01Apl.de.Ap
Founder and Chairman
Grammy-winning artist and founding Black Eyed Peas member from Sapang Bato who founded APLFI in 2012 to help rural children, families, and communities thrive.
About APLFI
A foundation grounded in a life. Independent by design.
Apl.de.Ap Foundation International is a whole-family foundation for rural children, women, families, and communities - starting where Apl started, in the Philippines, and open to work wherever the model fits.
Core belief
Potential is everywhere. Opportunity should be too.
Mission
APLFI builds the capacity of rural children, women, families and communities to thrive across generations - through healthcare access and disability inclusion, early childhood development, food security and a just transition to resilient livelihoods.
Vision
A future where every rural child has a healthy, strong start, every family can build a sustainable livelihood, and opportunity compounds from one generation to the next.
Governance
Independent board. Transparent by default.
APLFI is governed by an independent board with financial, program, and community expertise. Governance details, annual reports, and audited financials will be published on this page as they are approved.
Every project record notes its status honestly - active, completed, or legacy - and every beneficiary story is published only with documented permission.
Apl.de.Ap Foundation International
2443 Fair Oaks Avenue #738
Sacramento, CA 95825
www.aplfi.org
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Board of Directors
APLFI is governed by an independent board of directors responsible for mission fidelity, financial stewardship, and strategic oversight.
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02Ted I. Benito
President, Board of Directors
APLFI co-founder and former Executive Director who led classroom, music-center, and typhoon-relief programs and is a Los Angeles producer and director with credits at the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, and the White House.
03Geraldine Acuña-Sunshine
Board Member
President and CEO of Khan Academy Philippines and a Harvard- and Columbia-trained corporate lawyer turned social-impact leader in education, health, and heritage.
04Celina Taganas Duffy
Board Member
Founder and CEO of Tagline Communications and a longtime Filipino community volunteer and instructor in Filipino martial arts.
05Lisa Lew
Board Member
Four-time Emmy-winning television producer who helped shape the modern court and newsmagazine formats and now leads programming across broadcast, documentary, and digital platforms.
06Regina Manzana-Sawhney
Board Member
Former Google leader who spent 22 years at the company and now focuses on education in the Philippines and opportunity for women and girls.
07Loren Nadres
Board Member
World Bank veteran and economic-development leader who has worked in nearly 80 countries on entrepreneurship, innovation, and inclusive growth.
08Chantale Y.M. Wong
Board Member
Former U.S. Ambassador and Executive Director of the Asian Development Bank with senior financial and policy leadership across the U.S. government and global institutions.