The Mel & Renate Cohen Endowment supports Pasadena Community Foundation’s grantmaking in the Impact Area of Human Services, specifically combating homelessness. This is a Fund for Pasadena, which benefits local organizations working to sustain and uplift our community.
Even though they come from different economic backgrounds, cultures, continents, and childhood experiences, Renate and Mel Cohen have forged a long marriage based on love – for each other, their family, and the Pasadena community they’ve called home for decades.
On paper, their differences could be problematic: Mel was a saxophone-playing, jazz-loving, American G.I. who grew up poor in East Los Angeles; Renate is from a large, cultured family in Stuttgart, Germany who was raised on theater and concerts. But the Arcadia couple has a common affection for the arts and a strong desire to give back and be of service to the community.
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