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Register as a Charity (optional)
Registration as a charity in Singapore is a separate process from legal registration as a company/organisation.  Some organisations should register themselves as charities if their objectives are aligned as such.  Charity registration is open to Societies, Companies Limited by Guarantee, or Trusts whose purposes fall into 4 main categories:

The relief of poverty

The advancement of education

The advancement of religion

Other purposes beneficial to the community with the following purposes explicitly recognised as charitable:

1. The advancement of health
2. The advancement of citizenship or
   community development
3. The advancement of arts, heritage or science
4. The advancement of environmental protection
   or improvement
5. The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age,
   ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantages; and
6. The advancement of animal welfare

All charities in Singapore are governed by the Charities Act. Details of the conditions, application process and the application forms can be found on the Singapore government's Charity Portal Website.

Should I register as a charity?

My organisation is not exclusively charitable, but does perform a social/environmental good.  Should it be a charity?

How much reporting is there for Charities?