philanthropies
philanthropies — noun
1. charitable organizations that use donated money or other support to help people
charitable organizations that use donated money or other support to help people or improve public life
Several philanthropies offered grants to artists recovering after the fire.
offer grants — typical activity of charities
Padma mapped which philanthropies financed school lunches across the county.
philanthropies finance public programs
Smaller philanthropies often depend on one donor family for most income.
The mayor asked local philanthropies to support the new mental health center.
- charities
the broad everyday word for organizations that help people in need
- foundations
often suggests a formally structured body that manages donated funds
- nonprofits
is the wider administrative label and can include groups that are not mainly charitable
文法句型
local philanthropies support + cause
philanthropies offer grants to + people
private philanthropies depend on donors
用法筆記
Usually refers to organized charitable bodies rather than single donations. In reports and nonprofit writing it often overlaps with charities or foundations.
2. donations, projects, or other generous actions intended to improve other people'
donations, projects, or other generous actions intended to improve other people's lives
Neighborhood philanthropies supplied blankets and clean water after the flood.
philanthropies + supply practical help
Joshua's quiet philanthropies kept the after-school music club open.
possessive philanthropies — someone's acts of giving
Corporate philanthropies funded free eye checks in remote fishing villages.
Winter philanthropies from market vendors filled the food bank shelves.
- charitable acts
the clearest neutral phrase for individual helpful actions
- donations
is narrower because it stresses money or goods rather than broader helpful projects
- good works
is more literary and can include moral action beyond giving money
文法句型
philanthropies fund + project
someone's philanthropies help + group
community philanthropies after + event
用法筆記
Focuses on the helpful actions or gifts themselves, not the organizations behind them. Distinguish from sense 1, which names the groups that carry out or fund such work.
3. different traditions or forms of concern for human welfare and for the good of o
different traditions or forms of concern for human welfare and for the good of other people
The exhibition compared the philanthropies of two industrial families.
the philanthropies of + people/groups
Shirin traced village philanthropies back to local religious teaching.
trace philanthropies back to a tradition
The historian wrote about the everyday philanthropies of wartime neighbors.
Emily admired the old philanthropies that shaped the town hospital.
- benevolence
usually names a general kind disposition rather than several traditions or forms
- humaneness
stresses kindness toward people or animals in behavior and judgment
- altruism
focuses on putting other people's needs first, often as a moral principle
文法句型
the philanthropies of + people
old philanthropies that shape + place
trace philanthropies back to + tradition
用法筆記
Mostly found in historical or literary writing about traditions of caring for others. Distinguish from sense 2, which refers to concrete donations or projects.