A new report from The Bridgespan Group that was unveiled on 9 September 2025 — backed by its Funder’s Council, including the Institute of Philanthropy, The Rockefeller Foundation and the Gates Foundation — reveals the world’s largest corporate givers and how they are driving scalable, lasting social impact. Among the 20 largest corporate givers globally, four Asian organizations – The Hong Kong Jockey Club and its Charities Trust (8), Samsung (12), Tencent (14) and China Three Gorges Corporation (20) – collectively contribute more than US$1.6 billion annually to philanthropic causes. Though it was a long-held view that business benefits society most effectively by creating jobs, offering products and services people want,…