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Four adult women stand together, smiling and comfortable, outside a yellow house. The women at far left and far right have their arms wrapped around two young children.

A black man stands outside in front of a sign that reads Perry's Joint Cafe. He wears a black tshirt that also says Perry's Joint Cafe.

Four adults are outside in the sunshine, gathered around a gardening project. The man holds a shovel and is digging into the ground, Surrounding him are three women - two are leaning toward the newly created hole with their own gardening tools. One woman stands in the background holding a small spade.

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Passions.

Pasadena Community Foundation connects our community to important causes and enriches the lives of people in the greater Pasadena area.

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Community.

Four male high school students wearing college-themed sweatshirts stand embracing together in a line, smiling and facing the camera. A woman with a gray sweatshirt stands in the middle of them.

A young Asian woman wearing a green shirt sits on the floor laughing and smiling while holding onto a pit bull type dog. The dog looks directly at the camera, happy and comfortable - it wears a purple bandana and its pink tongue is sticking out.

Two women perform together in a dance against a dramatic black background. One facing the camera has her arms wide open in a graceful dance move; behind her is a woman dipping down toward the floor.

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What we've done together

Thanks to the generosity of philanthropists who call our community home, PCF continues to thrive and expand its influence.

$141M

Total grants funded since 1953

$42.6.4M

2019-2023 total grant disbursement

51%

Growth rate of total assets over the last 5 years

$94M

Funds solely designated to benefit Pasadena area nonprofits

$5.4M

Bequest & endowment donations in 2023

Grants / PCF News

A New Truck for Altadena Mountain Rescue Team

If you hike, bike, or re-create in the San Gabriel Mountains, you have undoubtedly seen Altadena Mountain Rescue Team (AMRT) at work. They are true superheroes in our local foothills. Established in 1951, AMRT is one of the oldest search and rescue teams in the United States. It is one of eight rescue teams in…

PCF News / Grants

Bob Lucas Library Expands Its Impact with PCF Grant

In October of this year, the Altadena Library Foundation was awarded a $50,000 PCF Capital Campaign Grant in support of its major renovation and expansion project at the Bob Lucas Memorial Library, one of two libraries in the Altadena Library District. The project nearly doubles the usable square footage of the branch library by adding…

PCF News / Grants

PCF Sponsors 10 Interns at Coffee with a Cause

Ten young adults exiting foster care learned this fall that, with funding support from Pasadena Community Foundation, they had landed a spot in the invaluable job-readiness internship program at Coffee with a Cause (CWAC). The program accepts up to 20 youth per quarter and provides employment-skills training following Specialty Coffee Association of America standards. PCF…

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A New Truck for Altadena Mountain Rescue Team

Bob Lucas Library Expands Its Impact with PCF Grant

PCF Sponsors 10 Interns at Coffee with a Cause