About Ayala Foundation
As the socioeconomic development arm of the Ayala group of companies, Ayala Foundation is committed to building thriving communities towards shared prosperity in the Philippines
Ayala Foundation implements programs under the following pillars: Community Development, Leadership Development, and Arts and Culture. In support of these pillars, the Foundation runs a Corporate Citizenship and Volunteerism platform that provides opportunities to 65,000+ Ayala Group employees and its partners for meaningful socio-civic actionand helps enhance community resilience through disaster preparedness and response measures. The Foundation is also making Big Bets on Early Childhood and Digital Education to address the Philippine learning crisis.
Our Vision
Communities where people are productive, creative, self-reliant, and proud to be Filipino.
Our Mission
- Understanding community realities and engaging people in the change process.
- Acting as catalyst for inclusion to bridge community and business aspirations.
- Building and nurturing partnerships with public and private groups, civil society, and Ayala to achieve impact, scale, and sustainability for everyone involved.
Our Values
- We have a deep love of country
- We believe in shared prosperity
- We are creative and innovative
- We act with integrity
- We strive for excellence
- We collaborate and work as a team
Our Story
Ayala Foundation’s earliest incarnation is the Filipinas Foundation. Founded in 1961 by Col. Joseph McMicking and Mrs. Mercedes Zobel-McMicking, Filipinas Foundation was inspired by the signing of the Science Act of 1958, which sought to “integrate, coordinate, and intensify scientific and technological research and development and to foster invention,” and encouraged the private sector to get involved and, if possible, give priority to science research.
Filipinas Foundation believed in the need to “push the frontiers of knowledge and abolish poverty and privation in whatever form among the people of the Philippines.” Aside from science and research, the foundation implemented projects in the fields of education, community development, and arts and culture.
From the 1960s to the 1980s, Filipinas Foundation worked hard to respond to the evolving needs of Filipinos, particularly those in its various program communities in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. With the newfound vibrancy and civic engagement of the civil society sector after the People Power Revolution, the foundation renewed its commitment to the Filipino people, strongly reflecting the great sense of hope and eagerness to contribute to national development that pervaded the nation.
In 1990, Filipinas Foundation was renamed Ayala Foundation, signifying the renewed commitment of the Ayala group of companies to responding to the needs of a changing society.
Over the years, Ayala Foundation has implemented programs in virtually all regions of the country, as it nurtures partnerships with a wide network of government, nongovernmental, corporate, and community-based organizations, as well as private individuals.
The foundation continues to evolve as it works hard to achieve greater reach and impact. Strongly believing in the need to play an active part in national development, it has chosen to respond more actively to the changing needs and aspirations of the communities it serves.
Today, it envisions communities where people are productive, creative, self-reliant, and proud to be Filipino. As a believer in creating shared value and inclusive business, it operates in the thematic program areas of community development, leadership development, arts and culture, and corporate citizenship. Ayala Foundation is a member of the Ayala group of companies.
Our History
1961
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1990
1991
1996
The Filipinas Heritage Library opens at the Nielson Tower at Ayala Triangle, in commemoration of the 100th year of the Philippine Revolution
1998
1999
Ayala holds the first Ayala Young Leaders Congress (AYLC) with 70 student leaders in attendance
2004
2015
2018
