Writing your name, holding scissors, counting to 10, sitting quietly in a group, dressing yourself – for children, learning these skills is a big deal when Kindergarten is just around the corner. With the help of a Pasadena Community Foundation Education Grant, families across the Pasadena area have kiddos that have practiced these skills all…

Preventing shelter surrender is an important goal at Pasadena Humane. Thanks to a recent Animal Welfare Grant from Pasadena Community Foundation, the organization can help keep pets with the people who love them by expanding the reserves of its Helping Paws Pet Food Pantry. The Helping Paws program distributes free pet food and supplies –…

With help from a recent PCF Arts & Culture Grant, local arts nonprofit Light Bringer Project (LBP) will debut a powerful literary arts program, Locavore Lit, at three Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) schools this fall. LBP was one of 18 organizations that received funding from PCF’s inaugural Arts & Culture Grant Program. LBP is…

Pasadena Community Foundation’s is proud to announce that its inaugural Arts & Culture Grant Program has just awarded $335,000 to 18 Pasadena-area arts and culture organizations to help them mitigate the unchartered, precarious landscape following the pandemic. Leaders of the grantee organizations joined PCF on June 15, 2023 for a celebratory reception at the home…

A new nonprofit organization recently joined PCF’s “family” of grantee organizations. This spring, SoCal Beep Baseball Associate (SCBBA) was awarded a PCF Vista Nova Grant, which supports organizations that offer programs and services to blind or visually impaired individuals living in the greater Pasadena area and eastern portion of L.A. County. SoCal Beep Baseball adapts…