SOS Children's Villages (Lipa City)
SOS Children"s Village, Inc.
Family-based care and family strengthening for vulnerable children
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SOS Childrens Village, Inc. provides family-based residential care and runs a community-based Family Strengthening program in Regions III and VI. It serves children who are abandoned, neglected, or without parental care, alongside families at risk of breakdown, working to keep children in a stable family environment.
To provide loving family-based care and strengthen vulnerable families so children can grow in a stable, caring environment.
SOS Children's Villages Philippines was founded in 1967 in Lipa City, Batangas, and has grown to multiple locations nationwide. It provides family-based care so that abandoned and neglected children can grow up in a loving family until they become independent.
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Philippines
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- Established in 1967, it predates 93% of the social services charities in the Philippines GiveRadar has a founding year for. View this cohort
- GiveRadar has verified more about this organization than about 93% of the 950 social services charities in the Philippines it tracks, because GiveRadar has verified its registration and its contact details. Most of those have little verified data on record yet. View this cohort
- It has more complete contact information than nearly all comparable organizations, with a verified website, email, phone and address on record. See national comparisons
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Donations may be tax-deductible for residents of Philippines under local rules. Confirm with the charity directly.
SOS Children"s Village, Inc. is registered in Philippines. Donations from the Netherlands to charities outside the EU/EEA are generally not tax-deductible for Dutch donors unless the charity is listed on the Dutch ANBI register with foreign-recognized status.
SOS Children"s Village, Inc. is registered in Philippines. US donors generally cannot deduct gifts to non-US charities directly. To claim a deduction, route the gift through a US 'Friends of' fiscal sponsor or a donor-advised fund that performs equivalency determination (IRS Rev. Proc. 92-94).
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#54 of 950 social services charities in the Philippines on integrity score
52/100 puts it in the top 7% of the cohort, tied with 9 others. Positions are competition ranks: ties share a position. Cohorts are the tightest local peer set with at least 30 comparable organizations; a metric is left out where the cohort is too small or nearly uniform.
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Frequently asked questions about SOS Children's Villages (Lipa City)
SOS Children's Villages (Lipa City) is a registered social services nonprofit based in Lipa City, Calabarzon, Philippines. It is registered with the Philippine Council for NGO Certification (PCNC). It was founded in 1967 and has been operating for 59 years. Its registration number is DSWD-FO-IVA-R. GiveRadar's Integrity Assessment for the organization is 52/100, which reflects how much public information is available, not whether the charity is legitimate.
SOS Childrens Village, Inc. provides family-based residential care and runs a community-based Family Strengthening program in Regions III and VI. It serves children who are abandoned, neglected, or without parental care, alongside families at risk of breakdown, working to keep children in a stable family environment. SOS Children's Villages (Lipa City) is classified as a social services organization registered in Philippines. The organization was founded in 1967.
SOS Children's Villages (Lipa City)'s official registration number is DSWD-FO-IVA-R, as recorded in the national registry of Philippines.
SOS Children's Villages (Lipa City) is located in Lipa City, Calabarzon, Philippines. The organization was established in 1967 and has been active for 59 years.
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Quick facts about SOS Children's Villages (Lipa City)
- What is SOS Children's Villages (Lipa City)?
- SOS Children's Villages (Lipa City) is a social services ngo based in Lipa City, Philippines. SOS Childrens Village, Inc. provides family-based residential care and runs a community-based Family Strengthening program in Regions III and VI. It serves children who are abandoned, neglected, or without parental care, alongside families at risk of breakdown, working to keep children in a stable family environment.
- When was SOS Children's Villages (Lipa City) founded?
- SOS Children's Villages (Lipa City) was founded in 1967.
- Where is SOS Children's Villages (Lipa City) located?
- Headquartered in Lipa City, Calabarzon, Philippines.
- Is SOS Children's Villages (Lipa City) trustworthy?
- SOS Children's Villages (Lipa City) has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 52 out of 100 (Partial transparency). The score reflects public-data transparency: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and how recently data was refreshed. It does not measure program impact.
- What is SOS Children's Villages (Lipa City)'s registration number?
- Registration: DSWD-FO-IVA-R (Philippines).
- What is SOS Children's Villages (Lipa City)'s website?
- https://www.sosphilippines.org
- Are donations to SOS Children's Villages (Lipa City) tax-deductible?
- Donations may be tax-deductible for residents of Philippines under local rules. US donors should check whether the charity has an equivalency-determination letter or a US-based fiscal sponsor before claiming a deduction.