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Enhanced Fund-Raising Programme

Provides dollar-for-dollar matching, up to $250,000 per charity, for fund-raising projects that help the underserved in the community.

Charities that have fully utilised their $250,000 dollar-for-dollar matching cap may continue to apply for Tote Board’s 40% matching, capped at $100,000 per application, for eligible fund-raising projects during the qualifying period.

Each charity applicant is eligible for a maximum of five applications per Financial Year (April to March of the following year).

Application Period :

At least 30 calendar days before the actual date of fund-raising project

About Enhanced Fund-Raising Programme (EFR)

Key Changes to EFR
(FY2025 – FY2027)

Matching Formula	FY2025 Dollar for dollar matching	FY2026 Step-down matching	FY2027 Only TB matching
Tote Board (TB)	40% matching, capped at $100,000 per application	20% matching, capped at $50,000 per application	20% matching, capped at $50,000 per application
Government	60% matching, capped at $150,000 per charity applicant per FY	30% matching, capped at $75,000 per charity applicant per FY	0% matching, Government’s matching will cease in FY2027

EFR projects must meet an Expenditure/Income (E/I) ratio of no more than 35%. Funds raised can be through physical platforms and/or approved digital crowdfunding platforms.
There is an annual cap of five applications per charity applicant.
All caps reset at the start of each FY (i.e. 1 April to 31 March of following year). For example, FY2025 is from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026 (both dates inclusive).

Please refer to the FAQs for details, definitions and worked examples:

Project FY	FAQs
FY2025 – FY2027	Link to EFR (FY2025 – FY2027) FAQs
FY2024	Link to EFR (FY2024) FAQs

Important Notice: Please review and ensure that your charity has fully read and understood the details of the EFR programme and will comply with them. You are strongly encouraged to go through the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).

Covered Donors

Matching donations from Covered Donors (Key Officers, Related Parties, and Other EFR Grantees) will be capped at $5,000 per Covered Donor per project for EFR matching. This cap applies on a per-donor basis, meaning that multiple donations from the same Covered Donor can be aggregated, but the total matching will not exceed $5,000 per project.

If you are unsure whether a charity is an EFR Grantee and they have donated over $5,000 to your project, please highlight them during claim submission and Tote Board will advise.

Example: If a Covered Donor donates $2,000 and then $4,000 to the same project, a cap of $5,000 only will be matched. Any donations above the cap from the same Covered Donor for the same project will not be matched.

EFR claims submission requirements
(for claims submitted from 1 Apr 2024)

For smoother and faster claims evaluation and approval, grantees are required to complete and submit a Supplementary Claim Form for EFR claims submitted from 1 Apr 2024 (e.g. a claim submitted on 1 Apr 2024 for an FY2023 project). All claims must be submitted within nine (9) months after the “project end date”. Late claims submissions, amendments, and/or appeals after “project end date” will not be accepted. For late or incomplete claims, Tote Board reserves the right to withdraw full or partial support for the project.

Download a copy of the Supplementary Claim Form for use. (See sample for guidance).

Please submit the completed Supplementary Claim Form together with your EFR claim through OurSG Grants (OSG) portal.

Your claim will be rejected if the Supplementary Claim Form is not submitted together with your EFR claim through OSG.

For large charities¹ with ‘Institutions of a Public Character (IPC)’ status:

If your charity is intending to apply for EFR matching once for the entire FY2025 and the fund-raising target of this project is above $250,000, please write to grants@toteboard.gov.sg to find out more about how Tote Board can better support your charity.

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¹ As per Commissioner of Charities (COC) guidelines, a large charity refers to one with gross annual receipts of not less than $10 million in each of the last two financial years immediately preceding the current financial year.

Impact of Enhanced Fund-Raising Programme

Since 2006, the Tote Board Fund-Raising Programme has provided matching support to local charities. Our aim is to support charities in doing more to serve the vulnerable groups, to build cohesive and caring communities and to make Singapore a more vibrant and liveable home.

In FY2020, we introduced the Enhanced Fund-Raising Programme (EFR), which now benefits about 400 charities. Our support spans various sectors, including social welfare, health, community, arts and heritage, education, sports, and others.

The 2024 EFR Impact Study Survey revealed that 54% of respondents were new participants who joined after FY2020; reflecting the reach of the programme in supporting Singapore's charitable sector.

Evolution of Enhanced Fund-Raising Programme

Here is a brief chronology of how our programme has evolved over the years.

