Charitable organization
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A charitable organization, or charity, is an organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and spreading social well-being.
American Cancer Society offices in Washington, D.C.
The second-hand shop of UFF (U-landshjälp från Folk till Folk i Finland), a non-profit and non-governmental humanitarian foundation, in Jyväskylä, Finland
The Foundling Hospital, whose building has been demolished
Painting by Antoine-Alexandre Morel (1765–1829) depicting charity during the Enlightenment era
Philanthropy
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Philanthropy is a form of altruism that consists of "private initiatives for the public good, focusing on quality of life". Philanthropy tends to be used interchangeably with the term charity. Charity
Charitable organization
…A charitable organization, or charity, is an organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and spreading social well-being (e.g. educational, religious or other activities serving the public interest or common good). The legal definition of…
Herodes Atticus, a Greek philanthropist of Ancient Rome active during the 2nd century CE
The Foundling Hospital in London, c. 1753. The original building has since been demolished.
William Wilberforce, a prominent British philanthropist and anti-slavery campaigner
The Red Cross, after the Battle of Gravelotte in 1870