Because those "good, charity-giving" atheists choose for themselves what is "good", which is the fundamental idea behind sin. Eve saw the tree and saw that it is "good" and ate of the tree. It was sin in God's eyes, though she thought it was "good". Saul thought it was "good" to show compassion to Amalekites, and to take their sheep to offer to God, even though God had clearly commanded him to destroy all Amelekites and to devote everything to destruction.
We can define "goodness" all we like, and trust ourselves to be righteous by doing all the "good" things like giving to charity, helping the poor, etc, yet if it is not God's will, it is not good. Indeed, these things are good in and of themselves, but when they are done apart from the consciousness of doing them for God's glory, they are useless, and self-righteousness, and thus nothing but filthy rags and a filthy stench before God. God will not accept such sacrifices, for those charity giving atheists do these good things for their own glory, and not unto God's. Thus they are actually not "good" works, but EVIL works.
We must help the poor and pray for the needy and sacrifice ourselves for those who are hurting, because Jesus Christ has done the same for us, because He became poor, though He was rich, that we may be rich - rich in the things of God. Thus we see how such a sacrifice is acceptable to God, but those who rely on themselves and do "good things" to make themselves feel good (though God will definitely use their gifts to feed those who are hungry and to help the needy), their works themselves will be rejected before the throne of God, and they, unless they repent, will be cast into Hell forever - for they have not loved God, but loved themselves and fellow man over God.
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