“If we pull together
as a nation…
(our) dream of prosperity and dignity…
(for) every Filipino can be fulfilled.”
- Jaime V. Ongpin
April 7, 1986
Jaime V. Ongpin Foundation, Inc (JVOFI) was founded by Benguet Corporation, the Philippines’ oldest mining company, on December 17, 1980. Formerly known as BenguetCorp Foundation, Inc., its creation was inspired by the late Jaime V. Ongpin, the company’s first Filipino president, who envisioned the development of self-reliant communities.
The Foundation adopts the Strategic Area Management approach with a well-defined geographic focus. As such, the Foundation currently supports projects in selected areas in Northern Luzon. Its core programs are Enterprise Development, Ecological Enhancement, Internal Capacity-Building and Resource Generation. JVOFI works in partnership with local and foreign donors, business, government, other NGOs, and people's organizations in pursuing development programs with target communities.
JVOFI is a private, non-stock, non-profit organization registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Bureau of Internal Revenue. As a duly certified foundation by the Philippine Council for NGO Certification, it received in August 2006 the renewal of its 5-year tax-exempt donee institution status from the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
JVOFI is a member of the Council on Foundations and the Microcredit Summit of Practitioners, both US-based; the Association of Foundations, the Microfinance Council of the Philippines, the Cordillera Network of Development NGOs and POs, the Baguio Regreening Movement, the Baguio City Solid Waste Management Council, and the Alay sa Kalinisan.
JVOFI as a leading institution in the formation of self-reliant communities capable of harnessing resources for equitable development.
Guided by the principle of holistic development and with utmost concern for the environment, the foundation shall uplift the sense of dignity of the Filipino communities it serves.
On
Program/Project Impact
Enhance the capacity of client communities to plan, implement, manage and
sustain projects.
On Environment
Enable communities to develop and conserve their ecological resources.
On Productivity
Assist impoverished families improve their incomes.
On Organizational Effectiveness, Efficiency and Sustainability
Enhance the capability of the Foundation to pursue its mandate.
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