Synonyms and antonyms of Charities and charitable organizations or people in British Thesaurus

aid agency (noun)

an organization that gives money, food, or other help to people who have been affected by situations such as wars or floods

aid worker (noun)

someone who works for an international organization giving help in a place where people need it

benefactor (noun)

someone who helps a person or organization by giving them money

charity (noun)

an organization to which you give money so that it can give money and help to people who are poor or ill, or who need advice and support

charity (noun)

these organizations considered as a group

charity shop (noun)

British a shop belonging to a charity that sells things that people have given to it

chugger (noun)

Britishinformal someone who stops people on the street and persuades them to give money regularly to a charity

food bank (noun)

a place where food collected from shops or individual people is given free to poor people

foundation (noun)

an organization that provides money for things such as medical research or for a charity

fund (noun)

used in the names of organizations that collect money for a particular purpose

fundraiser (noun)

someone whose job is to persuade people or organizations to give money for a specific purpose, especially for a charity or a political party

opportunity shop (noun)

Australianinformal a shop that sells second-hand (=used) goods in order to earn money for a charity (=organization that helps the poor, sick etc)

Oxfam ()

a large charity that helps poor people all over the world

patron (noun)

someone who supports the work of writers, artists, musicians etc, especially by giving them money

patron (noun)

a famous person who supports an organization and allows it to use their name in its advertising

the Peace Corps ()

an organization in the US that trains people to go and work in poor countries. A similar organization in the UK is VSO (Voluntary Service Overseas).

philanthropist (noun)

someone who believes in helping people, especially by giving money to those who need it

poster child (noun)

mainly American a child with a particular illness or physical problem who is used in a poster advertising the work of an organization that helps children with that illness or problem

Rotary Club (noun)

a local club that is part of Rotary International, a charity whose members are business and professional people

soup kitchen (noun)

a place where poor people can go to get a free hot meal

thrift shop (noun)

American a charity shop

VSO ()

Voluntary Service Overseas: a British organization that sends people with special skills to work in poor countries

the WRVS ()

the Women’s Royal Voluntary Service: an organization in the UK that helps poor people. The members of the WRVS do not get paid for their work.

the Y (spoken)

spoken the YMCA or the YWCA

the YMCA ()

the Young Men’s Christian Association: an organization that provides places for people to exercise, take courses, and sometimes to rent a room for the night while travelling

the YWCA ()

the Young Women’s Christian Association: an organization that helps women by providing them with a place to live, giving them helpful information etc