philanthropic vs benevolent

philanthropic and benevolent both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
philanthropic	No	Yes	No	No
benevolent	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, philanthropic and benevolent are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of philanthropic include beneficent, eleemosynary.

philanthropic (adjective)	benevolent (adjective)
of or relating to or characterized by philanthropy	intending or showing kindness
generous in assistance to the poor	generous in assistance to the poor
	generous in providing aid to others
	showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity