Sentence:  Turning large fortunes into public assets for the good of mankind was a huge project. But what gave <WSD>philanthropy</WSD> even more of a central place in modern American life was the simultaneous creation of a people's <WSD>philanthropy</WSD>—or mass <WSD>philanthropy</WSD>—that engaged the large American middle and working classes in their own welfare. <WSD>Philanthropy</WSD> would not be a democratic value if it remained the domain of the wealthy. Only when the rest of the population aligned its old welfare institutions and charitable habits to the systematic search for the common good would <WSD>philanthropy</WSD> become a national commitment. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Charitable giving, charity.