When a trust is created, who benefits from it?

When a trust is created, the beneficiaries are the individuals or entities designated to receive benefits from the trust's assets. The beneficiary is the person who, after the trust is established, will benefit from the income or principal from the trust. The trust arrangement is set up to manage assets for the advantage of the beneficiary, ensuring their financial needs or specific goals are met as outlined in the trust document.

In contrast, the trustee manages the trust according to the terms laid out by the grantor, who is the person that creates the trust and transfers assets into it. While both the trustee and the grantor play critical roles in the administration and creation of the trust, it is the beneficiary who ultimately receives the benefits from it. The public does not typically benefit directly from individual trusts unless specified in some way, such as through charitable trusts, which are a specific type of trust with different implications.