About us
A vehicle for collective giving.
Collective Grant Initiative is a non-profit institution that raises funds for charities and organizations across the Philippines. We channel the generosity of our donors to partners working in three areas close to our hearts: women's empowerment, education, and faith.
How we work
Collective Grant Initiative does not run its own programs. We raise funds, and we channel them to organizations already embedded in the communities they serve. That keeps our costs low and puts decisions in the hands of people who know the ground.
Our fundraisers bring together donors, artists, and partners around a single evening or a single cause. What is raised goes to named beneficiaries, chosen before the event and announced in advance, so every donor knows where their generosity lands.
Registration
- Legal name
- Collective Grant Initiative Organization Inc.
- SEC Registration No.
- 2026090267240-09
- Type
- Non-stock, non-profit corporation
- Office
- Unit 214, 2nd Floor, WeRemote-MCS, Makati Central Square, Fernando Street corner Don Chino Roces Avenue, Pio del Pilar, Makati City 1230, Philippines
What we stand for
Areas close to our hearts.
Women's empowerment
Supporting partners who give women access to protection, legal assistance, livelihood training, and the means to support their families with independence.
Education
Backing schools and programs that open academic and career pathways for students in communities where those pathways are scarce.
Faith
Standing behind organizations that form character and values alongside capability, so that young people grow with purpose as well as skill.
Our beneficiaries
Where the funds go.
Mengal Women Center
Shelter, legal assistance, and livelihood training for women and children in Isabela and the Cagayan Valley.
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St. Christopher Academy
A private school giving students in a rural, farming community a full path from nursery to senior high.
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The Daguiao Foundation
Education, leadership, and values formation for young people across Panay Island.
Read more →Governance
Our trustees.
Founder and Chairman
Christopher Thomas G. Ilagan
Christopher "Toffy" Ilagan founded Collective Grant Initiative to serve the causes closest to his heart. He brings together charities, donors, and artists around a shared purpose, and it is his personal commitment that makes each fundraiser possible, beginning with Art for Impact.
Trustee and Finance Officer
Miguel Iñigo C. Villenas
Miguel "Migo" Villenas sits on the Board of Trustees of Collective Grant Initiative and serves as its Finance Officer. He brings finance, M&A, and venture capital experience across Southeast Asia and the Middle East, and at CGI he oversees governance, financial reporting, and the stewardship of every peso raised.