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Snapshot of the charities landscape in Singapore.

28 July 2021

Number of Registered Charities

Sector	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Religious & Others	1290	1285	1291	1296	1295
Social & Welfare	383	396	399	402	405
Health	134	138	141	141	142
Education	121	130	126	127	126
Arts & Heritage	137	140	146	151	153
Community	88	92	90	91	90
Sports	64	66	70	69	70
Total	2217	2247	2263	2277	2281

Source: Commissioner of Charities Annual Report

Number of Institutions of A Public Character

Sector	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Social & Welfare	226	232	236	231	239
Health	79	83	84	80	82
Education	46	43	43	40	40
Arts & Heritage	75	83	84	72	75
Community	71	77	79	80	80
Sports	41	45	50	47	48
Others	95	90	90	60	62
Total	633	653	666	610	626

Source: Commissioner of Charities Annual Report

TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS RECEIVED BY Institutions of A Public Character

2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
$1,361m	$866m	$1,052m	$1,069m	$1,015m

Source: Commissioner of Charities Annual Report

Publications

Annual reports by Commissioner of Charities

Statistics Charities 2021

Last updated on 28 July 2021