Pondo ng Pinoy Community Foundation, Inc. aims to develop a Filipino culture rooted more deeply in love of God and neighbor, especially the poor, through little but repeated acts of compassion, solidarity and sharing. Pondo ng Pinoy issues the clarion call towards the attainment of fullness of life in God. Although initiated by the Church, PnPCFl is a community foundation, wherein the community owns the fund it generates. Sharing “crumbs or coins” becomes “integrating moment” in the catechetical framework. It is the concrete expression of love “lived for others”. PnPCFI intends to help needy Filipinos, within and beyond the Catholic Church.
Malaybalay, Bukidnon
In 1982, from a farming town in Malaybalay, Bukidnon, the church, led by then Bishop Gaudencio Rosales, and its people began to act as one with the belief that even the smallest thing they can do, if done for and with others, will have a tremendous impact.
Lipa, Batangas
Archbishop Rosales brought this vision with him and nurtured it in his heart when he was transferred to Lipa, Batangas in 1993. To instill in the faithful the belief that faith in and love of God do not depend on extraordinary acts, but on ordinary acts done with regularity, the Archdiocese of Lipa asked for “crumbs” from the parishioners. The “crumbs” is any amount parishioners can give.
In 2023, Pondo ng Pinoy reaffirmed the significance of "crumbs" or "mumo" as powerful symbols of compassion, love, and small acts of goodness toward others. The organization underscored that crumbs represent any modest amount that individuals can regularly contribute, as long as the act of giving is grounded in love for God and neighbor. Whether it's 5, 10, or 25 centavos, or more substantial amounts like one peso, twenty pesos, or even 100 pesos, the value of the contribution is relative to the giver's capacity and intention.
Pondo ng Pinoy came into existence after Gaudencio B. Cardinal Rosales was appointed archbishop of the Archdiocese of Manila. Cardinal Rosales launched the Pondo ng Pinoy Program at the Folk Arts Theater on June 11-12, 2004. It was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on August 17, 2004 as PONDO NG PINOY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC. (PnPCFI). This simple pastoral program easily gained the support of his brother bishops and caught the imagination of so many people in the National Capital Region dioceses. A community foundation was set up to support its sustainability, the stewards of which are the bishops, the lay and a few members of the presbyterium.
As a registered nonprofit corporation, Pondo ng Pinoy is regulated by SEC and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) in so far as its funds generation and utilization activities are concerned. In regards to the observance of policies and standards on social welfare services delivery, Pondo ng Pinoy is under the supervision of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). DSWD has registered Pondo ng Pinoy as Auxiliary Social Welfare and Development Agency (SWDA) under the category of Resource Agency. An Auxiliary Social Welfare and Development Agency refers to a type of SWDA which provides supportive activities in the delivery of social welfare and development programs and services to the disadvantaged sectors. A Resource Agency refers to an auxiliary SWDA that provides tangibles such as funds, food, clothing, medicines and shelter; or intangible such as knowledge, skills to various SWDAs to achieved their goals in providing social welfare and development services for their beneficiaries.
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Also, Pondo ng Pinoy underwent certification process through the Philippine Council for NGO Certification (PCNC), a private accrediting body authorized by the Department of Finance to certify NGOs and Foundations applying for donee institution status. The certification would then serve as a basis for the BIR to grant donee institution status. Donors to a donee institution are entitled to tax deductibility of donations from gross income of donor company. PCNC Certification is likewise regarded as seal of good governance and good management practice.
Cardinal Rosales describes Pondo ng Pinoy as not just a fundraising scheme, but primarily a means of catechesis – a way of changing the hearts and minds of people, so that they may give and share with the less fortunate, not simply out of compassion, but out of love. The projects that the foundation supports, therefore, not only help and provide opportunities for the poor to improve their lives;
