benefactors
Donors who give
Benefactors are people who give money, help, or support to others or to institutions.
The word carries a formal tone and often implies generous, sustained giving rather than casual assistance: The museum's benefactors funded the new wing.
Universities, charities, and arts organizations cultivate relationships with benefactors.
The singular is benefactor.
People who give gifts
- patronsRegular supporters or customers
- sponsorsFunders seeking promotion
- foundationsStructural bases below ground
- grantsAwarded funds for purposes
endowments · charitable · giving · donations · trusts · fellowships · scholarships · bequests
Those who begin institutions
- trusteesThose holding assets for others
- donorsPeople who give gifts
- alumniFormer school members
- endowmentsDonated assets yielding income
buildings · named · plaques · dedications · memorials · wings · halls · chairs
Regular supporters or customers
- MediciFlorentine banking dynasty
- commissionersOfficials heading regulatory bodies
- sponsorsFunders seeking promotion
- galleriesSpaces for displaying art
museums · orchestras · theaters · collectors · acquisitions · endowments · residencies · fellowships
People who give aid
- supportersPeople who back something
- mentorsExperienced advisers to learners
- guardiansThose who protect others
- protectorsThose who guard others
saviors · rescuers · angels · godfathers · godmothers · sponsors · backers · advocates
donors
People who give gifts
- patronsRegular supporters or customers
- sponsorsFunders seeking promotion
- foundationsStructural bases below ground
grants · endowments · charitable · giving · donations · trusts · fellowships · scholarships · bequests · gifts
founders
Those who begin institutions
endowments · buildings · named · plaques · dedications · memorials · wings · halls · chairs · professorships
patrons
Regular supporters or customers
- MediciFlorentine banking dynasty
- commissionersOfficials heading regulatory bodies
- sponsorsFunders seeking promotion
galleries · museums · orchestras · theaters · collectors · acquisitions · endowments · residencies · fellowships · grants
helpers
People who give aid
- supportersPeople who back something
- mentorsExperienced advisers to learners
- guardiansThose who protect others
protectors · saviors · rescuers · angels · godfathers · godmothers · sponsors · backers · advocates · champions
- high societygossip, socialites, socialite, aristocrats, aristocrat
- museumsmuseums, art museums, exhibits, galleries, exhibitions
- backerssupporters, backers, sponsors, patrons, funders
- charitycharity, charities, donations, donation, donating
- fundingfunding, grant, loan, grants, venture capital
- funding sourcesloans, savings, grants, donations, scholarships
benefactorsbeneficiaries
Those who receive advantages
recipients · dependents · grantees · wards · receivers
benefactorsmalefactors
Those who commit offenses
antagonists · oppressors · persecutors · tormentors · exploiters
benefactorsexploiters
Those who abuse others
parasites · profiteers · predators · extortionists · loan sharks