benefaction vs donation

benefaction and donation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
benefaction	Yes	No	No	No
donation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, donation is a hypernym of benefaction; that is, donation is a word with a broader meaning than benefaction:

benefaction: a contribution of money or assistance
donation: a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause

Other hypernyms of benefaction include contribution.

benefaction (noun)	donation (noun)
an act intending or showing kindness and good will	act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity
a contribution of money or assistance	a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause