The Community Chest of Singapore

Community Chest (Singapore) is a non-profit organisation that channels resources to the social service sector in Singapore. It was established in 1983 to centralise the fund-raising activities of its member Voluntary Welfare Organisations, to ensure that its members could concentrate on providing services and to reduce fund-raising expenses.

Community Chest
Logo of the Community Chest
Agency overview
Formed1983 (1983)
JurisdictionGovernment of Singapore
Headquarters170 Ghim Moh Road #01-02 Singapore 279621
Agency executives
  • Charmaine Leung, Managing Director
  • Priscilla Gan, Director, Relations & Engagement
  • Rae Lee, Director, Strategies & Operations
Parent departmentMinistry of Social and Family Development
Parent agencyNational Council of Social Service
Websitewww.comchest.sg
Agency IDUEN No.: T08GB0034K

Governance

The Community Chest is headed by a committee with members from various sectors and occupations. The current chairman, Mr. Phillip Tan, the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) board member, who is the group finance director at CityState Capital Asia.

The President of Singapore, President Halimah Yacob is Community Chest's Patron-in-Chief while Mr. Desmond Lee, Minister for the Ministry for Social and Family Development is Patron to the NPO.

Patron-in-Chief Her Excellency, Mdm Halimah Yacob, President of the Republic of Singapore
Patron Desmond Lee, Minister for Social and Family Development
Advisor Tan Chuan-Jin, Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore
Advisor Jennie Chua

Community Chest Committee
Members (2018 - 2020)
Appointment Name Portfolio
Chairman Phillip Tan Chief Financial Officer, Citystate Capital Asia Pte Ltd
Vice Chairman Eric Ang Senior Executive Advisor, DBS Bank
Vice Chairman Chew Kwee San Executive Director, Tecity Group
Vice Chairman Guy Daniel Harvey-Samuel Non-Executive Chairman, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (Singapore) Ltd
Vice Chairman Tan Puay Kern Vice President, Security Service Department, Marina Bay Sands Singapore
Honorary Treasurer Tan Khiaw Ngoh Board Member, Singapore Children's Society
Honorary General Secretary Ooi Chee Kar Director, Board of Tokio Marine Life Insurance Singapore Ltd
Member Puvanaratnam s/o Ariaratnam Director, Student Development Curriculum Division, Ministry of Education
Member Robert Chew Partner, iGlobal Partners
Member Chew Sutat Executive Vice President and Head of Global Sales and Origination, SGX Limited
Member Chris Chong Managing Director, Retail, CapitaLand Retail
Member Andrew da Roza Therapist, Promises Clinic
Member Foo Say Thye
Member COL Goh Si Mien Head, Joint Manpower, Singapore Armed Forces
Member Nicholas Kong Chief Investment Officer, Investment Office, National University of Singapore
Member Lee Mui Ling Senior Director, Capability Development, Public Service Division
Member AC Wilson Lim Director, Public Affairs, Singapore Police Force
Member Ng Ling Ling Director, MOH Office for Healthcare Transformation
Member Suree Rohan Principal, Rohan Mah & Partners
Member Richard Sim Hwee Cher
Member Audrey Tan Director, Sector Planning and Development, Ministry of Social and Family Development
Member Tan Kwang Hwee Managing Director, Newsman Realty Pte Ltd
Member Peter Wee Director, Corporate Development and Emergency Preparedness, Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
Member Yang Tse Pin Managing Director, Jian Yu Construction Pte Ltd
Member Yek Boon Seng Senior Director, nTan Corporate Advisory Pte Ltd
Member Young Jin Yee Managing Director & Market Group Head, Credit Suisse / Chief Executive Officer, SymAsia Foundation[1]
Ambassador Lin Min Rebekah Foundation Director, Jia Foundation

Programmes Supported

The funds raised by the Community Chest are used for programmes that fall into four broad categories:

  1. Children with special needs to reach potential
  2. Adults with disabilities to integrate into society
  3. Relationships of families in difficulty to stay strong
  4. Elderly to age graciously in the community
  5. Mental illness

In 2007, the Community Chest raised $52 million that was made available to more than 140 programmes. Singapore Pools and the Totalisator Board sponsor all of Community Chest's fund-raising costs.

Fund-raising Mechanisms

Community Chest raises funds through various means. These include:

  • SHARE - Donors allow monthly donations to be deducted directly from their pay.
  • Heartstrings walk - An annual event where thousands participate in a walk around the city area.

Organisation Structure[2]

ComChest Management is made up of:

  • Managing Director, Community Chest: Ms Charmaine Leung
    • Director, Relations & Engagement: Ms Priscilla Gan
      • Deputy Director, Relations & Engagement: Ms Jacqueline Au Yong
      • Deputy Director, Relations & Engagement: Mr Eric Tan
      • Senior Associate Director, Relations & Engagement; Ms Wendy Tan
    • Director, Strategies & Operations: Ms Rae Lee
      • Senior Associate Director, Donor Management: Ms Jasmine Phua
      • Senior Associate Director, Brand & Communications: Ms Jessica Tan
      • Senior Associate Director, Strategic Development & Innovation: Ms Tan Mei Ling

References
  1. "Credit Suisse Names New CEO for Symasia Foundation". finews.asia. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  2. "ComChest Management".
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