Pondong Batangan Community Foundation
Gen. Luna Street, Brgy. Sabang
Lipa City, Batangas 4217
Philippines
Mission
To build funds by way of “small giving” and to support people and community development projects
Most Meaningful Change
We have raised the level of awareness about the socioeconomic-cultural development needs of our communities, inspiring people to reach out and offer support.
1999 Year Founded
3 Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)
$50,000 Endowment Value
$40,000 Total Annual Grantmaking
Organization | Pondong Batangan Community Foundation |
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Address 1 | Gen. Luna Street, Brgy. Sabang |
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Address 2 | Did not answer |
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City / Town | Lipa City |
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State / Region | Batangas |
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ZIP / Postal Code | 4217 |
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Country | Philippines |
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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 | +63918-909-6735 |
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Email | mannyg819@yahoo.com |
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Website | Did not answer |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | Rev. Fr. Manuel R. Guazon |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Manuel Guazon |
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Primary Contact’s Position | Executive Director |
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Year Founded | 1999 |
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Mission Statement | To build funds by way of “small giving” and to support people and community development projects |
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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 | 8,000,000 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 3 |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | Did not answer |
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Total Board Members | 15 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $50,000 |
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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 | $40,000 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | $40,000 |
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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 | $50,000 |
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Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years | Stayed about the same |
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Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization |
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Community leadership | Played a centrally important role |
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Philanthropic gifts | Played an important role |
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Grassroots activism | No role |
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Inadequate government services | Played a slight role |
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Changes in the political environment | No role |
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Changes in the economic environment | Played a slight role |
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Government initiative funding | No role |
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Foundation initiative funding | No 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 | Very little time |
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Locally | Fair amount of time |
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Regionally | Lots of time |
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Nationally | None |
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Internationally | None |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Centrally important |
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Having local people as leaders in the organization | Important but not central |
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Seeking local donations | Centrally important |
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Having a gender balance in the organization | Important but not central |
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Board reflective of community diversity | Centrally important |
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Building an endowment | Centrally important |
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Serving donor needs | Slightly important |
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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 | Centrally important |
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Pursuing equity | Important but not central |
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Accountability to local people | Centrally important |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | Centrally important |
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Community development | Centrally important |
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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 | Not at all |
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Education | Lot |
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Environment | Not at all |
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Health | Little |
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Human and social services | Lot |
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Human rights | Not at all |
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International relations | Not at all |
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Religion | Not at all |
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Economic development | Lot |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Not at all |
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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 | Fair amount |
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Water | Not at all |
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Alternative energy | Not at all |
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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 | Lot |
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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 | Often |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Never |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Occasionally |
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Advocacy | Never |
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Loaned staff | Never |
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Research | Never |
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Community needs assessment | Occasionally |
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Leadership development | Often |
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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 | Often |
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Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served |
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Poverty | Getting worse |
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Crime | Getting much worse |
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Trust among different sections of the community | No change |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | No change |
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Social position of marginalized groups | No change |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Getting better |
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Appropriateness of public policies | No change |
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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 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 much 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 | A few small achievements |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Do not work in this sphere |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Do not work in this sphere |
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Value of community assets | A few small achievements |
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Quality of the environment | Do not work in this sphere |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | A few small achievements |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | A few small achievements |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Some important achievements |
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Gender equity | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Some important achievements |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Some important achievements |
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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 | Not at all |
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Local government | N/A |
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National government | N/A |
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Universities | Little |
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Schools | Not at all |
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Businesses | Not at all |
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Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work |
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National association of grantmakers | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Regional association of grantmakers | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Particular foundation | Helpful |
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Other organization | Helpful |
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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 | No |
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Have local people represented on our board | No |
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Have regular sessions where local people advise us what our programs should do | Yes |
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Actively engage local people as volunteers | No |
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All of our board is composed of local people | No |
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Account to local people about our successes and failures each year | No |
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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 | Very important |
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More volunteers | Important |
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Access to advice or technical assistance | Important |
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Better local culture of giving | Very important |
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Stronger civil society | Important |
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More responsive authorities | Very 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 | We have raised the level of awareness about the socioeconomic-cultural development needs of our communities, inspiring people to reach out and offer support. |
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