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| alms |
a charitable gift, esp. of money, given to the poor. |
| almshouse |
(chiefly British) historically, a privately financed charitable institution that offered shelter to people in need. [1/2 definitions] |
| benefaction |
performance of a good deed or good deeds that benefit a person or institution, often a charitable organization. [2 definitions] |
| beneficent |
tending to do good; kindly; charitable. [1/3 definitions] |
| community chest |
a fund made up of private contributions collected for distribution to local charitable, welfare, and service organizations. |
| confraternity |
a lay brotherhood that pursues religious or charitable goals. [1/2 definitions] |
| dispensary |
a public or charitable institution that gives free or low-cost medical aid; clinic. [1/2 definitions] |
| eleemosynary |
of, pertaining to, dependent on, or given as charity; charitable. |
| Freemason |
a member of an international fraternal society that has as its aim the encouraging of mutual aid, brotherly love, and charitable acts. [1/2 definitions] |
| fund-raising |
the action or occupation of seeking donated funds for charitable groups, political candidates, and the like. |
| give back |
to do good or charitable things for others because one appreciates one's good fortune or the good things that one has received in life from others. [1/3 definitions] |
| handout |
a charitable offering of food, clothing, money, or the like to the poor or needy. [1/2 definitions] |
| kermis |
any similar event, usu. held for charitable or fund-raising purposes. [1/2 definitions] |
| kindness |
a generous or charitable act. [1/2 definitions] |
| ministry |
service of a spiritual or charitable nature. [1/5 definitions] |
| oblation |
a religious or charitable offering. [1/2 definitions] |
| philanthropy |
collective efforts made to do good for others, esp. in the form of making monetary donations or engaging in charitable works. [2/3 definitions] |
| pro bono |
of or indicating services, as by a lawyer or doctor, that are provided without payment for poor people, charitable organizations, or the like. |
| Saint Nicholas |
in North American folklore, a chubby, jolly, bearded old fellow who embodies the charitable spirit of Christmas. He wears a red suit, lives at the North Pole, and brings children presents at Christmas; Santa Claus. [1/2 definitions] |
| Saint Nick |
(informal) shortened form of "Saint Nicholas"; in North American folklore, a chubby, jolly, bearded old fellow who embodies the charitable spirit of Christmas. He wears a red suit, lives at the North Pole, and brings children presents at Christmas; Santa Claus. |
| Salvation Army |
an international evangelical and charitable Christian organization. |
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