See also Charity

Noun

Singular charity

Plural countable and uncountable; plural charities

charity (countable and uncountable; plural charities)

  1. Christian love; representing God's love of man, man's love of God, or man's love of his fellow-men.
  2. In general, an attitude of kindness and understanding towards others, now especially suggesting generosity.
    quotation
    Judge thyself with the judgment of sincerity, and thou will judge others with the judgment of charity. — John Mitchell Mason
  3. (uncountable) Benevolence to others less fortunate than ourselves; the providing of goods or money to those in need.
  4. (countable) The goods or money given to those in need.
  5. (countable) An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose.

Synonyms

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Thu Aug 6 11:55:23 2009

Look up charity in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Concepts and practices

Organizations

  • Charitable organization, a type of non-profit organization formed for charitable purposes
    • 501(c)(3), a specific section of the Internal Revenue Code that allows qualifying charitable organizations exemption from federal income tax

Places

From Wikipedia under the GNU Free Documentation License
Tue Aug 11 10:20:12 2009

What are the best charity and thrift shops in London and the surrounding area?
Q. Charity shopping in London is becoming quite expensive. I'm looking for charity shops/boot sales that still offer great bargains, with view to buying stock for a vintage store. Travelling to the outskirts of London is possible. Any serious tip offs greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Asked by kirstymmckie - Fri May 30 10:58:32 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. High street Ken...down the bottom have a really good few charity shops. As do Hamstead Heath..and aren't over priced.
Answered by Lauren - Fri May 30 11:12:17 2008

Can a religious charity charge interest on $ it lends or would this disqulify their status?
Q. Can a religious charity lend money to its congregations and charge interest on this loan? If so would this disqualify their status or require taxes paid on the profit?
Asked by Isaac H - Fri Jun 27 15:10:24 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Yes they can. In general, interest income earned by a non-profit is not taxable. It also could be argued that lending money to its parishioners is substantially related to the purpose of the religious charity. (Providing for their congregation.) Particularly if it wasn't something done frequently, but only to help someone through a tough time. If the interest earned was used for non-charitable purposes then there would be an issue.
Answered by beancounter - Fri Jun 27 15:52:06 2008

What are some charity causes that don't get enough attention?
Q. I am thinking of starting a charity project, but I want to bring attention to something that not many people know about or pay attention to. Do you have any ideas? Thank you so much!
Asked by unknown - Thu Jul 17 17:29:10 2008 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments

A. battered women's shelters. They are always in desperate need of things that we use everyday and don't think about.. I stayed in 1 last year and it was hard to even locate basic items like toothbrushes and combs, makeup, baby wipes, diapers, shampoo etc. Even used clothing...socks are a big thing that goes fast.. Some women go to the shelter with nothing but the clothes on their back..that's it. When I was staying there I was amazed at how quickly cheap things went like Kool Aid and Cookies and Bread, Cereal, etc. Things like tylenol and aspirin, cough and cold medicine and any type of children's medicine id always needed.. things like toys and colors/coloring books,, easy but cheap things. Those places do not charge a fee to live there… [cont.]
Answered by chilover - Thu Jul 17 23:47:08 2008

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  • He is rich who hath enough to be charitable; and it is hard to be so poor that a noble mind may not find a way to this piece of goodness.
  • Charity begins at home, is the voice of the world.
  • Certainly it is a heaven upon earth to have a man's mind to move in charity, rest in providence, and turn upon the poles of truth.
  • In charity there is no excess.
    • Francis Bacon, Essays, 13, ‘Of Goodness and Goodness of Nature’.
  • We are obligated to be more scrupulous in fulfilling the commandment of charity than any other positive commandment because charity is the sign of a righteous man.
    • Maimonides, as quoted in A Maimonides Reader (1972) by Isadore Twersky, p. 135.
  • In faith and hope the world will disagree, But all mankind's concern is charity.
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