Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Philanthropic \Phil`an*throp"ic\, Philanthropical
\Phil`an*throp"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. philanthropique.]
   Of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by
   philanthropy; loving or helping mankind; as, a philanthropic
   enterprise. -- {Phil`an*throp"ic*al*ly}, adv.

Source : WordNet®

philanthropic
     adj 1: generous in assistance to the poor; "a benevolent
            contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic
            contributions" [syn: {beneficent}, {benevolent}, {eleemosynary}]
     2: of or relating to or characterized by philanthropy; "a
        philanthropic society"