Charity may refer to:

Giving

Charitable organization A charitable organization or charity is an organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being (e.g. educational, religious or other activities serving the public interest or common good). The legal definition of a ...

or charity, a non-profit organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being of persons *

Charity (practice) The practice of charity is the voluntary giving of help to those in need, as a humanitarian act, unmotivated by self-interest. There are a number of philosophies about charity, often associated with religion. Etymology The word ''charity'' o ...

, the practice of being benevolent, giving and sharing * Charity (Christian virtue), the Christian religious concept of unlimited love and kindness * Principle of charity, in philosophy and rhetoric

Places

* Charity, Missouri, a community in the United States * Charity, Guyana, a small township * Mount Charity, Antarctica * Charity Glacier, Livingston Island, Antarctica * Charity Lake, British Columbia, Canada * Charity Island (Michigan), United States * Charity Island (Tasmania), Australia * Little Charity Island, Lake Huron, Michigan * Charity Creek, Sydney, Australia

Entertainment

* ''Charity'' (play), an 1874 play by W. S. Gilbert * ''Charity'' (novel), third in the ''Faith, Hope, Charity'' espionage trilogy of novels by Len Deighton * "Charity" (''Dilbert'' episode) * "Charity" (''Malcolm in the Middle'' Episode)

Music

* "Charity", in the List of songs written by Cole Porter * "Charity" (Courtney Barnett song) * "Charity" (song), a 1995 single by Skunk Anansie

Paintings

* ''Charity'' (Piero del Pollaiolo) * ''Charity'' (Reni, Florence) * ''Charity'' (Reni, New York)

Sports

* Charity (horse) (1830–?), winner of the 1841 Grand National * Charity Golf Classic, a tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1973 to 1975 * Charity Cup, an annual association football competition in New Zealand * Charity Cup, an Australian soccer competition held between 1903 and 1961 - see

Football West State Cup The Football West State Cup is a soccer competition held between clubs in the Australian state of Western Australia, known as the Belt Up Cup for sponsorship reasons. It serves as preliminary rounds for the Australia Cup, previously known as the ...

Charity Bowl The Charity Bowl was a one-time postseason college football bowl game held on December 25, 1937, in Los Angeles, California. The game featured Fresno State and Central Arkansas. Fresno State won, 27–26.''Official 2007 NCAA Division I Football R ...

, a one-time postseason college football bowl game, played in 1937

People

* Charity (name), an English feminine given name (including a list of people with the name) * Amy Charity (born 1976), American racing cyclist *

Nicole Matthews Lindsay Miller (born January 15, 1987) is a Canadian professional wrestler better known by her ring name Nicole Matthews. Matthews regularly wrestles for Shimmer Women Athletes and Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling among other independent ...

(born 1987), professional wrestler under the ring name Charity

Other uses

* HMS ''Charity'', several British Royal Navy ships * MV ''Charity'', a Cypriot cargo ship briefly in service during September 1972 * Charity Hospital (disambiguation)