Philanthropy

Etymology

From Greek "philanthrōpia," joining "philein" (to love) with "anthrōpos" (humankind) — “love of humanity.” The word entered English in the seventeenth century and took on its modern institutional flavor in the nineteenth, the age of large private foundations.

noun · /fi-LAN-thruh-pee/
The systematic giving of money, time, or effort to promote the welfare of others, typically at scale.
What it names
Organized, strategic generosity aimed at underlying causes, as opposed to spontaneous relief of an individual's immediate need.
Example
His philanthropy went beyond writing checks; he built an endowment to fund rural clinics for decades.
Related idea
Broader and more structural than charity, which relieves immediate suffering — a meal, a donation in a crisis; philanthropy tends to be planned and systemic, aiming at the root causes of a problem rather than its symptoms.