English-Finnish translations for philanthropy

• filantropia
• hyvä työ
• hyväntekeväisyysjärjestö
• ihmisystävällisyys

Definition of philanthropy

• Benevolent altruism with the intention of increasing the well-being of humankind
• Charitable giving, charity
• A philanthropic act
• A charitable foundation

Examples

• As public funding is reduced, we depend increasingly on private philanthropy
• His tombstone lists his various philanthropies
• the Rockefeller philanthropies

Related words

• philanthropic
• philanthropist
• philanthropically
• philanthropical
• philanthrope
• philanthrocapitalism
• philanthropinism
• philanthropism