The phrase "local philanthropists" refers to generous individuals or groups in a specific area who donate their time, money, or resources to help improve their local community. Full definition
On Monday I ventured a mile north to Buffalo Bayou, a bucolic urban park remade thanks to $ 25 million from a leading local philanthropist who once worked for Enron. (washingtonpost.com)
The iZone includes 21 schools this year and it received a $ 10 million grant from local philanthropists last year to expand. (leaders.edweek.org)
The display will include photographs, paintings, woodcuts, ceramics and glass that reference local industries from the cotton trade and ceramics to shipping and mining upon which local philanthropists built their wealth and subsequent bequests. (contemporaryartsociety.org)