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philanthropic

[fil-uhn-throp-ik] / ˌfɪl ənˈθrɒp ɪk /


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At National Philanthropic Trust, a major DAF provider, donors opened more than 3,700 new accounts in November and December of 2025, an increase of 123% from a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Philanthropic support for the dedication came from friends and collaborators, including Spielberg and Kate Capshaw’s Hearthland Foundation, Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall, Seth MacFarlane and the Katie McGrath and J.J.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2025

A spokesman for the National Philanthropic Trust, which provides frameworks to help not-for-profit organisations raise money, confirmed it was managing the new fund.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2023

Philanthropic dollars are especially helpful for land trusts as they get started, while the government can provide the larger-scale funding essential to helping the organizations expand more significantly.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2023

So this test—they named it the Bernard Lutz Philanthropic Exam, in honor of his philanthropicness—became fairly important in my life.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini




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