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Plan	To whom are distributions made payable:
CollegeCounts 529 Fund Alabama	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
CollegeCounts 529 Fund Advisor Plan Alabama	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner
Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (PACT) Program Alabama	Payments are made directly to the college or university.
John Hancock Freedom 529 Alaska	Beneficiary and an eligible educational institution jointly, an eligible educational institution for the benefit of the beneficiary (FBO), beneficiary, estate of the beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner
T. Rowe Price College Savings Plan Alaska	Beneficiary and an eligible educational institution jointly, beneficiary, estate of the beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
University of Alaska College Savings Plan Alaska	Beneficiary and an eligible educational institution jointly, beneficiary, estate of the beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Arizona Family College Savings Program -- CollegeSure® 529 Plan Arizona	Distributions are only made to the account owner at the address on record.
Fidelity Arizona College Savings Plan Arizona	To whomever the account owner specifies - the account owner, the beneficiary, a school, or anyone else.
Ivy Funds InvestEd Plan Arizona	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner
GIFT College Investing Plan Arkansas	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
iShares 529 Plan Arkansas	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
The ScholarShare College Savings Plan California	Beneficiary, eligible educational institution or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Direct Portfolio College Savings Plan Colorado	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Prepaid Tuition Fund Colorado	Account owner or eligible educational institution, as directed by the account owner
Scholars Choice College Savings Program Colorado	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner
Smart Choice College Savings Plan Colorado	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Stable Value Plus College Savings Program Colorado	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET) Connecticut	Eligible educational institution or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET) -- Advisor Plan Connecticut	Eligible educational institution or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Delaware College Investment Plan Delaware	To whomever the account owner specifies - the account owner, the beneficiary, a school, or anyone else.
DC 529 College Savings Program (Advisor-sold) District of Columbia	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner
DC 529 College Savings Program (Direct-sold) District of Columbia	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Florida 529 Savings Plan Florida	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Florida Prepaid College Plan Florida	Eligible educational institution; a cancellation refund or scholarship refund is payable to account owner
Path2College 529 Plan Georgia	Eligible educational institution or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Hawaii's College Savings Program Hawaii	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Idaho College Savings Program (IDeal) Idaho	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Bright Directions College Savings Program Illinois	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner
Bright Start College Savings Program -- Advisor-sold Plan Illinois	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner
Bright Start College Savings Program -- Direct-sold Plan Illinois	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
College Illinois! 529 Prepaid Tuition Program Illinois	Benefits are paid directly to the school on behalf of the beneficiary; refunds are made to the purchaser/owner of the account.
CollegeChoice 529 Direct Savings Plan Indiana	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
CollegeChoice Advisor 529 Savings Plan Indiana	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner
CollegeChoice CD 529 Savings Plan Indiana	Account owner or beneficiary.
College Savings Iowa Iowa	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
IAdvisor 529 Plan Iowa	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner
Learning Quest 529 Education Savings Program (Direct-sold) Kansas	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Learning Quest Advisor Kansas	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner
Schwab 529 College Savings Plan Kansas	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Kentucky Education Savings Plan Trust Kentucky	Eligible educational institution or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Kentucky's Affordable Prepaid Tuition (KAPT) Kentucky	Benefit distributions are made to either the higher-education institution or account owner. Refunds are made to the account owner.
START Saving Program Louisiana	Qualified withdrawals are made payable to the educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner; nonqualified withdrawals (refunds) are made payable to the account owner.
NextGen College Investing Plan -- Client Direct Series Maine	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
NextGen College Investing Plan -- Client Select Series Maine	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner
College Savings Plans of Maryland -- College Investment Plan Maryland	Beneficiary, beneficiary and eligible educational institution jointly, estate of beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
College Savings Plans of Maryland -- Prepaid College Trust Maryland	Eligible educational institution or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
U.Fund College Investing Plan Massachusetts	To whomever the account owner specifies - the account owner, the beneficiary, a school, or anyone else.
U.Plan Massachusetts	Account owner or eligible educational institution.
MI 529 Advisor Plan Michigan	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, institution and beneficiary jointly, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Michigan Education Savings Program Michigan	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, institution and beneficiary jointly, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Michigan Education Trust Michigan	To the higher education institution if beneficiary is attending college; to the refund designee name in the MET contract if beneficiary is not attending college
Minnesota College Savings Plan Minnesota	Eligible educational institution and/or the beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
MACS 529 Advisor Program Mississippi	Eligible educational institution or account owner, as directed by the account owner
Mississippi Affordable College Savings (MACS) Program Mississippi	Eligible educational institution or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (MPACT) Program Mississippi	Educational institution.
MOST - Missouri's 529 Advisor Plan Missouri	Eligible educational institution or account owner, as directed by the account owner
MOST - Missouri's 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold) Missouri	Eligible educational institution or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Montana Family Education Savings Program -- Bank Plan Montana	Distributions are only made to the account owner at the address on record.
