Our Mission & History
The Pasadena Foundation was formed in 1953 to address needs in our community. Now organized as the Pasadena Community Foundation, our mission is to inspire generosity and engage the resources of our community for present needs unfulfilled and future needs unforeseen.
We enact our mission by
Providing grant funding to strengthen community-based organizations;
Promoting and participating in community partnerships;
Enabling donors to meet their philanthropic goals; and
Serving as a leader and catalyst to build charitable funds emphasizing permanent endowments to fund grants to local organizations
Established as the Pasadena Foundation in 1953 by noted philanthropist Louis A. Webb, the organization changed its name in 2005 to better reflect its identity and its mission.