Charity may refer to:

Common meanings

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

or charity, a non-profit organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being of persons * Charity (practice), the practice of being benevolent, giving and sharing * Charity (Christian virtue), the Christian religious concept of unlimited love and kindness

Places

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

Arts and 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" (song), a 1995 single by Skunk Anansie * "Charity" (Courtney Barnett song) * "Charity", a 1912 Cole Porter song - see List of songs written by Cole Porter

Television episodes

* "Charity" (''Dilbert'' episode) * "Charity" (''Malcolm in the Middle'' episode) * "Charity" (''Moral Orel'') * "Charity" (''The Office'') * "Charity" (''Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle'' series 2 episode 1) * "Charity" (''Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle'' series 2 episode 3)

Paintings

* ''Charity'' (Pollaiuolo), a 1469 painting by Piero del Pollaiuolo * ''Charity'' (Reni, Florence), a c. 1611 painting by Guido Reni * ''Charity'' (Reni, New York), a c. 1629–1630 painting by Reni

People and fictional characters

* Charity (name), an English feminine given name, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Amy Charity (born 1976), American racing cyclist * Nicole Matthews (born 1987), professional wrestler under the ring name Charity

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

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

Other uses

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