Montana Family Education Savings Program -- Investment Plan Montana	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Nebraska Education Savings Trust -- Advisor College Savings Plan Nebraska	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner
Nebraska Education Savings Trust -- Direct College Savings Plan Nebraska	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner
State Farm College Savings Plan Nebraska	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner
TD Ameritrade 529 College Savings Plan Nebraska	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Nevada Prepaid Tuition Program Nevada	Account owner, eligible educational institution, or other third party, as directed by account owner.
Putnam 529 for America Nevada	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
SSgA Upromise 529 Plan Nevada	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
The Vanguard 529 Savings Plan Nevada	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
USAA 529 College Savings Plan Nevada	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Fidelity Advisor 529 Plan New Hampshire	Beneficiary, eligible educational institution, or other distributee including the account owner
UNIQUE College Investing Plan New Hampshire	To whomever the account owner specifies - the account owner, the beneficiary, a school, or anyone else.
Franklin Templeton 529 College Savings Plan New Jersey	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner
NJBEST 529 College Savings Plan New Jersey	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Scholar'sEdge New Mexico	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner
The Education Plan's College Savings Program New Mexico	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
New York's 529 Advisor-Guided College Savings Plan New York	Choice of account owner, beneficiary, or eligible educational institution; if the institution, then the withdrawal amount is first directed to the NY Higher Education Services Corp. and then paid to the institution from HESC
New York's 529 College Savings Program -- Direct Plan New York	Choice of account owner, beneficiary, or eligible educational institution; if the institution, then the withdrawal amount is first directed to the NY Higher Education Services Corp. and then paid to the institution from HESC.
National College Savings Program North Carolina	Participant, designated beneficiary, or copayable to the beneficiary and eligible educational institution, as directed by the participant.
College SAVE North Dakota	Beneficiary, account owner, or eligible educational institution, as directed by the account owner.
BlackRock CollegeAdvantage 529 Plan Ohio	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Ohio CollegeAdvantage -- Guaranteed Savings Fund Ohio	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Ohio CollegeAdvantage 529 Savings Plan Ohio	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Oklahoma College Savings Plan Oklahoma	Eligible educational institution or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Oklahoma Dream 529 Plan Oklahoma	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
MFS 529 Savings Plan Oregon	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner
Oregon College Savings Plan Oregon	Account owner, beneficiary, or eligible educational institution as directed by the account owner.
Private College 529 Plan Other	Eligible educational institution or account owner; qualified distributions to account owner require substantiating documentation.
Pennsylvania 529 Guaranteed Savings Plan Pennsylvania	Account owner, eligible educational institution, or third parties (other than the beneficiary) designated by the account owner. Substantiation of expenses is required in order to receive full value as a qualified withdrawal.
Pennsylvania 529 Investment Plan Pennsylvania	The account owner, designated beneficiary, or an eligible educational institution.
CollegeBoundfund (Advisor-sold) Rhode Island	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner
CollegeBoundfund (Direct-sold, Alternative RI) Rhode Island	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan (Advisor-sold) South Carolina	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, beneficiary and institution jointly, or account owner, as directed by the account owner
Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold) South Carolina	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, beneficiary and institution jointly, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
South Carolina Tuition Prepayment Program South Carolina	Tuition benefits are paid directly to the eligible educational institution and refunds are paid to the account owner.
CollegeAccess 529 (Advisor-sold) South Dakota	Account owner, beneficiary, eligible educational institution, or third-party, as directed by the account owner
CollegeAccess 529 (Direct-sold) South Dakota	Account owner, beneficiary, eligible educational institution, or third-party, as directed by the account owner.
Tennessee's BEST Prepaid College Tuition Plan Tennessee	The purchaser, beneficiary or the institution of higher education
TNStars College Savings 529 Program Tennessee	The purchaser, beneficiary or the institution of higher education. Non-qualified withdrawals that are "refunds" or that are eligible for a waiver of the federal 10 percent penalty tax are payable to the purchaser.
Lonestar 529 Plan Texas	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Texas College Savings Plan Texas	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan Texas	Tuition payments are made to the educational institution that the beneficiary attends; scholarship, cancellation, and private college refunds are paid to the contract purchaser and joint purchaser, if applicable.
Texas Tuition Promise Fund Texas	Tuition payments are made to the educational institution that the beneficiary attends.
Utah Educational Savings Plan (UESP) Utah	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Vermont Higher Education Investment Plan Vermont	Eligible education institution or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
CollegeAmerica Virginia	Account owner, beneficiary, or eligible educational institution
CollegeWealth Virginia	Account owner, beneficiary, eligible educational institution or other third party at bank's or financial institution's option.
Virginia529 inVEST Virginia	Account owner, beneficiary, eligible educational institution, or other third party, as directed by account owner.
Virginia529 prePAID Virginia	Eligible educational institution.
Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) Washington	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
SMART529 Prepaid Tuition Plan West Virginia	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner
SMART529 Select West Virginia	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
SMART529 WV Direct College Savings Plan West Virginia	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
The Hartford SMART529 West Virginia	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner
Edvest Wisconsin	Account owner, beneficiary, eligible educational institution, or other third party, as directed by account owner.
Tomorrow's Scholar 529 Plan Wisconsin	Account owner, beneficiary, eligible educational institution, or other third party, as directed by account owner