The Daisy Phay Foundation was set up by the estate of the late Dr Phay Seng Whatt in memory of his wife, Daisy. In 2010, the Foundation established an endowment fund with RP with additional donations in 2014, 2017 and 2019 to provide annual financial assistance to good, needy and deserving students.

Lee Foundation is a charitable foundation founded in 1952 by philanthropist and business leader Dr Lee Kong Chian for the advancement of education, healthcare and cultural activities, and other social causes.

The Ngee Ann Kongsi was founded in 1845 providing welfare services for Teochew immigrants, and since 1933, Kongsi has extended its support to education.

Being a charity foundation over 170 years old today, The Ngee Ann Kongsi is an active and strong advocator in mainstream education and it has made significant contributions to Singaporeans through scholarships and bursaries.

With Singapore’s new social challenges like an ageing population, The Ngee Ann Kongsi would also like to pledge its support to eldercare and healthcare in the near future.

More information can be viewed at https://thengeeannkongsi.com.sg 

The late Mr Nasser Saddique was always interested in the pursuit of knowledge and self-improvement. His formal studies broadened not only his academic and professional knowledge but also enabled him to meet many individuals who shared different views and interests. This led him to explore beyond his chosen field of study. It is in this spirit that the endowment is set up. Through the endowment, students of modest means or facing financial challenges received support to pursue their chosen field of study. This support helps to better the students’ life prospects and encourages them to continuously improve themselves.

Income was established in 1970 to provide affordable insurance for workers in Singapore. Today, two million people in Singapore look to Income for trusted advice and solutions when making their most important financial decisions. Our wide network of advisers and partners provide life, health and general insurance products and services to serve the protection, savings and investment needs of customers across all segments of society.

As a social enterprise, Income was made different. Our social purpose of maximising value for our policyholders defines us as a social enterprise as we continue to make insurance accessible, affordable and sustainable for all.

In 2018, Income had over $37 billion in assets under management. Our financial strength and diversified investment portfolio is reflected by our strong credit ratings which underpin the delivery of our commitment to customers.

Income’s corporate social responsibility initiative, OrangeAid, is committed to empower a better future for children and youth from disadvantaged backgrounds.

For more about Income, please visit: www.income.com.sg 

LYT/NSB CHARITY TRUST

Registered in June 2004, MILK Fund is a charity organisation that was set up to reach out and help disadvantaged children who "fall through the cracks" of our social safety net. MILK Fund works alongside mainstream programmes, through their partners, to plug the gaps and provide a holistic approach that guide these disadvantaged children back to mainstream society. Besides plugging service gaps, MILK Fund is also focusing on transformational programmes that can help children break out of the poverty cycle.

These children come from low-income, troubled families or impoverished communities and some are physically challenged. MILK Fund supports them in their education, care and guidance, vocational and livelihood development and other special needs so as to give them the opportunity to develop to their full potential.

To find out more about MILK Fund, please visit: http://www.milk.org.sg/ 

The Tote Board manages its grantmaking activities from the surpluses generated from the Operations of Singapore Pools, Singapore Turf Club, and the collection of casino entry levy from the two integrated casinos in Singapore. Through the grants, Tote Board aims to contribute towards building an inclusive, resilient and vibrant community.

The Shaw Foundation in Singapore was set up in 1957 by the Shaw brothers with the overriding principle that wealth contributed by the society should be returned and in generous measures. It is one of the largest philanthropic organisations in the world. Funding for the foundation comes from investments and various prime properties donated by the Shaws. This includes the prime land property, Shaw Centre. The foundation has been contributing the revenue collected from the 25-storey luxury office block to various charities since the late 1970s.

To find out more about The Shaw Foundation, please visit: https://www.shaw.sg/About/19-shawfoundation.html 

The Toh Kian Chui Foundation was named after the late Mr Toh Kian Chui, who started one of the first road construction companies in Singapore in 1948. Named the Swee Constructions, the road construction company paved the first runway for the Singapore Changi Airport in the 1960s. The company was also responsible for the building of the facilities in Kusu Island. Mr Toh was a generous contributor to many charities in Singapore and was awarded both the Public Service Star (BBM) and Public Service Medal (PBM) by the Singapore government.

Today, the Toh Kian Chui Foundation continues Mr Toh’s legacy by being a key supporter of education initiatives in Singapore.

The Chan Chiew Ping Fund provides bursaries for students pursuing studies at the Republic Polytechnic. The Chan Chiew Ping Fund comes under the auspices of the Trailblazer Foundation Ltd and is dedicated to the memory of the late Madam Chan Chiew Ping and her spirit of humanity and courage and zeal for life-long learning.

