Under Mr Lee’s leadership, Tote Board has significantly reshaped its grantmaking portfolio to help build an inclusive, resilient and cohesive community. Mr Lee was a strong advocate of efforts to empower persons with disabilities, through initiatives such as the Tote Board Enabling Lives Initiative. Tote Board’s funding to the community sector was enhanced during Mr Lee’s chairmanship, which in turn helped to make community spaces available to a wider public and more inclusive for different users.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Mr Lee steered Tote Board towards giving greater support for the fundraising efforts by charities by quickly launching the Tote Board Enhanced Fund-Raising Programme in April 2020, setting aside $70 million to provide matching for donations raised by charities. During Mr Lee's tenure, Tote Board put in place initiatives to enhance the capability and capacity of the sector. This included helping the charity sector to undergo digital transformation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr Lee also worked hard to forge a stronger Tote Board Group identity with close collaborations amongst Tote Board, Singapore Pools and Singapore Turf Club.

Mrs Mildred Tan

Mrs Mildred Tan was appointed Board Member of Tote Board on 1 January 2019. She guided the Management to enhance the governance aspect of grant approvals and disbursements. In her new role as the Board Chairman, Mrs Tan will lead Tote Board in enhancing collaborations with stakeholders and partners in the ecosystem to achieve impactful grantmaking to benefit Singaporeans and the community.

Re-appointed Board Members

The Minister for Finance has also re-appointed four Board Members with effect from 1 January 2021. The re-appointed Board Members are: