It warms my heart to see everyone's generosity. There are a couple of points I'd like to mention about giving to charity. For one, I think it is an important pillar of civil society. Our capacity for empathy and wanting others to succeed should not be ignored or downplayed. A lack of charitable spirit is often used as a point in favor of a central authority with the power to take from the rich and give to the poor. It is said that, absent government intervention, no one would have the incentive to help those who are in need and have little to give in return. You are proving them wrong right now. Second, you must be responsible for the effect of money on your fellow man. Money encourages and motivates people to do whatever they have to in order to get that money. For an employee, that's doing a good job and pleasing their boss, or maybe blending in and not risking a visible mistake, or maybe lying on their resume. For a businessman, that can mean serving their customers, or bribe the authorities to enact laws that hurt their competition, among many other things. A dictator/politician will murder thousands, even millions, to keep their, or their party's control of tax revenue. Con artists and thieves have their way of getting money. For beggars, often being helpless and/or destitute gets a good return. In other words, money shapes people's behavior, which in turn shapes who they are, and it is not the case that giving someone money always has the effect you hope it does. So, don't ignore your desire to help people, but strive always to give in such a way that people are empowered to rise up out of their conditions and transform their lives. Just be careful you aren't creating an incentive for people to become needy and destitute in order to win your charity.