Trailblazer Foundation Ltd is a charity with IPC status.

To find out more about Trailblazer Foundation, please visit: http://www.trailblazerfoundation.org.sg 

Renowned Singapore entrepreneur Mr Choo Chong Ngen established the Worldwide Hotels-Choo Chong Ngen Foundation in November 2017. The Foundation is set up under Credit Suisse’s SymAsia Foundation and with the bank as the philanthropy advisor. Mr Choo made the first donation under the Foundation with a one-time pledge of S$2.5 million to the five local polytechnics (Nanyang Polytechnic, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Republic Polytechnic, Singapore Polytechnic, Temasek Polytechnic) to establish the Worldwide Hotels-Choo Chong Ngen Foundation Endowment Bursary. Each of the five polytechnics will receive S$500,000, and the government matched the donation by 1.5 : 1 bringing the total donation to S$1.25 million for each polytechnic.

Mr Choo Chong Ngen is the Founder and Group Chairman of Worldwide Hotels, which currently owns and manages six homegrown hotel brands, namely Hotel Boss, V Hotel, Hotel Mi, Value Hotel, Venue Hotel and Hotel 81. He was awarded the prestigious Entrepreneur of the Year (Singapore) by Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards (APEA) in 2013.

CapitaLand Hope Foundation, the philanthropic arm of CapitaLand, was established in 2005 to further CapitaLand’s community development commitment to ‘Building People. Building Communities.’, by recognising that the long-term success of the company’s business is closely intertwined with the health and prosperity of the communities in which it operates.

Every year, CapitaLand allocates up to 0.5% of its net operating profit to CapitaLand Hope Foundation. The Foundation is a registered charity in Singapore which promotes the social growth and development of underprivileged children with respect to their education, healthcare and shelter needs. The Foundation also strives to improve the quality of life for the vulnerable elderly in Singapore through healthcare, deeper social integration and better living conditions.

Going beyond donations associated with charitable giving, the Foundation also focuses on giving time and attention to its beneficiaries through advocating volunteerism. The strong commitment of volunteers embodies CapitaLand’s mission to care for and contribute to the economic, environmental and social development of communities.

To find out more about CapitaLand Hope Foundation, please visit: www.capitalandhopefoundation.com 

FAR EAST ORGANIZATION

GIC is a leading global investment firm with well over US$100 billion in assets under management. Established in 1981 to secure the financial future of Singapore, the firm manages Singapore’s foreign reserves. A disciplined long-term value investor, GIC is uniquely positioned for investments across a wide range of asset classes, including real estate, private equity, equities and fixed income. GIC has investments in over 40 countries and has been investing in emerging markets for more than two decades. Headquartered in Singapore, GIC employs over 1,500 people across 10 offices in key financial cities worldwide. For more information about GIC, please visit: www.gic.com.sg

Holywell Foundation Limited is the family foundation of Ms Chan Chia Lin and Mr Shang Ying Whang, set up to support the disadvantaged and marginalised in the community primarily in the area of education and health.

HPL Hotels & Resorts is a hospitality management company, operated and wholly owned by Hotel Properties Limited (HPL), a main-board listed company in Singapore. Associated with some of the most prominent brands including Four Seasons, COMO, IHG and Hilton, HPL group own and operate hotels and resorts with strong hospitality names in diversified locations. The properties managed by HPL Hotels & Resorts provide unique experiences and high quality service in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and Maldives.

Mr Kuok Khoon Hong co-founded Wilmar International Limited in 1991 and developed the Group into one of the world's largest agri cos. A Business Administration graduate of the then University of Singapore, Mr Kuok is currently the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Wilmar. He is in charge of the overall management of the Group with a particular focus in new business developments. He has extensive experience in the industry and has been involved in the grains, edible oils and oilseeds businesses since 1973. Mr Kuok has successfully completed many projects involving the establishment of oil palm plantations in Asia and Africa, as well as the processing of grains, edible oils and oilseeds.

The JL Children Fund was set up with the Community Foundation of Singapore to promote academic excellence as well as to provide learning opportunities, particularly to disadvantaged children and youths or students with financial need.

Ms Andress Goh is a Global Co-Head and Investment Manager at Allianz Capital Partners GmbH. Prior to that, she was the Managing Director and Head of Singapore office at Allianz Private Equity Partners GmbH.

Changi Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Changi Airport Group (CAG). Changi Foundation was launched in April 2012 to support and reach out to disadvantaged youths, a social cause that CAG has supported since 2010. Each year, CAG allocates a percentage of its net profit to Changi Foundation to fund programmes and projects.

