Altadena Meals on Wheels (AMOW) began its meal service for aging residents in 1973. At the time, the Pasadena Community Foundation (then known as the Pasadena Foundation) provided funding to purchase office and kitchen equipment. Now, more than 50 years later, a 2024 PCF Senior Grant has helped the organization restart its operations following some…
In late January, inside an expansive, light-filled, charmingly cluttered art classroom, students at John Muir Early College Magnet High School busied themselves in front of large sewing machines and shaped their hands around earthy clay. Camaraderie, quiet chatter, and a happy calm permeated the space. PCF was visiting the art studio of Cynthia Lake, Muir’s…
One year ago, Pasadena Community Foundation awarded its inaugural Arts & Culture Grants with funding to 18 local arts organizations. Side Street Projects used its funding to support an Artist Residency Program that brings the community together with artists who center collective and intergenerational healing from trauma in their work. Two artists were selected to…
Kate Muehlemann Cataldo is an artist with a unique ability to bridge her longtime work in health and hospice care with intimate portraiture. She is one of two artists who were selected for Side Street Projects’ 2023-24 Artist Residencies. Pasadena Community Foundation funded each Residency through an Arts & Culture Grant to Side Street Projects…
Pasadena Community Foundation (PCF) is proud to announce the nonprofit recipients for its 2024 Arts & Culture Grant Program. The 16 selected nonprofits represent both emerging and established organizations, and the grants, totaling $302,000, provide flexible support in addressing ongoing challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic. See complete list of 2024 Arts & Culture grantees below….