Beneficiary

A person or organization entitled to receive money, help, or another advantage.

Reach for it when naming the recipient of a policy, trust, gift, or program

Each bursary beneficiary receives tuition support and independent advice.

• warm

  participant

  program language should emphasize agency rather than passive receipt

  not when A participant may receive no individual benefit and is not always entitled to one.

• professional

  grantee

  a formal grant has been awarded to the person or organization

  not when Grantee only fits grant arrangements and can receive obligations as well as benefits.

• professional

  payee

  the named party is entitled to a specific payment

  not when Payee says nothing about the wider program or ultimate benefit.

• professional

  recipient

  neutral focus on the person or body receiving something

  not when Recipient does not show that what is received is beneficial or legally due.

• formal

  donee

  legal precision is needed for the person receiving a gift

  not when Donee is technical and unnatural in general public guidance.

• formal

  heir

  property passes under a will or succession law

  not when Heir is inaccurate for insurance, aid, or a living trust payment.

• benefactor
• donor
• payer

• named beneficiary

  The named beneficiary can ask the trustee for an annual statement.

• primary beneficiary

  Students are the primary beneficiary of the library partnership.

• intended beneficiary

  The review asks whether the intended beneficiary can actually use the service.