Charity is a term that refers to donating money, goods, or time to people in need .
Particularly in the US, companies are often judged by their social actions as well as their financial success, and many companies involved in Charitable community efforts describe themselves as corporate citizens.
The causes they choose to support generally reflex the company's target market.
Some larger companies allow employees to have paid time off to work on local community projects, or even to have 'career breaks' to do charity work .