The Insular Life Educational Foundation or the ILEF was established on October 31.

ILEF launched its Golden Eagle Award for the first time, conferring it to high school valedictorians nationwide.

The Foundation was registered at the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The first Insular Life Youth Awards (ILYA) were conferred.

ILEF won an Anvil Award for “Most Outstanding Program in Community Relations in the Private Sector.” This was presented by the Public Relations Society of the Philippines.

ILEF signed a memorandum of understanding with University of the Philippines campuses: Diliman, Los Banos, and Visayas. In the same year, ILEF received a Presidential Recognition of Merit for its contributions to the welfare and development of the Filipino youth.

The Foundation established a technical education scholarship with the Technological University of the Philippines in Visayas and Taguig.

ILEF participated in the Educational Research and Development Foundation’s Balik-Paaralan Scholarship Program, aimed to reduce grade school dropouts by providing scholarships to deserving fifth and sixth grade students.

The Insular Life Education Foundation became the Insular Life Foundation (ILF) to expand its thrust to other corporate social responsibility programs.

ILF partnered with the Ateneo Training Center to initiate the Teacher Retraining Program.

Insular Life and its employees raised ₱200,000 for Children’s Hour which is an initiative of the International Youth Foundation.

The Foundation adopted Itaas Elementary School and set up a computer laboratory in Pedro Diaz Highschool, both in Muntinlupa City.

Insular Life employees volunteered to build homes during Habitat for Humanity's "World Leaders Build" in Muntinlupa, Las Pinas, and Escalante City in Negros Occidental.

ILF embarked on an employee-volunteerism program called “Adopt-A-Scholar” where employees adopt a Grade 1 pupil from a public elementary school to provide school supplies every year, until the pupil graduates from the elementary level or Grade 6.

Employees built the first house for the Gawad Kalinga Program in Samata Village,
Las Pinas. The employees continued to volunteer at the GK Sison Village, Muntinlupa in 2005 and at GK Sunshineville, Las Pinas in 2006.

ILF, in partnership with the Ateneo Center for Educational Development, conducted its first Principal Empowerment Program in Metro Manila.

ILF and Adarna House conducted the first Storytelling Workshop.

The Gold Eagle College Scholarship Program was relaunched for University of the Philippines-Diliman Education and Math students.

The Insular Life Golden Eagle incentive award gold medal was revived after its discontinuation in 1994.

The Insular Life – GK Tambayani Center held its groundbreaking ceremony at the GK Manggahan-Kawayan Village in Paranaque. The company, in addition, donated ₱1.1 million to the Gawad Kalinga Program.

In March 2010, to align the name of the Foundation with the rebranding of Insular Life, the name of Foundation as incorporated in September 1969 was changed to Insular Foundation, Inc. (IFI).

In partnership with the Adarna House, the first two volumes of the IFI children’s storybooks; “Christmas in February” and “The Luckiest Girl in the World” were published. In the subsequent years, 2 more titles were added “Bisnes Boy Minggoy” and “Wishing Well”.

IFI donated ₱1 million to the conservation efforts of the Philippine Eagle Foundation in recognition of the Insular Group’s refreshed brand identity which used the Philippine Eagle as the part of the corporate logo.

The Gold Eagle Scholarship Program added five more State Universities and Colleges to its program. These are Aurora State College of Technology, Benguet State University, Bohol Island State University, Central Mindanao University, and Davao Oriental State College of Science and Technology (now known as Davao Oriental State University).

IFI partnered with the Philippine Business for Social Progress and the Department of Education for the construction of new three-classroom buildings to San Fernando Central Elementary School in Tacloban, Leyte.

IFI and Knowledge Channel Foundation, Inc. (KCFI) partner to produce financial literacy videos.

IFI held Storytelling Workshops in two public elementary schools in Tacloban - San Fernando Central Elementary School and San Jose Elementary School.

IFI carries on with its advocacy of raising the quality of education in the country as it renews its partnership with KCFI with two educational videos.

IFI renewed its support to the conservation efforts of the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) via a P3 Million donation spread over three years.

IFI marked its 50th anniversary through the iCan Leadership Summit for its scholars.

IFI joined the local government of Lubao, Pampanga and the Philippine Bamboo Foundation (PBF) to formalize the project called “Kawayanihan: Protecting the Environment and Lives through Community Work and Cooperation.” 

IFI partnered with Cebuana Lhuillier Foundation to support the Alternative Learning System (ALS) Program.

The 50k for 50 Hours Campaign was launched wherein 3,125 volunteer hours were recorded through the participation of over 300 Insular Life employees in various outreach activities.

IFI received the World Vision CSR Company of the Year from the Asia CEO Awards.

IFI provided free life insurance to more than 30,000 essential workers during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The InLife KAYA! Kaloob Para kay Ate at Kuya program was launched to raise funds to assist InLife Carers or the externally sourced service personnel of Insular Life during the pandemic.

IFI partnered with KCFI to provide skills training on “Teaching in the New Normal” to 130 school personnel in 10 public schools in Muntinlupa City.

Insular Life and Insular Foundation donated over P600,000 to nine health institutions and charitable organizations through the “Steps for a Cause” employee volunteer campaign. The program was recognized by the Philippine Quill Awards in 2022.

IFI launched the pilot run of the InLife Negosyo Challenge, in partnership with InLife Sheroes, Villgro Philippines, and inBest Ventures.

Starting AY 2022-2023, the Gold Eagle College Scholarship Program shifted its focus to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) courses.

IFI forged a partnership with the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation (RAFI) for the “Growing InLife: Native Tree Growing Project,” where 10,000 native seedlings were planted in Catmon, Cebu through RAFI’s One-To-Tree Program.

IFI hosted the “InLife Race for the Extra Mile” to mark InLife’s 112th anniversary. This fitness for charity challenge won an award at the 2023 Area Awards.

The Tutor Kita Program won an Anvil Award from the Public Relations Society of the Philippines.

IFI celebrated its 54th anniversary by treating its scholars to an immersion of Philippine arts and culture at the Ayala Museum. It also spearheaded an art workshop and history lecture in partnership with the Ayala Foundation.

IFI held the Career Readiness Summit, which was attended by its Gold Eagle scholars, Insular Life's Company Scholars, and graduating students from other invited schools. The Summit focused on relatable experiences, practical insights, and soft skills to help our future jobseekers navigate employment and workplace culture in the post-pandemic times.