donation
Freely given gift
A donation is something given to a cause, charity, or person in need—typically money, but also goods, blood, or organs.
The word implies voluntary giving without expectation of return: Please consider making a donation to the food bank.
To donate is to give in this way.
A donor is one who donates.
Permanent donated fund
- grantBestow or award money
- contributionSomething given to help
- sponsorshipFunded endorsement arrangement
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
capital · subsidy · investment · crowdfunding · microfinance · stipend · backing · underwriting
Organization serving public good
- fundraiserEvent collecting money
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
relief · cause · beneficiary · campaign · volunteerism · advocacy · pledge · grants
Disposition toward doing good
- kindnessConsiderate, caring disposition
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- selflessnessPrioritizing others over oneself
- goodwillKindly, generous spirit
magnanimity · munificence · largess · openhandedness · charitableness · altruism · philanthropy · liberality
Gift or current moment
- offeringSomething presented or given
- benefactionCharitable gift or deed
- tributeOffering of respect
- tokenRepresentative placeholder
memorial · honorarium · keepsake · bequeathal · inheritance · legacy · gifting · bestowal
Body's oxygen carrier
- organBody's working component
- tissueDisposable soft paper
- plasmaElectrified matter state
- marrowSoft bone interior
kidney · transplant · transfusion · cadaveric · harvesting · matching · recipient · registry
endowment
Permanent donated fund
- grantBestow or award money
- contributionSomething given to help
- sponsorshipFunded endorsement arrangement
funding · capital · subsidy · investment · crowdfunding · microfinance · stipend · backing · underwriting · matching
nonprofit
Organization serving public good
- fundraiserEvent collecting money
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- foundationUnderlying support structure
humanitarian · relief · cause · beneficiary · campaign · volunteerism · advocacy · pledge · grants · bequest
benevolence
Disposition toward doing good
- kindnessConsiderate, caring disposition
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- selflessnessPrioritizing others over oneself
goodwill · magnanimity · munificence · largess · openhandedness · charitableness · altruism · philanthropy · liberality · warmheartedness
present
Gift or current moment
- offeringSomething presented or given
- benefactionCharitable gift or deed
- tributeOffering of respect
token · memorial · honorarium · keepsake · bequeathal · inheritance · legacy · gifting · bestowal · presentation
blood
Body's oxygen carrier
marrow · kidney · transplant · transfusion · cadaveric · harvesting · matching · recipient · registry · consent
- resourcesresources, money, natural resources, human resources, financial resources
- supportsupport, emotional support, moral support, support group, stand by
- campaigningcandidate, campaign signs, canvassing, campaign manager, fundraising
- charitable givingcharitable gift, charitable gifts, contribution, contributions, gift
- charitycharity, charities, donors, giving, philanthropy
- declutteringdecluttering, organizing, purging, discarding, downsizing
donationreceipt
Written payment acknowledgment
taking · acceptance · receiving · collection · acquisition
donationpurchase
Goods obtained for payment
loan · payment · transaction · trade · exchange
donationtheft
Unlawful taking of property
confiscation · seizure · expropriation · robbery · extortion
- organ donationGifting body parts for transplant
- egg donationsGiving ova for reproduction
- donation drivesOrganized appeals for contributions
- blood donationVoluntary medical contribution
- donation boxVessel for voluntary contributions
- donation limitsMaximum allowable contributions