They never do. "Kindness" and "forcible wealth redistribution by government" both seem to be defined as "altruism".
Spot on. When I exercise my free will by donating to my church, Cub Scouts, or a needy person, Rand would have no problem with that. In my view, I'm receiving "value for value", because there was no coercion involved.
When my liberal friends remind me that Rand was an atheist, I reply "so what? Atlas Shrugged is a great novel, one that I enjoy reading."