What ProPacífico does

ProPacífico, legally constituted as Fundación para el Desarrollo Integral del Pacífico ProPacífico, is a private non-profit foundation (fundación privada sin ánimo de lucro) established in 1969 and rebranded under its current name in 2018. Headquartered at Calle 35 Norte #6A Bis - 100 in the Centro Empresarial Carvajal business center in Cali, Colombia, it operates as a multi-stakeholder convening platform that mobilizes the public, private, and community sectors to drive regional development across Cali, Valle del Cauca, and the broader Colombian Pacific region (Valle, Cauca, Nariño, and Chocó). It employs 51-100 staff organized into eight functional departments and executes initiatives across four strategic axes — Education, Social, Infrastructure, and Environmental — comprising 19 transformations and 50 initiatives.

The foundation's core technical assets are a suite of proprietary data platforms and observatories: Pacífico 360° (socioeconomic, demographic, and environmental data for the Pacific region), the Índice de Desarrollo Sostenible Municipal (IDSM) covering 1,103 Colombian municipalities with 75 indicators and 30 subcategories, the OIV (Observatorio de Infraestructura del Valle) for infrastructure project monitoring, the ORE (Observatorio de Realidades Educativas) for education data, and COVID 360° for health emergency tracking. These platforms are freely accessible and serve decision-makers across public, private, and academic sectors. ProPacífico's operational programs include Compromiso Valle (collective-impact initiative reaching 67,000+ participants and 700+ companies), Compromiso Territorio (active across 11 municipalities in southern Valle del Cauca and northern Cauca), Cali para Mí (citizen participation platform), and Valle por y para Todos (30 companies, 8 business foundations). The organization also leads crisis response efforts such as the 2020 #UnaSolaFuerza COVID-19 campaign (over $15.3 billion COP mobilized) and the 2026 earthquake reconstruction coordination.

ProPacífico generates no commercial revenue; its entire operating model depends on recurring and episodic contributions from 50+ member companies including Banco de Occidente, Bancolombia, Carvajal, Celsia, Colgate-Palmolive, Colombina, Comfandi, Comfenalco, Grupo Coomeva, Riopaila Castilla, Sidoc, Sura, Tecnoquímicas, and Unilever. It supplements corporate contributions with multilateral and bilateral financing (IDB, CAF, World Bank, USAID) and bilateral cooperation (Swiss Embassy via Swisscontact). Service offerings consist of technical assistance to municipalities for territorial development planning aligned with the 2030 Agenda, public-private partnership facilitation, project structuring support, and convening functions. The foundation holds no patents, has no parent company or subsidiaries, and is governed by a Board of Directors composed of member-company representatives under Executive Director María Isabel Ulloa Cruz.

Name

ProPacífico

Legal name

Fundación para el Desarrollo Integral del Pacífico ProPacífico

Website

https://propacifico.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ProPacífico is a Colombian non-profit foundation that convenes public, private, and community stakeholders to drive sustainable regional development across Cali, Valle del Cauca, and the Pacific region through data platforms, social programs, and crisis response coordination, funded by 50+ corporate member contributions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Development Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA)

Keywords

• Regional development
• Public-private partnerships
• Sustainable development observatory
• Municipal development index
• Social development initiatives

Headquarters

HQ city

Cali, Valle del Cauca

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Private sector member contributions: ProPacífico is a non-profit private foundation (fundación privada sin ánimo de lucro) funded entirely by contributions from member companies. The organization's existence depends on the contributions of companies committed to closing gaps, territorial development, and citizen welfare. No commercial revenue model.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ProPacífico is a private non-profit foundation that drives regional development in Cali, Valle del Cauca, and the Colombian Pacific through four strategic axes (Education, Social, Infrastructure, Environmental). It operates data observatories (Pacífico 360°, IDSM, OIV, ORE), convenes public-private-community alliances, manages 19 transformations and 50 initiatives, and mobilizes member-company resources to fund development projects and emergency response campaigns.

