Search Result for "public charity":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a charity that is deemed to receive the major part of its support from the public (rather than from a small group of individuals); 



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

public charity
    n 1: a charity that is deemed to receive the major part of its
         support from the public (rather than from a small group of
         individuals)