This category brings together organizations and people of Nizhny Novgorod for whom charity and philanthropy make up a significant part of their activity. The tradition of private assistance in the city has deep roots: back in the 19th century, the merchant Bugrov family built the Bugrov Night Shelter) on Rozhdestvenskaya Street, which became one of the symbols of Nizhny Novgorod charity. Among the category's present-day participants are the maternity support fund Byt Mamoy (Being a Mother), the Social Fund "Right to Life") (Right to Life Fund), which provides legal protection for citizens, as well as commercial organizations and private individuals who single out philanthropy as a distinct focus of their work.