Sentence:  The French Jewish <WSD>philanthropies</WSD> were the first to introduce European agricultural technology into the Yishuv on a sizeable scale. French and Algerian methods of horti- and viticulture promoted a network of Jewish plantations based on luxury as well as field crops. Despite their technical successes, the <WSD>philanthropies</WSD> intentionally restricted their Palestinian activities; this limitation stemmed from the <WSD>philanthropies</WSD>' goal of individual, not national, regeneration. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A charitable foundation.