Lee Foundation the largest giver among 10 largest philanthropic foundations here

The 10 foundations spent a total of $189 million in their latest financial year to support a range of causes, from community service to education, to disaster relief. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
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SINGAPORE - They were immigrants who became titans of industry and philanthropists in their own right.

Now the legacies endowed by and named for some of Singapore's richest tycoons - the Lee, Lien and Shaw foundations - continue to be some of the biggest givers to charity here.

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