A chance for a better life.

Tapulanga Foundation, Inc., is a non-profit charitable organization that helps provide educational, healthcare and micro-credit assistance to farm communities in Silay City and neighboring areas.

Established in 2001 and based in Silay City (Philippines), the main project of the foundation is providing educational scholarships for students of St. Francis of Assisi School located just outside Silay City, Negros Occidental.

Welcome Message from Micmic Abello-Golez, Executive Director of the foundation.


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Please include Tapulanga Foundation, Inc., in your prayers.  Click here to contact us for information about our projects, offer comments or send us questions.  We'd love to hear from you.  Thank you for your interest.

"Everything is a gift from you, and we have only given back what is yours already"
--- 1 Chronicles 29:14






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Recent News

7 Deserving Students awarded College Scholarships
As the foundation celebrates 10 blessed years, we share our blessings to 7 students from Class of 2011 who were awarded college scholarships.

PledgeStock 2010
Live advocacy event for Tapulanga Foundation and Kalipay Negrense Foundation.

Friends of Tapulanga LA and MD Fundraisers
Fundraisers in California and Maryland raises $34,000 for the St. Francis of Assisi School, Tapulanga Foundation programs and C.L. Montelibano Hospital (Sept 2010).

August 2010 Newsletter
2010 Graduates, Silay Summer workshop, Annual Report and more.

Sharing Hope 2009, Maryland Fundraiser
Fundraiser in Maryland raises $15,000 for Tapulanga Foundation programs (Sept 2009).  Raffle winner for 13-inch MacBook Pro was Neal Jarvis.

Babes of Bacolod LA Fundraiser
Babes of Bacolod Fundraiser in California raises $18,000 for the St. Francis of Assisi School and C.L. Montelibano Hospital (Sept 2009).

August 2009 Newsletter
Meet a Scholar, Update on our Programs, Annual Report and more.

NY Namets! Screening Fundraiser
Ilonggo film Namets! screening to a sold-out crowd in New York raises $2500 (June 2009).

Three College Scholarship Grants
Congratulations to the recipients of the Ledesma-Mabilangan College Scholarship Grant, Babes of Bacolod College Scholarship Grant and Rafe Totengco College Scholarship Grant (April 2009).