Coexistence with Cougars – A PCF Grant Will Further That Goal

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The Cougar Conservancy, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit, is helping to fill a gap in conservation research: It helps humans coexist with cougars. Using science-based management and innovative community outreach programs, the Cougar Conservancy builds awareness, understanding, appreciation, and tolerance of cougars. A recent Animal Welfare Grant from Pasadena Community Foundation (PCF) will help the organization…

Perinatal Program at Elizabeth House Gets PCHF Grant Boost

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The Elizabeth House is a nonprofit that has been providing comprehensive care and support to women and children in the Pasadena area for 30 years. It is the only organization in Los Angeles and Orange counties that welcomes pregnant mothers and their children under the age of five into their residential program, creating a haven…

PCF Grant Supports Environmental Stewardship at Eaton Canyon

A group of people walk along a path in an outdoor natural area. Mountains are in the background, and in the foreground is a sign that reads Eaton Canyon Trail.

Eaton Canyon is a natural area in northeast Pasadena that holds an incredible array of plant and wildlife biodiversity inside its nearly 200 acres. Visitors can enjoy its myriad hiking trails, equestrian trails with a staging area, picnic areas, a seasonal stream, natural habitats, native plants, and wildlife. A 2024 PCF Animal Welfare Grant will…

Pasadena Child Health Foundation Grants Announced

A group of elementary school-age kids, all wearing yellow shirts and black pants, work together with long black hoses while inside a school gymnasium. They are laughing and working together as teams.

Pasadena Community Foundation is proud to announce this year’s 12 recipient organizations for Pasadena Child Health Foundation (PCHF) grant awards which total $245,000. PCHF is a fund of the Pasadena Community Foundation and provides funding to reduce disparities that adversely impact the health of children residing in the Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) attendance area….

2024 Spring Grant Awards Announced

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Pasadena Community Foundation (PCF) is proud to announce its first round of grant awards in 2024. PCF oversees 11 grant programs each year, and the following awards represent funding for three of those programs, totaling $153,000. Animal Welfare Grants PCF’s Animal Welfare Grant Program  launched in 2021 to support nonprofits in the greater Pasadena area…