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Founded | 1991 (as Bisig Bayan Foundation) |
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Founder | Menardo Jimenez (Bisig Bayan Foundation) Mel Tiangco (GMA Kapuso Foundation) |
Type | Charitable organization |
Focus | Health, Education, Disaster relief, Values Formation |
Location |
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Coordinates | 14°38′1.32″N 121°2′36.60″E / 14.6337000°N 121.0435000°E |
Area served | Philippines |
Owner | GMA Network Inc. |
Key people | Felipe Gozon, Chairman Gilberto Duavit Jr., President Felipe S. Yalong, Treasurer Roberto O. Parel, Secretary Luz Annalee O. Escudero-Catibog, EVP and COO Mel Tiangco, Founder and Ambassador |
Website | www.gmanetwork.com/kapusofoundation |
GMA Kapuso Foundation Inc. (formerly Bisig Bayan Foundation and GMA Foundation) is a socio-civic organization organized by GMA Network Inc. to facilitate social programs and outreach to the public.
Since it was founded in 1991, GMA Kapuso Foundation has been touching the lives of communities everywhere. Its projects help uplift the life of countless beneficiaries.
Implemented singly or in partnership with other agencies, the foundation's thrusts are focused on helping and supporting impoverished families, needy children, calamity victims, prisoners and ex-prisoners, aspiring singers and songwriters, including dependents of GMA employees.