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Bernard & Mary Johnson Endowment

The Bernard & Mary Johnson Endowment was established in 2004 by “Bun” and Mary Johnson to support PCF’s local grantmaking in the Greater Pasadena area.

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Overview

About the Fund

While skiing at Mammoth Mountain, Mary Therese Ingraham met Bernard “Bun” Johnson at the bottom of Rope Tow #1, which had broken down and afforded them time to get acquainted. Bun, a UCLA Bruin and Mary, a USC Trojan, married August 15, 1952. Mary and Bun raised their family in Altadena.

Bun joined the Board of the Pasadena Community Foundation in 1999, bringing both financial expertise (as chairman emeritus of Provident Investment Counsel) and a deep commitment to the community.  He was an honorary director of the Tournament of Roses, a Board member of the SGV Council for the Boy Scouts of America, and a longtime member of Pasadena Rotary.

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Mary was also engaged as a volunteer, delivering many a hot meal to housebound Altadena residents through her work with the Scripps Home and Meals on Wheels. Mary was a terrific tennis and bridge player, and she proved her prowess at the Altadena Town and Country Club with wonderful, like-minded friends. She attained Master Bridge status and traveled to play in bridge tournaments.

Mary and Bun were yachters and navigated Mexican, Pacific, Atlantic, Alaskan, Great Lakes, and Caribbean waters on their sport fishing boats, Wild Coast and Reel World. They were Great Loop veterans, and traveled the world extensively with the Tournament of Roses group and their many friends and family.

Grantmaking Impact

Through this fund, PCF has been able to

  • Provide sustained and flexible funding
  • Offer consistent financial support for our local grantmaking programs throughout Greater Pasadena
  • Enhance community programs
  • Empower organizations to expand their services and reach more individuals in need
  • Direct resources when and where they are needed most, respond quickly to emerging needs, and fill funding gaps that restricted gifts can’t cover.

 Contact Us

For more information about PCF giving opportunities, please contact
Pasadena Community Foundation
301 E. Colorado Blvd., Suite 810
Pasadena, CA., 91101
626.796.2097
pcfstaff@pasadenacf.org

 

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