Singapore: S’poreans Donate Billions To Charities

Mysinchew.com
3 Aug 2008

SINGAPORE: Charities in Singapore earned $5.45 billion ($4 billion dollar) in 2006, a big jump from the $4.97 billion ($3.54 billion dollar) they drew in 2005.

Large, one-off donations—like the $100 million from the Khoo Teck Puat Foundation for a new hospital—were a major reason for the rise, the Commissioner of Charities said in his annual report for last year.

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