Product overview

ProPacífico is a private non-profit foundation that operates as a platform of interconnected tools, observatories, and social programs rather than a single product. The core offerings include the IDSM (Índice de Desarrollo Sostenible Municipal) for municipal development analysis, the Pacífico 360° data platform for regional socioeconomic and environmental indicators, and specialized observatories (OIV for infrastructure and ORE for education). These are complemented by social initiatives like Compromiso Valle and Compromiso Territorio, which work on closing social gaps in the Valle del Cauca region. The organization also provides technical assistance to municipalities and hosts an interactive library with publications and studies derived from its regional development work.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pacífico 360° Interactive open-access platform that consolidates socioeconomic, demographic, and environmental data and indicators for Colombia's Pacific region. It enables decision-makers in the public, private, and academic sectors to access reference data for regional planning and development.
• Índice de Desarrollo Sostenible Municipal (IDSM) A municipal sustainable development index covering 1,103 Colombian municipalities through 75 indicators and 30 subcategories. Enables comparison of municipal progress toward the SDGs and identifies areas requiring strengthening.
• OIV - Observatorio de Infraestructura del Valle Infrastructure observatory that monitors priority regional infrastructure projects in Valle del Cauca, presenting general information and identifying avoidable, preventable, and rapidly actionable elements for project development.
• ORE - Observatorio de Realidades Educativas Education observatory that produces and analyzes information enabling strategic public and private decision-making to enhance educational quality in Valle del Cauca and northern Cauca.
• COVID 360° Interactive dashboard presenting daily COVID-19 contagion information for municipalities and departments of the Pacific Region, allowing visualization of coronavirus cases by age, sex, treatment type, and patient status.
• Compromiso Valle A collective impact tool that brings together citizens, communities, businesses, social leaders, and foundations to close social gaps in Valle del Cauca through six priorities. As of June 2024, it has engaged over 67,000 participants and 700+ companies.
• Compromiso Territorio A strategy for incidence, management, and articulation that promotes sustainable transformation of southern Valle del Cauca and northern Cauca, working with business foundations, companies, and communities across 11 municipalities structured around four strategic axes.
• Technical Assistance to Municipalities ProPacífico provides technical accompaniment to municipalities in the construction of territorial development plans that incorporate the objectives and Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 67,000 participants and 700+ companies engaged through Compromiso Valle initiative
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Red Pro (Red de Fundaciones Empresariales)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024A bridge between private, public, and social sectors to drive regional project execution with national relevance. Aims to visibilize and maximize corporate contributions to Colombian development. With 14 regional Pro foundations and backing from 500+ entrepreneurs, it is the most important regional business alliance in Colombia. ProPacífico is a founding member.
• Cali para MícoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022The largest citizen participation initiative ever undertaken in a Colombian city, through which ProPacífico and citizens identified priorities for the transformation of Cali. It serves as a platform for action that articulates actors and generates consensus around common goals, driving a shared vision with concrete and measurable projects.
• Compromiso VallecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021A tool for collective impact that, through direct and horizontal dialogue and active listening, brings together and coordinates citizens, communities, businesses of all sizes, social leaders, and foundations to contribute to closing social gaps in Valle del Cauca. Through six axes/priorities, it aims to create opportunities for the most vulnerable population. As of June 2024, it has engaged over 67,000 participants and 700+ companies.
• Compromiso TerritoriocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021A strategy for incidence, management, and articulation to promote sustainable transformation of southern Valle del Cauca and northern Cauca. Works with business foundations, companies, and communities across 9 municipalities: Santander de Quilichao, Puerto Tejada, Villa Rica, Padilla, Guachené, Miranda, Corinto, Caloto, Buenos Aires, Florida, and Pradera. Structured around four strategic axes: social/cultural/sports, economic, institutional, and environmental.
• City Cancer Challenge (CCAN)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Initiative oriented toward strengthening the oncological care system, promoting institutional articulation, improvement of technical capacities, and development of strategies for comprehensive cancer care in Valle del Cauca. ProPacífico serves as City Manager for the City Cancer Challenge Foundation in the region.
• AstraZenecacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInter-institutional alliance for strengthening the health system in Valle del Cauca, including technical validation and dissemination of clinical-administrative pathways for diagnosis and timely treatment of ovarian cancer, and design of a differential pathway for early detection of breast cancer directed at the LGTB community.
• Swisscontact (Colombia + Competitiva Program)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProPacífico serves as an articulator in the Regional Alliance for Development and Strengthening of Dual Training Experiences in Valle del Cauca, promoted by the Colombia + Competitiva Program led by Swisscontact with support from the Embassy of Switzerland. Works to strengthen the dual training ecosystem through inter-institutional alliances linking technical training with regional companies.
• Banco de Alimentos de CaliminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in disaster response coordination, particularly for the 2026 earthquake relief efforts. Collaborated with ProPacífico and Colgate-Palmolive to manage and distribute donations effectively across affected areas.
• TeslaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTesla donated eight energy storage systems to four Colombian departments affected by the August 10, 2026 earthquake, coordinated through the First Lady's foundation and ProPacífico. Equipment supports schools, community centers, health services, and police units in areas with inaccessible essential services.
• Colgate-PalmoliveminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerColgate-Palmolive donated personal hygiene products valued at $1.6 billion COP (over 250,000 units) to earthquake-affected communities in Cali, Valle del Cauca, Chocó, and Risaralda, in partnership with Banco de Alimentos de Cali and ProPacífico. Employees contributed approximately 930 hours of volunteer work.
• Plataforma Río CaucacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInter-institutional collaborative platform for the recovery of the Upper Cauca River Basin, articulating over 37 public, private, academic, community organizations, guilds, foundations, and civil society entities from Valle del Cauca and Cauca. Structured around 4 strategic lines and 14 prioritized projects for environmental recovery and water security.
• Cali Cómo Vamos and Buenaventura Cómo VamoscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCitizen initiatives that monitor and evaluate quality of life in Cali and Buenaventura using technical indicators and perception surveys. Part of the national Cómo Vamos network, promoting transparency, access to public information, and evidence-based decision-making.
• Valle por y para TodoscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrivate sector initiative to accelerate sustainable development and promote SDG achievement with territorial vision. Brings together 30 companies and 8 business foundations contributing to the social fabric across natural resources, equity and inclusion, and wealth generation.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

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