Philanthropy

From Bahamas resort to Cairnhill: Ex-supermodel Ethel Fong designs havens for global family

Former Singapore supermodel Ethel Fong in her Cairnhill Road Art Deco conservation terrace house.

Buffett says his children ready to distribute his fortune, calls Bill Gates’ Epstein ties ‘distasteful’

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett omitted the Gates Foundation from his annual mid-year charitable donations.

Non-profit launches $10m accelerator programme for early-career S’pore artists with $2,000 stipend

Singaporean artists Shayne Phua (left) and Rofizano Zaino will receive a stipend of up to $2,000 monthly for a year under arts non-profit Artery’s new Artist Accelerator Programme.

Billie Tisch, influential New York philanthropist, dies at 98

Billie and Laurence Tisch at the I Dreamed of Africa movie premiere at Sony Lincoln Theatre, New York on Oct 4, 2000.

Laurence Lien among Time’s 100 most influential people in philanthropy; only Singaporean on list

Laurence Lien, 55, is the only Singaporean to make the 2026 list that was released in its May 25 issue.

New Zealand tightens English standards, widens philanthropy options for visas

New Zealand's government is also preparing to introduce two new skilled residence pathways in August.

Elaine and Eduardo Saverin Foundation pledges $6m to support mental health training, youth work

The Elaine and Eduardo Saverin Foundation will support a recently established master’s programme in clinical mental health by NUS and youth non-profit organisation Impart with $3 million each over the next three years.

‘To live audaciously is to give generously’: S’pore man with fatal disease starts charitable fund

ST20260410_202611600374/thjim/Shintaro Tay/ Theresa Tan// Mr Yeo Whee Jim, who is in his early 50s, was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 2023. The widower, who lost his wife to cancer about a decade ago, has a teenage daughter. He started a charitable fund in 2025 with over $400,000 of his money to help children from disadvantaged families, including young caregivers. He did this even when he is so ill and with a limited lifespan.

Gates Foundation says it has opened external review of Epstein ties

The foundation has been mired in controversy due to chairman Bill Gates’ association with Epstein.

Late doctor’s $2m donation kick-starts Methodist Welfare Services’ first endowment fund

Dr Ong Yong Wan, the founding head of haematology at Singapore General Hospital who died in July 2025, planned to give about $20 million of her estate to charitable causes and her relatives.

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