Sentence:  Some of the initiatives that have been developed with support of the NRFC [National Rural Funders Collaborative] include providing new sources of capital for promoting sustainable agriculture and forestry, new financial products for low-income residents of rural areas, cooperative models for rural economic development, and new small-scale local <WSD>philanthropies</WSD> in Appalachia, Georgia, Mississippi, Minnesota, Montana, Louisiana, and numerous Native American reserves. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A charitable foundation.