The CKY Foundation strives to support disadvantaged and marginalised individuals within the community, with primary focus on supporting access to quality education, mental health, and the well-being of seniors in our society. The foundation is dedicated to granting bursaries that empower these individuals to maximise their educational opportunities. The management of this fund is overseen by The Community Foundation of Singapore.

Hong Leong Foundation, the charity arm of Hong Leong Group was formed in 1980 as the main driver of the Group’s philanthropic initiatives to uphold the philosophy of giving back to the society. Since then, its aim is to create opportunities for Singapore to grow and develop by fostering education, helping the elderly and needy to lead fulfilling, healthy and active lives, as well as supporting the arts and culture.

Over the past 35 years, the Group has been carrying out annual cash giveaways for the needy elderly living in Singapore’s heartland areas. Donations are distributed annually to the needy and the charities supporting various meaningful causes.

To find out more about the Hong Leong Foundation, please visit: https://www.hongleong.com.sg/corporate-citizenship/giving-back/ 

The Lien Foundation was founded by the late Dr Lien Ying Chow, whose passion for education and commitment to the community continue to guide the Foundation’s work. Orphaned at a young age, Dr Lien did not have the opportunity to receive a formal education. He held a deep concern for poor people who were deprived of the chance of an education and regularly donated a portion of his income to education.

In 1980, Dr Lien contributed almost half of his wealth to set up the Lien Foundation to help the needy and deprived in the society. He had aspirations for our younger generation to strive for a better future for our nation. In many ways, Dr Lien has blazed the trail for the Foundation to follow.

To find out more about the Lien Foundation, please visit: https://www.lienfoundation.org;

The Maanas Cares Foundation aims to assist the underprivileged and marginalised members of the community, particularly in the area of accessing quality education. Its mission is to provide bursaries, enabling these individuals to fully explore their educational potential. This fund is managed by the Community Foundation of Singapore.

Mrs Margaret Chan-Lien is the wife of the late banker, hotelier and philanthropist, Dr Lien Ying Chow. She has set up an endowment fund to provide annual support for students from RP School of Sports, Health and Leisure.

Marina Bay Sands Private Limited is a subsidiary of Las Vegas Sands Corporation, who is Asia’s leading developer of premium integrated resorts and the Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions industry leader in the United States.

Marina Bay Sands Pte Ltd built and operates the Marina Bay integrated resort in Singapore and has over 9,500 team members. Since its opening in 2010 it has clinched over 420 awards in the areas of Restaurants, Event Venues, Engineering, Shopping experience, Resort and Hotel experience and leading employer in the hospitality industry.

They are also committed to adopting best practices in the areas of sustainability for hospitality and supporting social needs through charities and causes including those relating to youth and education.

Mind the Gap 200 Fund is set up to support the disadvantaged and marginalised in the community primarily in the areas of education and health. This fund is managed by the Community Foundation of Singapore.

Mrs. Lucy Yeo strongly believes that together with perseverance, education can open doors for many young deserving students.

Found in 2016, Octava Foundation seeks to provide access to education and opportunities for children and youth to enable them to have sustainable livelihoods, achieve their aspirations, and attain self-efficacy.

To find out more about Octava Foundation, please visit: https://octavafoundation.org 

The late Mdm Amarjit Kaur w/o Awther Singh grew up in Sarabah village, a stone’s throw from Ludhiana in Punjab, India. Education – which required hiking a few miles between home and school – was never a priority for young ladies of Mdm Amarjit Kaur’s generation and a few years of primary school was all she had. She often told her children, how her family groomed daughters to be wives and mothers but that she preferred to go to school instead of sewing, cooking, and readying her wedding trousseau. For a young woman of her times, Mdm Amarjit Kaur knew the value of educating all children, especially the girls. A woman beyond her time, she married a stranger from Malaysia, moved to Kuala Lumpur, and became conversant in Bahasa Melayu, learned from the environment in which she forged her new life. She had four children – 2 sons, 2 daughters – and ensured all got equal educational opportunities. This donation honours the late Mdm Amarjit Kaur w/o Awther Singh’s egalitarian spirit of education for all.

Established in 1999 as a private, nonprofit organization with a gift from Micron Technology, the Micron Foundation has contributed over $100 million to communities where our team members live and work through philanthropy and people. The Foundation and Micron's corporate giving are encompassed by its Micron Gives organization whose grants, programs and volunteers focus on promoting science and engineering education and addressing basic human needs.

Mr Lim Jit Soon is a portfolio manager with the Equities Department of GIC. Mr Lim has over two decades of experience in equities research as an analyst at various firms such as Nomura, Lehman Brothers, Citigroup, UBS and Baring Securities. Prior to joining GIC, he was Head of ASEAN equities research for Nomura Securities based in Singapore from 2008 to 2014. Prior to joining equities research, Mr Lim had stints at investment management and corporate banking at Overseas Union Bank and DBS Bank respectively.

