Gawad Kalinga
Building communities and ending poverty across the Philippines
Gawad Kalinga Community Development Foundation, Inc.
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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.
Mission
Gawad Kalinga Building communities to end poverty. OUR VISION. Gawad Kalinga is building a nation empowered by people with faith and patriotism; a nation made up of caring and sharing communities, dedicated to eradicate poverty and restore human dignity. OUR MISSION. Ending poverty for 5 million poor families by 2024: Land for the Landless. Homes for the Homeless. Food for the Hungry. OUR ROADMAP to 2024: The road to a First World Philippines by 2024 is guided by a development roadmap composed of three stages: Social Justice: 2003 to 2010 We begin to challenge and inspire everyone to go beyond charity and become their brother's keeper in order to heal the wounds of injustice in our country. This has opened the door to major streams of generosity through donations of land and resources to build homes for the homeless, a dream realized through the heroic response of volunteers from all sectors of society. Social Artistry: 2011 to 2017 We move forward to the designer phase we call "Social Artistry" where we invite greater expertise, science and technology to grow our holistic model for development. Through stronger collaboration with credible and distinguished institutions and individuals and by engaging them to use our GK communities as convergence points and social laboratories, we hope to pursue major innovations that will concretely and permanently improve the quality of life for the poorest of the poor, allowing them to attain their fullest potentials. Social Progress: 2018 to 2024 We envision a new standard of living to take a permanent foothold in the life of a nation. This will only be achieved by working on scale and sustainability of what have been established earlier - the spirit, the science and the structure. By this time, a new generation of empowered, productive citizens would have emerged, who lived through an exciting time of change -- moving from poverty to prosperity, from shame to honor, from third-world to first-world and from seco
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· What they work on and whereFounding story
· Founding, renaming & milestonesGawad 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 …
How it stacks up against peers
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GiveRadar's verified records show Gawad Kalinga with a partial profile, cross-referenced across 3 independent sources including 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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Common questions
· Auto-generated from filings + methodologyGawad 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 has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 50/100. This score combines five components: Registration (20 pts), Financial Transparency (30 pts), Governance (20 pts), Contact Availability (10 pts), and Data Recency (20 pts), with negative adjustments for any red flags. A score of 50 ('Partial transparency') means some public data is on file but key signals are missing - worth a closer look before donating. For comparison, the average integrity assessment for social services charities in Philippines is 74/100.
Gawad Kalinga is located in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines. The organization was established in 2003 and has been active for 23 years.
Gawad Kalinga is classified as a Social Services organization, registered in Philippines. It operates as a Foundation.
According to GiveRadar's records, Gawad Kalinga is registered with the Philippine Council for NGO Certification (PCNC) and overseen by PCNC. You can donate directly through their official donation page linked on their GiveRadar profile. GiveRadar provides data for research and does not endorse any organization. A GiveRadar Integrity Assessment reflects how much public data is available, not whether an organization is safe to donate to, so it is always smart to do your own research before giving.
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.
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Tax-deductibility for donors
Donations may be tax-deductible for residents of Philippines under local rules. Confirm with the charity directly.
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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Forging Collaboration for Community Empowerment: Courtesy Engagement with Gawad Kalinga for their ‘BeAHero’ initiatives and other flagship programs - DILG-NCR
Ford turns over Ranger Sport 4x4 unit to Gawad Kalinga - Zigwheels
DILG-NCR facilitates 2025 exit conference on Gawad Kalinga’s third-party monitoring results in Metro Manila - DILG-NCR
CharityPhilippines.org, Gawad Kalinga ink partnership - Inquirer.net
FedEx marks 40th Anniversary with Gawad Kalinga beach clean-up in Zambales - adobo Magazine
Gawad Kalinga’s Vision and Mission 2050: Building capacity, empowering communities - Manila Bulletin
Gawad Kalinga’s Multifaceted Aim to Reduce Poverty in the Philippines - BORGEN Magazine
Gawad Kalinga: Transformation through sustainability - alanpetercayetano.com
Oracle NetSuite enables Gawad Kalinga program - Back End News
Gawad Kalinga partners with Gava Gives to alleviate poverty - Inquirer.net
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Mission statement · Published
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Headquarters address · On file
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Direct contact · Email or phone published
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Founding date · 2003
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Financial dataNo annual financial filings on file
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Named leadershipBoard and officer list not yet indexed
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Executive payTop-officer pay not disclosed
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Government registrationNo public registry ID
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Programs & activitiesNo named programs listed by the charity
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Tax-deductibilityNot verified
Methodology
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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.