Charity may refer to:

  • Charity (practice), the practice of benevolent givings

  • Charitable organization, an association formed for charitable purposes

  • 501(c)(3) organization which is a USA specific category for a public charity or a private foundation

  • Charity (virtue), in Christianity

  • Charity (racehorse)

  • Charity (programming language)

  • HMS Charity (R29), a Royal Navy destroyer

  • Alms

  • Altruism


  • Places:
  • Charity, Guyana, a small town

  • Charity Island, Saginaw Bay, Michigan


  • In entertainment:
  • ''Charity'' (play), a play by W. S. Gilbert

  • ''Charity'' (single), a single by Skunk Anansie

  • Charity Shea, an actress in the upcoming TV series ''The Best Years''


  • See also
  • Charites, Graces of Roman mythology

  • List of people named Charity