Jakarta, Aug. 4 -- Indonesia's philanthropy potential is estimated at Rp600 trillion (around US$38 billion), National Development Planning Minister Rachmat Pambudy stated here on Monday.

Pambudy explained that this amount is calculated from philanthropy sources such as religious-based contributions, including zakat, wakaf, and non-Islamic donations, as well as from companies that collect philanthropic funding.

"If this can be initiated and extended by philanthropists here, then this can become our source of good deeds in the future," he remarked at the opening of the 2025 Philanthropy Festival.

He stated that philanthropists in Indonesia and globally have contributed to development in their own ways. The minister cited the example of F...