Gawad Kalinga
Gawad Kalinga Community Development Foundation, Inc.
Building communities and ending poverty across the Philippines
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Gawad Kalinga Community Development Foundation is a nationally recognized organization headquartered in Mandaluyong City, holding both PCNC certification and DSWD registration. It addresses a broad range of issues including housing, hunger, water access, education, gender equality, sustainable agriculture, disaster relief, and climate resilience. The foundation works across communities in the Philippines and internationally through its community-building model.
Gawad Kalinga Community Development Foundation, Inc. is a Philippine non-governmental organization established in 2003 as a poverty alleviation and nation-building movement. It has expanded to over 2,000 communities in the Philippines and to other developing nations including Cambodia, Indonesia, and …
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GiveRadar's verified records show Gawad Kalinga with a partial profile, sourced from PCNC.
- GiveRadar holds a more complete profile for this organization than for 92% of the 950 social services charities in the Philippines it tracks, because GiveRadar has verified its contact details. Most of those have little verified data on record yet. View this cohort
- It has more complete contact information than nearly all comparable charities, with a verified website, email, phone and address on record. See national comparisons
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Gawad Kalinga Community Development Foundation, Inc. is registered in Philippines. Donations from the Netherlands to charities outside the EU/EEA are generally not tax-deductible for Dutch donors unless the charity is listed on the Dutch ANBI register with foreign-recognized status.
Gawad Kalinga Community Development Foundation, Inc. is registered in Philippines. US donors generally cannot deduct gifts to non-US charities directly. To claim a deduction, route the gift through a US 'Friends of' fiscal sponsor or a donor-advised fund that performs equivalency determination (IRS Rev. Proc. 92-94).
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#77 of 950 social services charities in the Philippines on integrity score
50/100 puts it in the top 9% of the cohort. Positions are competition ranks: ties share a position. Cohorts are the tightest local peer set with at least 30 comparable organizations; a metric is left out where the cohort is too small or nearly uniform.
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Frequently asked questions about Gawad Kalinga
Gawad Kalinga is a registered social services nonprofit based in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is registered with the Philippine Council for NGO Certification (PCNC). It was founded in 2003 and has been operating for 23 years. GiveRadar's Integrity Assessment for the organization is 50/100, which reflects how much public information is available, not whether the charity is legitimate.
Gawad Kalinga Community Development Foundation is a nationally recognized organization headquartered in Mandaluyong City, holding both PCNC certification and DSWD registration. It addresses a broad range of issues including housing, hunger, water access, education, gender equality, sustainable agriculture, disaster relief, and climate resilience. The foundation works across communities in the Philippines and internationally through its community-building model. Gawad Kalinga is classified as a social services organization registered in Philippines. The organization was founded in 2003.
Gawad Kalinga is located in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines. The organization was established in 2003 and has been active for 23 years.
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Quick facts about Gawad Kalinga
- What is Gawad Kalinga?
- Gawad Kalinga is a social services foundation based in Mandaluyong City, Philippines. Gawad Kalinga Community Development Foundation is a nationally recognized organization headquartered in Mandaluyong City, holding both PCNC certification and DSWD registration. It addresses a broad range of issues including housing, hunger, water access, education, gender equality, sustainable agriculture, disaster relief, and climate resilience. The foundation works across communities in the Philippines and internationally through its community-building model.
- When was Gawad Kalinga founded?
- Gawad Kalinga was founded in 2003.
- Where is Gawad Kalinga located?
- Headquartered in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
- Is Gawad Kalinga trustworthy?
- Gawad Kalinga has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 50 out of 100 (Partial transparency). The score reflects public-data transparency: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and how recently data was refreshed. It does not measure program impact.
- What is Gawad Kalinga's website?
- http://www.gk1world.com
- Are donations to Gawad Kalinga tax-deductible?
- Donations may be tax-deductible for residents of Philippines under local rules. US donors should check whether the charity has an equivalency-determination letter or a US-based fiscal sponsor before claiming a deduction.