Charities

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Singapore reinforces philanthropy hub status in 2025; deeper cross-sector partnerships expected next year

The outlook for the city-state’s giving landscape for next year is mostly positive

Minister Masagos Zulkifli at the Social Service Summit 2025. Even as charities recognise the need to grow their income, it does not mean they must function like businesses and be profit-driven.

Charities need to make money, too

As the giving landscape evolves, these organisations need to be more entrepreneurial without losing their core purpose

Genine Tham's Gaze Upon the Night is one of the artworks projected for UOB's festive show.
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UOB spotlights artists with disabilities in festive show’s projection display

Works by five artists from Extra.Ordinary People will be projected on UOB Plaza 1

The non-profit will teach both hard and soft skills, such as digital literacy.
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Daughters of Tomorrow tackles youth employability for women with StanChart, Community Chest

Their Yes programme aims to benefit 300 young women in its first year

From left: Grab's Anthony Tan and his wife Chloe Tong, founders of Ace Team Foundation; Bryan Chua and Rachel Yang, founders of Scatech Philanthropy Fund, with their two children; and Goh Yeow Lian, executive chairman and managing director of Wee Hur.
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Grab, Scatech, Wee Hur among those enabling legacy giving through donor-advised funds

Through the Community Foundation of Singapore, the families behind these firms have set up funds that allow long-term giving that is aligned with their values 

Around 180 players from 12 corporate teams took part in GameChanger 2025: Tiger Brokers Charity Cup.
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Tiger Brokers Charity Cup raises S$300,000 for nonprofit FootballPlus

The funds raised will give FootballPlus’ beneficiaries access to coaching, mentorship and life-skills training

At the festival, SPH Media presented a token of appreciation to UOB for its support of ChildAid, a charity concert organised by The Business Times and The Straits Times. From left: BT editor Chen Huifen; SPH Media deputy CEO Kuek Yu Chuang; UOB head of group corporate social responsibility Leonard Tan; SPH English/Malay/Tamil Media group editor-in-chief Wong Wei Kong; and ST editor Jaime Ho.
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Sing60 ends on a high note for charity

More than 60 home-grown acts across several genres performed at the two-day music festival

PM Lawrence Wong (in red) and Forrest Li (in blue), chairman and group CEO of Sea, with youth from the Gift a Guitar programme and Gift a Guitar Band members.

Sea’s S$650,000 bid for PM Wong’s guitar to support music dreams of underserved youth

The contribution also supports performance platforms such as the Sing60 Music Festival

At Kindle Garden, Singapore’s first inclusive preschool, volunteers celebrated Children’s Day with creative arts and crafts.
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Lendlease Reit is committed to building inclusive and resilient communities

It focuses on strategic, long-term commitment to ensure that its contributions create lasting impact

Michael and Susan Dell’s gift will go to the Treasury Department and will fund accounts for an additional 25 million children 10 and under who are not already eligible for the government money.

Michael Dell gives US$6.25 billion to launch ‘Trump Accounts’ for 25 million American kids

The gift builds on the Invest America initiative, created earlier this year as part of Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act