Tan Chin Tuan Foundation, The Founded by Tan Chin Tuan in 1976 and previously known as the Tan Foundation, this foundation provides assistance to the aged, poor, needy and sick, and to various charitable and educational causes. In recent years, sizeable donations have included $500,000 to the 2003 Courage Fund (for SARS) and $29 million to the National University of Singapore (NUS) to establish four Tan Chin Tuan Centennial Professorships and one Visiting Professorship (2005).