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Recent Examples of benefactor The fact that their benefactor — and half-brother — was a lawyer and Congressman may have shielded them from a resurgent Ku Klux Klan and some of the worst treatment legalized by the Black Codes. Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 The Whitneys were one of the wealthiest families of the Gilded Age, and were longtime benefactors of Long Lake. Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 16 June 2025 While traditional fundraising models exhaust themselves in a linear exchange, Faena Group generates an ever-expanding sphere of influence, where each participant becomes both beneficiary and benefactor. Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025 Trump’s tour also snubbed Israel — an ally that looks to the US as its biggest benefactor. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for benefactor
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Noun
  • Too many fundraisers have never learned how to lead a donor through an investment-level conversation and a solicitation.
    Sherry Quam Taylor, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
  • In June, the Royal Charity Polo Cup cut ties with a donor who had reportedly attempted to sell private access to the Prince and Princess of Wales for $27,000.
    Logan Holland, People.com, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • While Paytas’ Big Broadway Dream quickly sold out the St. James Theatre, donations of $5 to $25 to the Fund enters donators will be entered for a chance to win a front row pair of tickets.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The new group is actively looking for volunteers, members and donators, SAMENA Collective Membership Chairman Wali Qazizada said.
    Annika Bahnsen, Orange County Register, 19 July 2024

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“Benefactor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benefactor. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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