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Betty Jean Ho Endowment

The Betty Jean Ho Endowment is an unrestricted fund that supports PCF’s local grantmaking and honors Betty’s decades of public service, volunteerism, and leadership in Pasadena. A former PCF board member and dedicated community advocate, Betty ensured her legacy of giving would continue through this lasting fund.

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OVERVIEW

About the Fund

The Betty Jean Ho Endowment is a PCF Endowment Builder fund and provides unrestricted support for PCF’s local grantmaking programs in the Pasadena area. Following 10 years of PCF board service (1997-2017) and a lifetime of dedication to community causes, Betty ensured that her support of good work in Pasadena will continue forever. Betty received her B.S. in occupational therapy at USC and her teacher certification from the graduate school of education. She taught in Palo Alto schools and served as an occupational therapist at Children’s Hospital in San Francisco before moving to Pasadena in the late 1950s.

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A Life of Service to Pasadena

While raising three children, Betty became a community volunteer and activist. She lent her time and many talents to myriad organizations and projects, including Pasadena City College Asian American Task Force, Pasadena Educational Foundation, Five Acres, YWCA Pasadena, and two organizations that eventually came under the umbrella of PCF: the Pasadena Child Health Foundation and the Rowe & Gayle Giesen Trust. Betty was perhaps best known for serving as the longtime field representative to former Pasadena mayors Katie Nack and Bill Bogaard. Betty passed away in 2022.

Grantmaking Impact

Through this fund, PCF has been able to

  • Provide sustained 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.
  • Support flexibility
  • Allows PCF to 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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