spendenden

In a sentence

• Die Sonne ist eine Energie spendende Kraft.

  The sun is a force that provides energy.

  Here, 'spendende' describes an entity 'Die Sonne' which gives or provides the quality of energy, used adjectivally.

• Er dankte den spendenden Mitgliedern für ihre Großzügigkeit.

  He thanked the donating members for their generosity.

  In this sentence, 'spendenden' modifies 'Mitgliedern' and denotes individuals who donate, used as an adjective.

• Ich sehe oft Menschen, die mit spendenden Taten anderen helfen.

  I often see people who help others with generous deeds.

  Here, 'spendenden' is associated with 'Taten' and provides additional information about the nature of these deeds, that they are acts of giving.