financial assistance vs gift

financial assistance and gift both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
financial assistance	Yes	No	No	No
gift	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, gift is a hypernym of financial assistance; that is, gift is a word with a broader meaning than financial assistance:

financial assistance: gift of money or other material help to support a person or cause
gift: something acquired without compensation

financial assistance (noun)	gift (noun)
gift of money or other material help to support a person or cause	the act of giving
	natural abilities or qualities
	something acquired without compensation

financial assistance (verb)	gift (verb)
	give as a present; make a gift of
	give qualities or abilities to