What We Do
Catholic Foundation’s mandate since 2015 is to be the fundraising arm of the Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore.
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In line with this mandate, it provides block funding to the Titular Roman Catholic Archbishop of Singapore (TRCAS), supporting only approved initiatives of the archbishop that are aligned to the vision of the Archdiocese to build a vibrant, evangelising and missionary Church.
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Our Vision
The Foundation inspires Catholics to prayerfully consider their stewardship responsibility to commit their time, talent and treasures to help build a vibrant, evangelising and missionary Church in Singapore.
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Our Mission
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To promote Christian giving and provide stewardship for funds raised to support the needs of the Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore.
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Causes funded by Catholic Foundation:
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Operations of key Catholic organisations that are responsible for evangelisation efforts and formation of the Catholic community, such as:
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Initiatives that promote and support the vision of the Archdiocese such as the Strategic Planning and Communion, and the Catholic Archdiocese’s 200th anniversary celebrations.
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Scholarships to support the building of the human and organisational capacity of the Church in Singapore.
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Clergy welfare and retirement for our elderly shepherds.
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Major building projects such as Bethany East, St Francis Xavier Seminary Building and the Catholic Hub.
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Sinking funds for the future lease renewals and building renovations of parishes and the Archdiocese’s properties.
Archdiocesan Commission for Catholic Schools
Catholic Leadership Centre
Catholic Theological Institute of Singapore
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Office for Catechesis
Office for the
New Evangelisation
Office for
Young People
How We Do It
After Catholic Foundation was established in 2012, it made its first call to select Archdiocesan organisations for grants in 2013. In 2014, the Catholic Foundation’s second full year of operations, it disbursed a sum of $453,870 in grants.
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Since then, grant disbursements have been increasing in line with the rising needs of the Church.
Find out more about grant disbursements in Catholic Foundation’s annual reports.
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Year | Amount |
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2024 | $20,022,872 |
2023 | $18,599.400 |
2022 | $29,648,900 |
2021 | $21,160,200 |
2020 | $28,133,600 |
2019 | $12,359,000 |
2018 | $14,768,800* |
2016 | $7,372, 591 |
2015 | $912,001 |
2014 | $453,870 |
* Figure for 18-month period from 1 Oct 2016 to 31 Mar 2018, due to change in financial year-end.
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Accountability of Funds:
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Catholic Foundation is set up as a Company Limited by Guarantee (CLG) and a registered charity in Singapore (UEN No: 201231391K).
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Any activity or fundraising effort by Catholic Foundation follows all guidelines and regulations spelt out in the Charities Act.
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Catholic Foundation is answerable to the Commissioner of Charities.
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Catholic Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors appointed by the Archbishop.
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The board consists of leadership priests, as well as professionals with relevant backgrounds such as accounting, legal, and corporate governance.
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Catholic Foundation is transparent.
Information of how money is raised and used can be found in Catholic Foundation’s annual reports and communications with donors.
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Catholic Foundation is audited.
The financial statements, as well as accounting and control processes of the Catholic Foundation, are audited by an independent auditor, Deloitte & Touche.
Who We Are
Board of Directors
Chairperson | Pauline Goh |
Deputy Chairperson | Vivienne Lim |
Directors | Rev Msgr Stephen Yim |
Rev Fr Jovita Ho | |
Andrew Chai | |
Lawrence Chan | |
Derrick Chee | |
Patricia Chui | |
Lawrence Foo | |
Kevan Goh | |
Kwek Eik Sheng | |
Lee Suan Hiang | |
Marc Lo | |
Paul Loo | |
Wong Toon King | |
Bernadette Yuen |
Our Staff
Executive Director | Lilian Kong |
Deputy Executive Director | Elaine Yeo |
Communications Executive | Ervin Tan |
Communications Executive | Sherlyn Chia |
Donations & Volunteers Executive | Christopher Chan |
Donations & Volunteers Executive | Amelia Lek |
Processing & Volunteers Manager | Gregory Lou |
Finance Manager | Jenny Tan |
Senior Accountant | Angelika Sri Sundari |
Fundraising Manager | Stefanie Ann Herman |
Fundraising Executive | Caroline Kung |
IT Manager | Christopher Tan |
Systems & Data Specialist | Ambrose Arokiam |
