Who we are

For 35 years, Muñozonians in America have kept sending the next generation to school.

We are an all-volunteer group of doctors, nurses, accountants and retirees, most of us born in Muñoz, Nueva Ecija. We pool what we can from California and Illinois and send it home as scholarships, teacher training and relief when a family needs it.

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Status: 501(c)(3) nonprofit
Federal EIN: 33-0526668
Incorporated: June 22, 1991 · California
Paid staff: None. Every officer is a volunteer.

Why we exist

Muñoz raised us. This is how we pay it back.

Mission

To realize our commitment of support to the youth of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija who represent the promise of the future, by providing them with the tools to improve their quality of life.

Vision

To be a great organization that is admired for their innovative and excellent youth oriented projects, as well as our civic leadership.

What we do

Three things, done for a long time

Every peso we send goes through the same three channels. No overhead comes out of them.

Scholarships
Scholarships for students at Central Luzon State University High School in Muñoz — our core program since 1991.
Adopt-A-Family
Noche Buena and Media Noche food baskets for families in Muñoz, bought locally.
Adopt-A-Family: 60 families — 30 in Barangay Poblacion West, 30 in Poblacion East, December 2020
Support for Community
Standing with Muñoz families in hard times, from 1990s missions to COVID-19 relief.

years sending support home, without a break: 35years sending support home, without a break
volunteer officers and directors, across California and Illinois: 10volunteer officers and directors, across California and Illinois
paid staff. Nothing is deducted for overhead.: 0paid staff. Nothing is deducted for overhead.

Our history

It started with a handful of people who missed home

Eight presidents have carried this since 1991. The work has never been large, and it has never stopped.

June 22, 1991
Founded in Los Angeles
Muñozonians living in the United States incorporate MUSA Inc. in California. Lita Angeles Llaneza serves as founding president through 1993.
1991 onward
Scholarships at CLSU High School
The first scholarships go out to students in Muñoz. The program has run every year since.
December 2020
Adopt-A-Family reaches 60 households
Noche Buena and Media Noche baskets delivered to 60 families — 30 in Barangay Poblacion West, 30 in Poblacion East.
2020–2021
Tulong Laban sa COVID
Relief distributed across the barangays of Muñoz in partnership with San Sebastian Parish.
December 2021
Adopt-A-Family: Noche Buena
The Christmas basket program continues after the pandemic years.
Today
Ten volunteer officers across California and Illinois
Still all-volunteer, still funding scholars in Muñoz.

Officers and directors

The ten people accountable for this

Volunteers based in California and Illinois. Most were born in Muñoz or have a parent who was.

Marie Coronel Domingo
President
CPA · Los Angeles
Lynette Padolina
Vice President
CPA and financial-technology manager
Romulo Aromin, Jr., MD
Secretary
Psychiatrist · alumnus of Muñoz South Central School and CLSU High School
Gina Macaso Mendoza
Public Relations
Registered nurse and chief clinical officer · California · from Muñoz
Ging Veneraacion
Vice President
Retired pharmacist · Camarillo, CA · born in Poblacion, Muñoz
Glenn Veneracion
Auditor
Retired (Verizon) · California · born in Muñoz
Pamela Espanto Zamora
Treasurer
Kimberly Veneracion Arenas
Public Relations
Nurse, MBA · Los Angeles · mother born in Muñoz
Kathryn Coronel
Board of Directors
Sonny De Guzman
Board of Directors
Physician · Rockford, Illinois · Muñoz Central School alumnus