philanthropy
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Outside music, her philanthropy gave scholarships to impoverished students and supplied more than 200 million books to young readers.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Alexander, who works as a philanthropy coordinator, feels success isn’t defined by homeownership status.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Parton and her 11 brothers and sisters grew up in severe poverty, and Allen said much of the region, even though it remains poor, has been transformed by Parton's relentless work and philanthropy.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
As Dolly Parton celebrates her 80th birthday and a new “Dolly Parton Day,” a new biography by Martha Ackmann looks back at the star’s rise from poverty to philanthropy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Maybe the whole thing was a lesson about philanthropy.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
Philanthropic organizations have generally funded the first cycle of work, and from there it is usually a 50/50 “blended funding model” of philanthropies and governments, says Recidiviz’s Jacoby.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
The Oracle of Omaha reiterated his support for his successor Greg Abel, and said he would step up the pace of gifts to his three children’s philanthropies.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2025
Their targets include billionaire George Soros, whose Open Society Foundations are among the country’s largest philanthropies, and the Ford Foundation, another of the nation’s top grantmakers.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2025
Then he heard of a new, experimental program run by philanthropies and private businesses that would loan him what he needed to finish college — at zero interest and with no fees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2025
So they founded philanthropies to give part of it away.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
Vocabulary lists containing philanthropy
The Vocabulary of College
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This Week in Words: May 5 - 11, 2018
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The Federalist Papers, No. 1 by Alexander Hamilton
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