“强大社会集体项目”一年筹800万元扶助弱势
全国筹款平台“强大社会集体项目”推出一年多以来，新加坡社区基金会与公益金已通过53个捐赠者筹得超过800万元，为低收入弱势家庭提供支援。文化、社区及青年部代部长兼教育部高级政务部长梁振伟星期三（7月9日）在三巴旺伟林小学召开记者会宣布上述成果，同时表扬11名个人和机构捐赠者，包括纳丹教育提升基金、胜科工业的Energy for Good Fund，以及新中1990年建交后的首个新移民社团天府会。
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Collective for a Stronger Society raises over $8 million for lower-income families
SINGAPORE – A new initiative to raise funds to support lower-income families and boost social mobility has collected over $8 million in donations in its first year.The Collective for a Stronger Society brings together government agencies, community partners and donors to support lower-income families and complement the Government’s efforts in this area.
捐赠者指示基金：能以个人名义设立逐年投入资金
捐赠者指示基金由新加坡社区基金会协助设立与管理，款项至少为20万元，既可纳入遗产规划，也可在生前启动，实现长期持续行善，成为灵活的公益途径，吸引越来越多国人关注。“能在生时就见到自己未来的遗产帮助了别人，这很特别，也很有意义。”新加坡知名励志演说家兼登山家林有利如此形容他的公益之路。
‘You don’t need millions’: How donor-advised funds helped this former mountaineer build his legacy
LEGACY had always mattered to David Lim but in the years leading up to his 60th birthday, he began reflecting on how to make a more lasting impact.The leadership coach and former mountaineer had long linked his climbing pursuits to charitable causes. Lim led Singapore’s first expedition to Mount Everest in 1998, but was left partially disabled after returning from the climb due to a rare nerve disorder.
Field trip held to attract more donations to environmental and climate causes in S’pore
SINGAPORE – Donations to environmental causes in Singapore have lagged behind areas like social service and welfare, accounting for 4 per cent of giving here in 2023.Giving to environmental causes accounted for just $510,000, or about 1.78 per cent of grants disbursed between April 2024 and March 2025 by the Community Foundation of Singapore (CFS), which pools and facilitates donations.
What does philanthropy have to do with drone football?
This article was contributed by Paul Tan, CEO of the Community Foundation of Singapore, and published by The Straits Times.A group of white-haired men and women, including one in a wheelchair, have clustered in a room and are focusing on plastic balls flying in the air. Inside each ball is actually a drone operated by a senior and the participants are trying to outmanoeuvre each other and get their drones into the circular goal. Although this is just a training session, there are broad smiles when someone scores and the occasional shout of “Goal!”
Philanthropic donations jumped 96%, Low Tuck Kwong Foundation the largest giver
A foundation named after Singapore-born coal tycoon Low Tuck Kwong is the top private giver in a list of Singapore’s 10 biggest philanthropic organisations in terms of donations given.The Low Tuck Kwong Foundation, set up in December 2022, gave $127.6 million in 2023 to educational and healthcare causes.
Man starts charitable fund with close to $100k in life savings left by his nanny
A tech investor was shocked to find out that his majie, or nanny, left him her life savings of close to $100,000 when she died.To honour her, the 41-year-old, who wanted to be known only as Mr Lim, used the money to set up a charitable fund in her name with the Community Foundation of Singapore (CFS) in 2023.
Set up during the covid-19 pandemic, Sayang Sayang Fund raised $9.7m over three years, supporting over 400,000 lives
Established in 2020 as an emergency response fund during the covid-19 pandemic, the Sayang Sayang Fund (SSF) raised $9,700,000 in three years, supporting over 276 organisations and touching over 401,000 lives.According to the Sayang Sayang Fund report published on CFS’s website, the fund disbursed $6,542,000 (67% of donations) in 2020, $2,060,000 (21% of donations) in between 2021-2022, and $1,11,900 (12% of donations) in 2023.
Posts of the late former Law Society President Adrian Tan has been published as a book
LinkedIn posts by the late Mr Adrian Tan have recently been compiled and published as a book, titled “If I were King of Singapore”.All proceeds from the book will go to the Adrian Tan Memorial Fund, which is set up by Mrs Adrian Tan and managed by the Community Foundation of Singapore (CFS).
