Charitable organization facts for kids

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"Charities" redirects here. For the general practice of giving, see Charity (practice).

A charitable organization is an organization that supports a cause by fundraising or through donations and charity. The organisations arrange for all the distribution of any money to each cause.

There are many well-known charities all over the world. Two of the most well-known charities are UNICEF and the Red Cross.

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Images for kids

American Cancer Society offices in Washington, D.C.
The second-hand shop of UFF (U-landshjälp från Folk till Folk i Finland), a non-profit and non-governmental humanitarian foundation, in Jyväskylä, Finland.
The Foundling Hospital. The building has been demolished.
Andrew Carnegie's philanthropy. Puck magazine cartoon by Louis Dalrymple, 1903.
Total Giving USA:1979-2011

See also

In Spanish: Asociación caritativa para niños

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