FUND PROFILE

Jim & Joan Caillouette Endowment for the Arts

This endowment supports local arts and culture organizations in Pasadena. Created as a birthday tribute to Joan Caillouette, it honors both Jim and Joan’s deep ties to the community and lifelong appreciation for the arts.

OVERVIEW

About the Fund

The Jim & Joan Caillouette Endowment supports Pasadena Community Foundation’s grantmaking in the Impact Area of Arts & Culture. This is a Fund for Pasadena, which benefits local organizations working to sustain and uplift our community. For Joan’s 85th birthday, her daughter and son-in-law, Anne and Ken Lawler, surprised her by creating the Jim & Joan Caillouette Endowment for the Arts at the Pasadena Community Foundation.

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Detail shot of an Art Deco-style building showing detailed friezes and brickwork

Jim and Joan moved to the Pasadena area in 1954, when Jim began his internship and residency at USC County Hospital. Jim spent his career as a prominent physician affiliated with Huntington Hospital. Joan divided her time between family and community volunteer work.

“I thought it would be appropriate to create the endowment for the arts since this is an area that mom loves,” said Anne Caillouette Lawler. “She has been a docent at the Huntington Library ever since I can remember. Pasadena has such great history and traditions, and we were pleased to create a fund that honors my parents’ engagement in Pasadena and supports our community’s arts organizations.”

Note: Jim Caillouette passed away in December, 2015 and Joan Caillouette passed away in October, 2021

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