Charity

Charity may refer to:

Common meanings

 * Charitable organization 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" (Dilbert episode)
 * "Charity" (Malcolm in the Middle episode)
 * "Charity", a 1912 Cole Porter song - see List of songs written by Cole Porter
 * "Charity" (Courtney Barnett song)
 * "Charity" (song), a 1995 single by Skunk Anansie

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 Football West State Cup
 * 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