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Man left $8m house to charity and not relatives
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The donor stated in his will that his house would be handed over to the charity after his widow died.
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Charity begins at home, as the adage goes, but a big gift to an endowment fund in Singapore that involved a house and a contested will turns that notion on its head.
It should all have been straightforward: An anonymous donor who died in 2018 stated in his will that his house in a prime estate would go to a charity of his choice – the National University Hospital Endowment Fund. The house is estimated to be worth about $8 million based on similar homes that are on sale in the estate.
