Title: Charitable organization - Wikipedia
Headings: Charitable organization
Charitable organization
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History
Early systems
Enlightenment charity
Growth during 19th century
Since 1901
Since the 21st century
By jurisdiction
Australia
Canada
France
Hungary
India
Ireland
Poland
Singapore
Ukraine
United Kingdom
England and Wales
Definition
Structures
Registration
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Taxation
United States
Federal tax relief
Charity regulators
See also
References
External links

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Early systems
Until the mid-18th century, charity was mainly distributed through religious structures (such as the English Poor Laws of 1601 ), almshouses and bequests from the rich. Christianity, Judaism and Islam incorporated significant charitable elements from their very beginnings and dāna (alms-giving) has a long tradition in Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism. Charities provided education, health, housing and even prisons. Almshouses were established throughout Europe in the Early Middle Ages to provide a place of residence for poor, old and distressed people; King Athelstan of England (reigned 924-939) founded the first recorded almshouse in York in the 10th century. Enlightenment charity
The Foundling Hospital. The building has been demolished. In the Enlightenment era charitable and philanthropic activity among voluntary associations and rich benefactors became a widespread cultural practice. Societies, gentleman's clubs, and mutual associations began to flourish in England, and the upper-classes increasingly adopted a philanthropic attitude toward the disadvantaged.