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a wealthy person who gives money and time to help make life better for other people
a philanthropist known to generously donate to those organizations that help the poor
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Recent Examples of philanthropists
Wallace hopes Huston-Tillotson doesn’t carry the rank for long, and encourages other philanthropists to follow the Moodys.
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CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
Beyond being a Hall of Fame ballplayer, Roberto Clemente was one of the greatest philanthropists in baseball history and left a towering legacy that endures more than a half-century since his untimely death in 1972.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Policymakers, philanthropists, investors, and scientists all have a role to play in treating women’s health as urgent and essential.
—Moira Forbes, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Completed in 2010, the 46,000-square-foot building was named after philanthropists and avid art enthusiasts Eli and Edythe Broad, who have amassed a wealth of contemporary and postwar art during four decades of collecting.
—Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
The couple are prominent philanthropists in the metro Detroit area through their Gilbert Family Foundation.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Public media leaders are also working with a group of philanthropists led by the Knight and MacArthur foundations that is hoping to raise some $50 million to support stations in areas hardest hit be the cuts.
—David Bauder, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Nonprofits and philanthropists are also working to blunt the impact.
—Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025
Africa's philanthropists and foundations have expansive networks, enabling them to coordinate fragmented efforts of partners operating in a post-ODA landscape, as well as build trust with local organizations and communities that has been broken by the faltering international aid system.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
Beyond being a Hall of Fame ballplayer, Roberto Clemente was one of the greatest philanthropists in baseball history and left a towering legacy that endures more than a half-century since his untimely death in 1972.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Policymakers, philanthropists, investors, and scientists all have a role to play in treating women’s health as urgent and essential.
—Moira Forbes, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Completed in 2010, the 46,000-square-foot building was named after philanthropists and avid art enthusiasts Eli and Edythe Broad, who have amassed a wealth of contemporary and postwar art during four decades of collecting.
—Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
The couple are prominent philanthropists in the metro Detroit area through their Gilbert Family Foundation.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Public media leaders are also working with a group of philanthropists led by the Knight and MacArthur foundations that is hoping to raise some $50 million to support stations in areas hardest hit be the cuts.
—David Bauder, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Nonprofits and philanthropists are also working to blunt the impact.
—Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025
Africa's philanthropists and foundations have expansive networks, enabling them to coordinate fragmented efforts of partners operating in a post-ODA landscape, as well as build trust with local organizations and communities that has been broken by the faltering international aid system.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for philanthropists
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If the city had some kind of fair rules and guidelines, the La Jolla donors would have to donate the funds to the city of San Diego to be placed into a city library fund where donations were collected for all nine council districts.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Her organization has created an artificial intelligence program that can match requests for grants with potential donors.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
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With no ground to generate revenue, and limited gate receipts, Enfield FC rely on benefactors putting large sums of money into the club — not uncommon at this level.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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The cartoon continues to relish poking its corporate benefactors.—
Nick Marx,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Philanthropists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philanthropists. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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