More people setting up donor-advised funds

Donors pledge at least $200k to set up such funds with foundation for their chosen causes

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More wealthy people are setting up charitable funds that give at least six-figure sums to their chosen causes.

There were 143 donor-advised funds set up with the Community Foundation of Singapore (CFS), disbursing $20.2 million to charitable causes in the foundation's financial year that ended in March.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on August 08, 2020, with the headline More people setting up donor-advised funds. Subscribe