Incorporated in 1974, Temasek Holdings is an Asia investment company headquartered in Singapore. Temasek has a diversified portfolio covering a broad spectrum of industries in Singapore and other emerging economies in Asia.
Temasek Foundation is a non-profit philanthropic organization established by Temasek Holdings in 2007. It is to fulfil the objectives of the Temasek Trust, which is its source of funds from. It mainly operates around Asia, including Singapore.
A board comprising leaders from business and community sectors from Singapore and other Asian countries leads the Foundation. Instead of receiving applications and requests for support, the Foundation will work with civic and institutional partners that have similar visions and objectives, and complementary expertise, resources or connections.
The Foundation makes contributions in very diverse areas, namely to develop people through healthcare, education, research, to build bridges between people, to build institutions of excellence through good governance and ethics, and to build lives and livelihoods affected by natural disasters.
A management committee headed by Goh Geok Khim currently runs the Foundation. |
