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philanthropy

[fi-lan-thruh-pee] / fɪˈlæn θrə pi /


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These new givers “are almost certainly going to be fairly small dollar donors,” Jon Bergdoll, interim director of Data & Research Partnerships, Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, said in an interview.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Ballad is getting help from Bloomberg Philanthropy, which last year announced it was pumping $250 million into 10 programs in states including Tennessee, Texas and North Carolina to create a high school-to-healthcare pipeline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

Philanthropy was all the rage among wealthy Victorians, and Annie tapped into that.

From BBC • May 22, 2025

Philanthropy: L.A. rarely makes even the top 15 or 20 of charitable cities on the websites that rank such things.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2025

Philanthropy has not been deaf to the cries of these unhappy classes, and has made repeated and herculean efforts to improve their condition and reform their morals.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865 by Various




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