Jae-yong Lee, chairman of Samsung Electronics, donated to the Hoam Foundation for two consecutive years, and Jae-seok Yoo, a broadcaster, and Seo-hyun Lee, chairman of the Samsung Welfare Foundation, donated to the Samsung Life Public Welfare Foundation.
According to data disclosed by the Ho-Am Foundation to the National Tax Service on the 22nd, it was revealed that Chairman Lee donated 200 million won out of the foundation’s total donation of 5.2 billion won last year. Contrary to his usual donation philosophy, he unusually revealed his real name. In his personal capacity, Chairman Lee Jae-yong is the only donor.
The Ho-Am Foundation is a public 메이저사이트benefit corporation that rewards Korean-Americans who have contributed to academic, artistic, social development and welfare promotion. The Ho-Am Award, which is awarded by the Ho-Am Foundation, was established in 1990 by former chairman Lee Kun-hee to honor the founder Lee Byeong-cheol’s ‘personnel first and social contribution spirit’.
This is the second time Chairman Lee Jae-yong has delivered donations to the Ho-Am Foundation under his real name, following 400 million won in 2021.
Last year, Samsung Electronics donated the most to the Hoam Foundation last year, with 4.2 billion won. It was found that they donated 300 million won to Samsung Display and 100 million won each to Samsung SDI, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, and Samsung SDS .
Samsung Securities donated 60 million won, Samsung C&T and Samsung Engineering donated 50 million won, and Samsung S1 also donated 20 million won.
In addition, Yoo Jae-seok donated 100 million won to the Samsung Life Public Welfare Foundation for three consecutive years.
Among the family members of Samsung’s CEO, Chairman Lee Seo-hyun donated 500 million won to the Samsung Life Public Welfare Foundation in his name.
The Samsung Life Public Welfare Foundation conducts medical and elderly welfare projects through Samsung Seoul Hospital and Samsung Noble County.
Former executives and employees, including Lee Hak-soo, former head of Samsung’s strategic planning office (2 billion won), Choi Ji-seong, former head of Samsung’s future strategy office (200 million won), and Jang Choong-ki, former deputy head of Samsung’s future strategy office (50 million won), also participated in the donation.
Subsidiaries also made significant donations. Samsung Electronics contributed 23.2 billion won, Samsung Display 1.525 billion won, Samsung Electro-Mechanics 1.1 billion won, and Samsung SDI 900 million won.