RCManila Foundation
RCManila Foundation, Inc is a non-stock, non-profit organization registered with the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with Registry No. 84276 on February 1, 1979.
Programs and Services
Education and literacy
Providing sponsorship to deserving marginalized college students
Medical assistance
Diseases/abnormalities that require major and expensive treatment such as heart operation & cancer treatment
Children & Elderly Program
Support for the orphanages and the aging population
Community Economic Development
Support initiatives to empower families and members of the community through livelihood programs, infrastructure improvements, etc.
Other humanitarian cause
Immediate response to help the victims of disasters
4 Areas of focus
We educate and equip communities to stop the spread of life-threatening diseases like polio, HIV/AIDS, and malaria. We improve and expand access to low-cost and free health care in developing areas.
More than 775 million people over the age of 15 are illiterate. Our goal is to strengthen the capacity of communities to support basic education and literacy, reduce gender disparity in education, and increase adult literacy.
Nearly 6 million children under the age of five die each year because of malnutrition, poor health care, and inadequate sanitation. We expand access to quality care, so mothers and their children can live and grow stronger.
We carry out service projects that enhance economic and community development and create opportunities for decent and productive work for young and old. We also strengthen local entrepreneurs and community leaders, particularly women, in impoverished communities.
Helping Rotary Club of Manila projects become a reality
Since 1919, Rotary Club of Manila has been an invaluable source of support to society by promoting initiatives in the 8 areas of focus of Rotary International and hosting service projects and organizations
History of RCManila Foundation, Inc
RCManila Foundation ws founded on December 6, 1978, when the members of the Rotary Club of Manila set out to respond in promoting social and economic advancement, foster international goodwill and understanding, and render assistance to the Rotary Club of Manila.
RCManila Foundation is the civic arm and resource agency of the Rotary Club of Manila established in 1919, being the first and largest chapter in Asia
Founding Board of Trustees
1. Alberto G. Romulo
2. Nicanor T. Jimenez
3. Marcelo B. Balatbat
4. Santiago F. Dumalao, Jr.
5. Benito Y. Jalbuena
6. Javier J. Calero
7. Oscar S. Gonzales
8. Estelito P. Mendoza
9. Franciso G. Reyes
10. Franciso M. Ortigas III
11. Arsenio M. Bartolome III
12. John M. Courtney