Charities

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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

Besides raising funds for the Children's Cancer Foundation, Hair for Hope creates more awareness around the disease and its impacts.
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QB House creates a culture of care through senior, childhood cancer outreach

The company has shaved over 20,000 heads for Hair for Hope, and wants to give back to more of the community

Some 5,000 participants joined this year's SGX Cares Bull Charge Charity Run at Marina Barrage.
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SGX’s initiatives, Great Eastern’s annual run raise almost S$3 million

Beneficiaries include children with special needs, seniors and lower-income households

The AI Nonprofit Learning Community provides free webinars, resources, scholarships and advisory support, among others, for non-profit workers.
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AI no longer just ‘nice to have’ for non-profits, says social enterprise Infoxchange

It has partnered companies such as Google to launch a capacity-building initiative across the Asia-Pacific 

Through Touch Community Services' Accelerate programme, ITE students will participate in interest groups, vocational training, life skills coaching and job readiness activities.
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Citi Foundation awards Touch Community Services US$500,000 to tackle youth employability

The non-profit is one of 50 organisations that will receive funding as part of this year’s Global Innovation Challenge