People helping people is one wonderful thing that has been a constant all through history. Remember the good Samaritan in the Bible, the women who helped Jesus during his ministry, and the man who gave up his tomb after the crucifixion. There are many philanthropic organizations today. Among them are hundreds of public charities that operate throughout the world.
An organization that promotes the common good without asking for payment is known as a charity. The earliest one was the Foundling Hospital started by a compassionate aristocrat in London in 1741 to provide shelter, food, and a better future for abandoned children who were existing on the streets. Shortly afterwards another wealthy philanthropist founded the Magdalen Hospital, where girls for whom prostitution was the only means of support could be given other options.
The first effort was the Foundling Hospital, which took abandoned children off the streets of the city and sought to give them food, shelter, and skills that would help them as adults. The Magdalen Hospital hoped to rescue girls from prostitution and set them on the path to a better life. Others gave families land to grow food on, since wages were woefully inadequate.
Today there are educational non-profits, ones that provide food, clean water, and shelter to the poor, others that hope to save endangered species or environmental treasures, and others that work with the homeless. The classification of 'public' or 'private' is dependent on tax codes and civic regulations. These will differ in every nation, as charities abound around the globe.
In the United States, a publicly presented charity is one that has many donors and is actively and directly engaged in furthering its mission. Private ones are foundations that are funded by one individual, corporation, or other donor. For example, industrialists like Andrew Carnegie funded public libraries, founded children's homes, built hospitals and universities, and did other good works with their money.
All the money that a public charity requires does not necessarily come from citizens. The government provides funding for many of them, and they can qualify for grants from private groups. There is some fraud, greed, and mismanagement among the many entities that solicit support, but the majority of these groups do a great deal of good.
Even with IRS attempts to make sure that this program is not used as a tax dodge, there is much room for legal siphoning off of funds, outright fraud, and mismanagement. If people want to make sure their gifts are used effectively, they can check with agencies that evaluate charitable entities and rate them. If a large amount goes to administration rather than to the field, the entity has huge bank balances, or the benefits are small, they may choose to give elsewhere.
A person with a desire to help can choose a localized cause, like 'Save The Bay' or St. Jude's Children's Hospital. There are also many international entities, like Food For The Poor or World Relief. It's good to give back to the community or the world. In fact, we would all be much worse off without these group efforts.
An organization that promotes the common good without asking for payment is known as a charity. The earliest one was the Foundling Hospital started by a compassionate aristocrat in London in 1741 to provide shelter, food, and a better future for abandoned children who were existing on the streets. Shortly afterwards another wealthy philanthropist founded the Magdalen Hospital, where girls for whom prostitution was the only means of support could be given other options.
The first effort was the Foundling Hospital, which took abandoned children off the streets of the city and sought to give them food, shelter, and skills that would help them as adults. The Magdalen Hospital hoped to rescue girls from prostitution and set them on the path to a better life. Others gave families land to grow food on, since wages were woefully inadequate.
Today there are educational non-profits, ones that provide food, clean water, and shelter to the poor, others that hope to save endangered species or environmental treasures, and others that work with the homeless. The classification of 'public' or 'private' is dependent on tax codes and civic regulations. These will differ in every nation, as charities abound around the globe.
In the United States, a publicly presented charity is one that has many donors and is actively and directly engaged in furthering its mission. Private ones are foundations that are funded by one individual, corporation, or other donor. For example, industrialists like Andrew Carnegie funded public libraries, founded children's homes, built hospitals and universities, and did other good works with their money.
All the money that a public charity requires does not necessarily come from citizens. The government provides funding for many of them, and they can qualify for grants from private groups. There is some fraud, greed, and mismanagement among the many entities that solicit support, but the majority of these groups do a great deal of good.
Even with IRS attempts to make sure that this program is not used as a tax dodge, there is much room for legal siphoning off of funds, outright fraud, and mismanagement. If people want to make sure their gifts are used effectively, they can check with agencies that evaluate charitable entities and rate them. If a large amount goes to administration rather than to the field, the entity has huge bank balances, or the benefits are small, they may choose to give elsewhere.
A person with a desire to help can choose a localized cause, like 'Save The Bay' or St. Jude's Children's Hospital. There are also many international entities, like Food For The Poor or World Relief. It's good to give back to the community or the world. In fact, we would all be much worse off without these group efforts.
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