Hi Willow Jon yes charity exists even under these conditions of powerful government and taxing/controling our lives.
I hope your artistic work pays of and you can generate an income from that you might want to join me on a new social platfrom thats just about to launch called Narrative, you would be one of the first in and building a large following making money. its like steemit but just starting, I would stop steemit or reduce use as its old.