History

Club Charter

The Fil Am Lions Club of San Francisco, today known as the San Francisco Fil-Am Lions Club was chartered on June 2, 1971 as the 14th Lions Club in San Francisco, and was sponsored by the Mission Lions Club of San Francisco, later merged into the Geneva Excelsior Lions Club.

The club is identified as Club #2135 by the International Association, and our listing on their website can be found below.

Sister/Twinned Clubs

  • Manila Chinatown Lions Club

    • District 301-A1

    • 1976

  • Baguio City Host Lions Club

    • District 301-C

    • July 10, 1987

  • Magdalo Lions Club

    • District 301-A2

    • September 3, 2011

  • Nueva Vizcaya Tribu Vizcayano Lions Club

    • District 301-C

    • January 17, 2018

  • Ayala Amity Centennial Lions Club

    • District 301-A

    • January 17, 2018

  • Candon City Host Lions Club

    • District 301-C

    • January 24, 2019

Registered Nonprofit

The San Francisco Fil-Am Lions Club is a Registered Nonprofit, operating under Section 501(c)(4) of the US Internal Revenue Code. This exemption falls under the group exemption of Lions Clubs International, as seen in the Tax Determination Letter below.

IRS 990-N for EIN 23-7219276

LCI Tax Determination Letter (Nov 1, 2019)

Past Presidents

  1. 1971 Dr. Esteban Sadang

  2. 1972 Robert Pizarro

  3. 1973 Mario Caramat

  4. 1974 Cris Bautista

  5. 1975 Cip Ayalin

  6. 1976 Romulo Molina

  7. 1977 Rene Miranda

  8. 1978 Aster Navarro

  9. 1979 Jun Caba

  10. 1980 Rudy Loredo

  11. 1981 Ray Santos

  12. 1982 Frank Lizardo

  13. 1983 Romulo Molina

  14. 1984 Edgar Salinas

  15. 1985 Alex Jayme & Joe Mandoriano

  16. 1986 Roger Gulen

  17. 1987 Dr. Oscar Saddul

  18. 1988 Dr. Dionysius Macatiag

  19. 1989 Dr. Anthony Villanueva

  20. 1990 Jorge Dikit

  21. 1991 Dr. Lene Martinez

  22. 1992 Tony Toledo

  23. 1993 Elma Loredo

  24. 1994 Dr. Alice Marcos

  25. 1995 Victor Dela Cruz

  26. 1996 Ernany Cruz

  27. 1997 Marc Tica

  28. 1998 Polly Arzaga

  29. 1999 Felicidad Bernaldez

  30. 2000 Al Guiriba

  31. 2001 Dr. Celina Tablante

  32. 2002 Dr. Celina Tablante

  33. 2003 Veny Zamora

  34. 2004 Dr. Tony & Virgie Gualberto

  35. 2005 Mario Panoringan

  36. 2006 Helen Marte

  37. 2007 Dr. Augusto B. Valera Jr.

  38. 2008 Dr. Augusto B. Valera Jr.

  39. 2009 Shirley Dimapilis

  40. 2010 Shirley Dimapilis

  41. 2011 Ferdinand Feria

  42. 2012 Helen Marte

  43. 2013 Helen Marte

  44. 2014 Sandra Vergara

  45. 2015 Luisa Valera

  46. 2016 Rufo Macaraeg

  47. 2017 Ronnie Pili Dori

  48. 2018 Rufo Macaraeg

  49. 2019 Helen Marte

  50. 2020 August Valera

  51. 2021 Lorna Feria