Can you pass on your Dunkin' points when you die?
Dunkin' Brands' terms forfeit Dunkin' points at death. While alive, the account holder can use gift purchases.
Protecting Dunkin' points while the account is active
No beneficiary designation, lifetime transfer options for points, and 6-step plan.
How to protect your Dunkin' points while you are alive →Someone died. Handling Dunkin' points after a death
Points are forfeited under the official terms, 5-step process, and 5 required documents.
What happens to Dunkin' points when someone dies →Dunkin' Rewards is the loyalty program tied to a Dunkin' account and the Dunkin' app; it replaced DD Perks. Points are earned at ten points per dollar on qualifying products and redeemed in the app once the balance reaches 150 points. A Dunkin' Card holds a prepaid balance.
Under Dunkin' Brands' terms, Dunkin' points are forfeited when the account holder dies. While the account holder is alive, Dunkin' Brands allows gift purchases.
What happens to Dunkin' at death
- Forfeited at death
Dunkin' Rewards points are forfeited at death: the Rewards Terms make them non-transferable with no cash value, and give no path to inherit them.1
Naming who acts after a death
- Designation
There is no way to name a beneficiary on a Dunkin' Rewards account; points stay in the account that earned them.1
Sources1
- 1.Dunkin' Rewards Loyalty Program Terms and Conditions, Updated October 2025
Dunkin' Brands publishes no process specific to a deceased person's account; a written request goes in through Dunkin' Brands' support ticket system. There is no way to name a beneficiary or successor on a Dunkin' account.
Sources
Data sourced from Dunkin' Brands, Inc. (Inspire Brands) primary sources (4 pages reviewed). How we research.
Dunkin' customer support
Dunkin' Card and Dunkin' Rewards Support (Dunkin' Customer Care)
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