philanthropy
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Aschenbrenner had joined the FTX Future Fund, a philanthropy backed primarily by Bankman-Fried.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
"Her songwriting, her singing and her philanthropy were unrivaled in the world of country music and it is hard to imagine living in a world without Dolly."
From BBC ● 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
He tried to work out some method which was business and not philanthropy.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
Big employers such as Ford and philanthropies are ramping up programs to persuade more Americans to don tool belts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 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
The research philanthropies that had not yet made grants, such as the Rockefeller Foundation, signaled that they would look very favorably upon future applications.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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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