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Actually, I am pretty sure it is, just not in a traditional sense. I am certain there are conditions to receiving those grants. They are not simply giving money to PP for no reason with no strings attached. The government is actively supporting their research and the services they provide to the populace. If I had to guess, PP probably has to re-apply annually (or every so many years) to continue to obtain those grants. One of the conditions of that application process is a display of research and services they have provided._____
donation
1. an act or instance of presenting something as a gift, grant, or contribution.
2. a gift, as to a fund; contribution.
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You purchased specific goods to be delivered to a specific address on a specific schedule.
You are a purchaser of the goods from the magazine distributor.
The Federal government presents grants and contributions to Planned Parenthood, but is not a purchaser of goods nor of services.
To be fair, this is all just an educated guess, but this has been my experience so far in regards to grants to government supported programs. They give a department money, that department produces results X and/or Y, or they no longer get the money.