Phuket Community Foundation
61 Satun Road, Tambol Talad Nua, Amphur Muang
Phuket, 83000
Thailand
Mission
Dedicated to improving the quality of life in Phuket for everyone regardless of their origins or their beliefs, with emphasis on poverty alleviation, education, preserving the environment, promoting art and culture, improving road safety and boosting public health
Most Meaningful Change
Our toy libraries have been a huge success, bringing joy to several thousand children in a number of schools and also encouraging philanthropy in young children who are better off than those in poor rural areas. Scholarships granted to medical students have paid off, with all of our students graduating and working in government hospitals to improve public health. Our support of a local youth running club has helped to make Phuket a leading active and healthy lifestyle destination. We are also working with students to develop a program to teach road safety in schools.
2007 Year Founded
1 Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)
$200,000 Endowment Value
$10,000 Total Annual Grantmaking
Organization | Phuket Community Foundation |
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Address 1 | 61 Satun Road, Tambol Talad Nua, Amphur Muang |
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Address 2 | Did not answer |
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City / Town | Phuket |
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State / Region | Did not answer |
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ZIP / Postal Code | 83000 |
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Country | Thailand |
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Continent | Asia |
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Map Address (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map City / Town (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map State / Region (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Zip / Postal Code (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Country (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Phone | +66 887680650 |
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Email | talk-to-us@phuketcharity.org |
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Website | www.phuketcharity.org |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | Cindy Ratcliffe, Manager |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Cindy Ratcliffe |
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Primary Contact’s Position | Manager |
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Year Founded | 2007 |
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Mission Statement | Dedicated to improving the quality of life in Phuket for everyone regardless of their origins or their beliefs, with emphasis on poverty alleviation, education, preserving the environment, promoting art and culture, improving road safety and boosting public health |
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Organization Description | Community Foundation |
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Other Description | Did not answer |
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Approximate Size of the Population Serviced | 503,000 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 1 |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | Did not answer |
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Total Board Members | 9 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $22,000 |
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Organization’s Gifts Income in Last Fiscal Year | Did not answer |
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Organization’s Total Expenditures in Last Fiscal Year | $20,000 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | $10,000 |
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Does Organization Have an Endowment | Yes |
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Value of Endowment (or Financial Reserves) as of the End of Last Fiscal Year | $200,000 |
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Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years | Significant improvement |
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Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization |
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Community leadership | Played a slight role |
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Philanthropic gifts | No role |
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Grassroots activism | Played an important role |
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Inadequate government services | No role |
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Changes in the political environment | No role |
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Changes in the economic environment | Played an important role |
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Government initiative funding | No role |
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Foundation initiative funding | Played a slight role |
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Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding | No role |
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Favorable legal or fiscal policies | No role |
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Time Spent Working in Following Areas |
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Neighborhood | Fair amount of time |
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Locally | Lots of time |
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Regionally | Did not answer |
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Nationally | Did not answer |
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Internationally | Did not answer |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Important but not central |
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Having local people as leaders in the organization | Important but not central |
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Seeking local donations | Important but not central |
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Having a gender balance in the organization | Important but not central |
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Board reflective of community diversity | Important but not central |
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Building an endowment | Important but not central |
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Serving donor needs | Important but not central |
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Acting as a fiscal intermediary for the community | Important but not central |
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Building inclusion and trust in the community | Important but not central |
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Pursuing equity | Slightly important |
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Accountability to local people | Important but not central |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | Centrally important |
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Community development | Important but not central |
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In the Last Year, Extent to Which Programming and/or Grantmaking Involved Work in the Following Areas |
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Arts and culture | Fair amount |
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Education | Lot |
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Environment | Little |
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Health | Lot |
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Human and social services | Fair amount |
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Human rights | Little |
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International relations | Lot |
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Religion | Not at all |
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Economic development | Little |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Little |
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Information technology | Not at all |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Not at all |
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Housing | Not at all |
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Children | Lot |
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Water | Little |
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Alternative energy | Little |
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Disaster relief | Not at all |
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Advocacy with authorities | Not at all |
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Job training | Not at all |
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Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years |
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Convening for issues of local concern | Never |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Occasionally |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Rarely |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Never |
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Advocacy | Never |
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Loaned staff | Never |
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Research | Occasionally |
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Community needs assessment | Often |
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Leadership development | Occasionally |
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Internships | Never |
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Providing space for local organizations | Never |
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Access to information technology | Never |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Rarely |
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Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served |
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Poverty | Getting better |
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Crime | Getting worse |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Getting worse |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Getting better |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Getting better |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Getting better |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Getting better |
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Value of community assets | Getting better |
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Quality of the environment | Getting better |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Getting much better |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Getting better |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Getting better |
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Gender equity | Getting better |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Getting better |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Getting much better |
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Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years |
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Poverty | A few small achievements |
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Crime | Do not work in this sphere |
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Trust among different sections of the community | A few small achievements |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Do not work in this sphere |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Do not work in this sphere |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Do not work in this sphere |
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Value of community assets | Do not work in this sphere |
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Quality of the environment | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Gender equity | Do not work in this sphere |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Active Partnerships |
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Formal community associations and groups | Little |
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Informal associations of citizens | Not at all |
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Non-governmental organizations | Lot |
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Local government | Little |
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National government | Not at all |
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Universities | Little |
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Schools | Lot |
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Businesses | Little |
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Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work |
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National association of grantmakers | N/A |
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Regional association of grantmakers | N/A |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | Helpful |
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Particular foundation | N/A |
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Other organization | N/A |
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Involvement of Local People |
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Regularly survey local people about our programs | No |
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Local people are engaged in the delivery of our work | Yes |
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Local people control what our organization does | Yes |
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Have local people represented on our board | Yes |
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Have regular sessions where local people advise us what our programs should do | No |
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Actively engage local people as volunteers | Yes |
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All of our board is composed of local people | Yes |
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Account to local people about our successes and failures each year | Yes |
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Assistance in Overcoming Main Difficulties Faced in Developing Organization Further |
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Increased funding | Important |
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Better legal or fiscal environment | Important |
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More volunteers | Very important |
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Access to advice or technical assistance | Important |
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Better local culture of giving | Important |
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Stronger civil society | Important |
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More responsive authorities | Important |
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Other | Did not answer |
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Most Meaningful Change that Organization Has Helped to Bring About in the Last Three Years | Our toy libraries have been a huge success, bringing joy to several thousand children in a number of schools and also encouraging philanthropy in young children who are better off than those in poor rural areas. Scholarships granted to medical students have paid off, with all of our students graduating and working in government hospitals to improve public health. Our support of a local youth running club has helped to make Phuket a leading active and healthy lifestyle destination. We are also working with students to develop a program to teach road safety in schools. |
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