community chest

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun A fund financed by private contributions for aiding various charitable organizations and welfare agencies.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

• noun A fund financed privately, for helping various local welfare agencies or charitable organisations.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• noun a charity supported by individual subscriptions; defrays the demands on a community for social welfare