Charitable donations (4)
I believe the answer is:
alms
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">charitable donations</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for alms that I've seen before include "Charitable relief" , "Charitable donations to the needy" , "help" , "Charity offering" , "Charitable aid to poor" .)