philanthropic
adjective
[ ˌfɪlənˈθrɒpɪk ]
• (of a person or organization) seeking to promote the welfare of others; generous and benevolent.
• "they receive financial support from philanthropic bodies"
Similar:
charitable,
generous,
benevolent,
humanitarian,
public-spirited,
altruistic,
socially concerned,
magnanimous,
munificent,
open-handed,
bountiful,
liberal,
ungrudging,
unstinting,
generous to a fault,
beneficent,
benignant,
caring,
compassionate,
solicitous,
unselfish,
selfless,
humane,
kind,
kind-hearted,
big-hearted,
bounteous,
eleemosynary,
Origin:
late 18th century: from French philanthropique, from Greek philanthrōpos ‘man-loving’ (see philanthrope).
