistance programs · social services · poverty relief · childcare assistance · human services
Voluntary charitable gift
- fundraisingSoliciting money for organizations
- nonprofitOrganization serving public good
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- benefactorOne who gives aid
endowment · grant · patronage · giving · bequest · contributor · sponsorship · grantmaking
Planked waterfront pathway
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- free parkingVehicle storage without cost
- propertiesQualities or owned assets
- railroadsTrain transportation systems
go to jail · utilities · houses · hotels · tokens · dice · bankrupt · mortgage
benefits
Gains or helpful effects
- food stampsSubsidized grocery purchasing vouchers
- public housingSubsidized homes for poor
- social securityPublic financial protection programs
unemployment · disability · subsidies · safety net · assistance programs · social services · poverty relief · childcare assistance · human services · pensions
donation
Voluntary charitable gift
- fundraisingSoliciting money for organizations
- nonprofitOrganization serving public good
- foundationUnderlying support structure
benefactor · endowment · grant · patronage · giving · bequest · contributor · sponsorship · grantmaking · pledge
boardwalk
Planked waterfront pathway
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- free parkingVehicle storage without cost
- propertiesQualities or owned assets
go to jail · railroads · utilities · houses · hotels · tokens · dice · bankrupt · mortgage · trading
- game board spacesstart, finish, go, jail, free parking
- welfare historypoor laws, poorhouse, poorhouses, workhouse, workhouses
- Jewish charitygemilut chasadim, alms, charitable giving, tikkun olam, loving-kindness
- chestssteamer trunk, footlocker, trunk, coffer, blanket box
- fundsfund, funds, mutual fund, trust fund, hedge fund
- fraternal societiesfraternal order, fraternity, lodge, mutual aid society, benevolent society
community chestpersonal account
Firsthand narrative of experiences
community chestinvestment fund
Pooled capital for securities
hedge fund · commercial bank · private equity · slush fund · profit center
community, chest, commune, communal, communally, communion, communism, communist, communicate