Philanthropic Donations Jumped 96%, Low Tuck Kwong Foundation the Largest Giver
Foundation: Lien Foundation
Philanthropic donations jumped 96%, Low Tuck Kwong Foundation the largest giver.The foundation donated $101 million to the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in 2023.The total amount of grants hit...more

Foundation Taps Northwell as Us Base for Innovators
Northwell Health, one of the nation's largest not-for-profit health insurers, is teaming up with a not-for-profit foundation to help boost the nation's healthcare innovation, the Los Angeles Times...more

Medipines wins medtech for kids contest
... Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation at Children's National Hospital and the A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of...more

Coronavirus: Are Singapore's tycoons extending a helping hand?
Foundation: Lien Foundation
Donations on Giving.sg, which is run by the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre (NVPC), exceeded $9.8 million in the first two weeks of...more

The Circle of Care programme for disadvantaged children to be expanded
Foundation: Lien Foundation
Piloted by philanthropic group Lien Foundation and welfare organisation Care Corner, the programme brings together pre-school teachers,...more

Is Asia Giving Back Enough?
Foundation: Lien Foundation
In the West, the wealthy have set up trust foundations and pledged to give away half or more of their wealth.In Asia, the perception is that not enough is being done.Family businesses are more common...more

Philanthropists to set up facility for assisted living
Foundation: Lien Foundation
The Asia Philanthropy Circle was founded in 2015 by Mr Lien, Mr Stanley Tan and Ms Cherie Nursalim to bring together philanthropists to collaborate and address social problems. Mr Tan is the former...more

Five philanthropists to build Singapore's first assisted-living facility
Foundation: Lien Foundation
One of the five, chairman of the Lien Foundation, Mr Laurence Lien, spoke of plans for the facility during the inaugural Asean Philanthropy Dialogue on Wednesday (March 21). The facility, which has...more

Lien Foundation's Lee Poh Wah: Philanthrophy is not about being Santa
Foundation: Lien Foundation
In a field that prides itself on giving, Mr Lee Poh Wah does not see himself as a modern-day Santa Claus. Instead, the chief executive of philanthropic house Lien Foundation is keen to separate...more

Lien Centre for Social Innovation
Foundation: Lien Foundation
The Lien Centre for Social Innovation, a partnership between the Lien Foundation and Singapore Management University (SMU), was established...more