He is currently a portfolio manager with Asia Total Return Group in the Equities Department.

Entrepreneurialism and education were never far from the minds of the late Mr Chua Peng Soon and Mdm Lur Oh Lai. The duo founded and ran Sing Ghee Beancurd Manufacturer while putting their 8 children through school.

Sing Ghee, now one of Singapore’s leading beancurd manufacturers, specializes in manufacturing firm beancurd (tau kwa) using a time-tested family recipe and cutting-edge machinery.

The Chua family was also instrumental in starting local medical distributor Alcare Pharmaceuticals, which supplies a wide range of medical products to healthcare providers throughout Singapore.

To find out more about the two businesses, please visit the websites of Sing Ghee (https://www.singghee.com/) and Alcare (https://alcare.sg/).

Yongle Fund was set up by Mr Thomas Chan with The Community Foundation of Singapore. Mr Chan is the founder and Managing Director of Golden Summit Capital, a private investment firm based in Singapore. He has more than 20 years of experience in Investment Banking and Investment Management. Prior to establishing Golden Summit Capital in 2010, Mr Chan was a Managing Director at global financial services firm Goldman Sachs and had served in several senior roles within the firm. As part of Mr Chan’s philanthropic involvement, he has taken a special interest in the areas of youth development and education. The name of his fund represents “Eternal Happiness 永乐”.

The late Mr Pesi B Davar had a vision to provide for needy members of the society. The businessman bequeathed a sizeable portion of his estate to educational and healthcare causes. The Pesi B Davar Memorial Bursary was set up in memory of Mr Davar, a prominent member of the local Parsee community to ensure that no students would be deprived of an education due to their financial circumstance.

Mr Davar appointed HSBC Trustee (Singapore) as the executor and trustee of his will. In 1984, the Pesi B Davar Memorial Scholarship Fund was registered as a charity in Singapore under the Charities Act 1994.

Mr Richard Seow was the Chairman of RP Board of Governors from 2009 to 2014. Under his leadership, RP sharpened its strategic plans with greater emphasis on industry needs and introduced a graduate profile which aimed to embody the essential characteristics of RP graduates as Professionals, Problem-solvers and Passionate Citizens.

Mr Seow also participated actively in student dialogues and stressed the importance of a polytechnic education as a social leveling opportunity for the students and their families.

The Singtel Group is Asia's leading communications group.

Singtel provides a diverse range of services including fixed, mobile, data, internet, TV, infocomms technology (ICT) and digital solutions.

Headquartered in Singapore, Singtel has 140 years of operating experience and played a pivotal role in the country’s development as a major communications hub.

The Solid Rock Foundation was set up by Nira Tanoko through The Community Foundation of Singapore. Nira is a Private Banker/Team Head with the Indonesian Team at Bank of Singapore. Her heartbeat is for the disadvantaged and for those with limited voice in the society. She believes in equal access to opportunities and would like to do her part through awarding bursaries for the financially disadvantaged students. She hopes that through the bursaries, they will have every opportunity to learn and develop their potential in the school.

For over 40 years, Teleperformance has been connecting customers with the world’s most successful companies. It is the global leader in customer experience outsourcing management and the trusted provider of digitally integrated business services by combining human touch and high technology to deliver extraordinary customer experiences.

The HEAD Foundation is an International Charitable Organisation, registered with the Commissioner of Charities in Singapore.

Established in 2013, The HEAD Foundation aims to help improve the lives of people in Asia by disseminating knowledge and sharing ideas, and by supporting and funding sustainable education and healthcare projects that develop social and human capital. We strive to identify needs and formulate solutions by working with a network of global and regional universities, medical centres, public institutions and domain specialists through the sponsorship of policy, clinical and pedagogical research.

The Kumar Family Philanthropic Foundation

Xilinx develops highly flexible and adaptive processing platforms that enable rapid innovation across a variety of technologies - from the cloud, to the edge, to the endpoint. Xilinx is the inventor of the FPGA and Adaptive SoCs (including our Adaptive Compute Acceleration Platform, or ACAP), designed to deliver the most dynamic computing technology in the industry. We collaborate with our customers to create scalable, differentiated and intelligent solutions that enable the adaptable, intelligent and connected world of the future.

The Zoslynne Ng Fund strives to aid the underprivileged and marginalised members of the community, focusing on facilitating access to quality education. Its mission is to support students encountering financial difficulties, empowering them to fully unleash their educational capabilities. This fund is managed by the Community Foundation of Singapore.