Prior to April 2020	Matching support was provided at 20% of the actual total sum raised (excluding Tote Board’s contribution), capped at $50,000 per application, on the condition it fulfils Expenditure/Income ratio (E/I) of not more than 35%. Only physical fund-raising projects were supported.
In FY2020	To help charities galvanise community giving during COVID-19 period, Tote Board and the Government provided joint support through EFR at a dollar-for-dollar matching. To build a resilient and future-ready non-profit ecosystem, Tote Board also seized the opportunity to catalyse and accelerate the charity sector’s digitalisation during this COVID-19 period. It was a time when many safe-distancing measures were implemented, and charities found it challenging to conduct physical fund-raising events. Hence, EFR expanded its matching contributions beyond physical fund-raising projects to include digital fund-raising projects on the approved platforms that had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Commissioner of Charities to adhere with the Code of Practice for Charitable Online Fund-raising Appeals.
In FY2021	The Deputy Prime Minister, Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies and then-Minister for Finance, Mr Heng Swee Keat, announced in his Budget Speech on 16 February 2021 that the Government and Tote Board would maintain and extend its support for charities through EFR for an additional year.
From FY2022 to FY2024	The Minister for Finance, Mr Lawrence Wong, announced in his Budget Speech on 18 February 2022 that the Government and Tote Board would further extend dollar-for-dollar matching for EFR for three additional years to continue catalysing charities’ fundraising efforts so that they can better support their beneficiaries. Charities can apply for EFR until FY2024 (31 March 2025, inclusive).
From FY2025 to FY2027	In his Budget Speech (and Annex) on 18 February 2025, Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Mr Lawrence Wong announced that the Government and Tote Board would provide charities with continued support, especially during Singapore's 60th year of independence, by providing a $270m top-up and extending the EFR programme for three years until end-FY2027. As Singapore recovers after the pandemic, the fund-raising matching support will gradually revert to pre-COVID levels. FY2025: An exceptional one-year extension of the dollar-for-dollar matching support for charities FY2026: Both the Government and Tote Board will halve the matching support FY2027: Government will CEASE its matching support, and the scheme will revert to its ORIGINAL pre-COVID level under the Fund-Raising (FR) Programme, funded by Tote Board.

Application Guidelines

All applications are to be submitted via the OurSG Grants (OSG) portal. CorpPass login will be required.

Applications must be made by the charity, not the third-party fund-raiser. Funds collected via non-approved crowdfunding platforms will not be eligible for EFR matching.

Applications must be received by Tote Board at least 30 calendar days before the actual event date of your fund-raising project to provide sufficient lead time for reviewing the application.

Please ensure that you have read, understood and are prepared to accept Tote Board's EFR Terms and Conditions before applying.

Application Acknowledgement
You will receive a system-generated reply once the application has been successfully submitted.
Application Assessment
Please allow processing time of up to 45 working days as we receive a high volume of applications.
Application Outcome
An email notification will be sent out to inform applicants of the outcome of your application.

Please note that each application is subjected to Tote Board’s approval and we reserve the right to reject any application at our sole discretion without providing any reason.

Tote Board takes a serious view of, and will take action against, any abuse of its EFR Programme.

Claims Submission

Claims for all approved projects must be submitted within nine (9) months after the “project end date”.
You may submit your claims ahead of the 9-month deadline, but it should not be submitted any earlier than the “project end date” indicated in the approved application. The “project end date” refers to the date on which your charity ceases raising funds and receiving donations for the fund-raising project.

After 9 months from the “project end date”, late claim submissions, amendments and/or appeals will not be accepted. For late or incomplete claims, Tote Board reserves the right to withdraw full or partial support for the project.

The declaration made when the claim is submitted shall be deemed to have been made by the Highest Authority of the organisation or an employee duly authorised by the organisation to submit the claim.

Please submit your claim only after the project has been completed and after all relevant transactions and documentation to support the claim have been finalised (for example, after all donation cheques have been encashed, and all pledges have been received).

For full details on the documents required during claims submission, please refer to the FAQ and our Approval Letter and Terms and Conditions. Other relevant resources can be found below:

Do note that you may be selected for an audit by Tote Board to validate your compliance with the terms and conditions of our Approval Letter and to inspect your accounts and all documents necessary for us to assess the accuracy and completeness of your claims.

For matters relating to Fund-raising Programmes, please email to: grants@toteboard.gov.sg

Please note that each application is subjected to Tote Board’s approval and we reserve the right to reject any application at our sole discretion without providing any reason.

Tote Board takes a serious view of, and will take action against, any abuse of its EFR Programme.

Check out some of the questions that have been raised before on our FAQ page.

For matters relating to Fund-Raising Programmes, please email the Grant Management Division at:grants@toteboard.gov.sg.