Lasting Change

Our Local Impact

For decades, Pasadena Community Foundation has been a local driving force that has amplified opportunities and uplifted important initiatives, helping create a thriving and connected community for residents. With the power of donor partnerships, PCF channels strategic funding into nonprofits and helps turn community vision into measurable impact.

About PCF 2025 Impact Report

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Home Community Impact

Our Growing Impact

$260 Million in Assets

Our mission is to inspire generosity and engage the resources of our community for present needs unfulfilled and future needs unforeseen. By carefully managing our assets and expanding our grantmaking over the years, PCF has been able to mobilize resources at a moment’s notice for disasters like the Covid pandemic, Eaton Fire, or immediate initiatives that arise, while always stewarding our assets to prepare for whatever the future may hold next.

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A Legacy of Good

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74.3%

growth rate of PCF assets 2019-2024

PCF financials

$25 million

total grantmaking in Greater Pasadena area 2020-2025

PCF grantmaking impact

$72 + million

raised for Eaton Fire Relief & Recovery Fund

Eaton Fire Relief & Recovery Fund

$2.5 million

awarded to create 150 new units of affordable housing in the Pasadena area since 2019

PCF Affordable Housing Initiative

150

local students supported by PCF scholarships in 2024

Scholarship Programs

Real Stories. Real People. Real Impact.

Every day, Pasadena Community Foundation partners with local nonprofits to support real people throughout the Pasadena area in meaningful ways. From expanding educational opportunities and protecting our natural environment to championing affordable housing and beyond, our funding helps build a stronger, more equitable community.

An Apartment for Sky Celine

In 2024, 20-year-old Sky Celine proudly showcased her brand new apartment – one of six that now houses youth transitioning out of foster care. This housing project resulted from a dynamic collaboration among several community partners, including Pasadena Community Foundation.

A Literacy Center for Altadena

With support from a 2024 PCF Capital Campaign Grant to the Altadena Library Foundation, the Bob Lucas Branch Library reopened in August 2025, showcasing a brand new Adult Literacy Center, dedicated children’s area, and an outdoor reading garden.

Three generations of an African American family stand on a cleared lot in Altadena following the Eaton Fire

Rebuilding for the Wood Family

Three generations of the Wood family lost their homes in the Eaton Fire. Thanks to $4.55 million from PCF’s Altadena Builds Back Foundation, San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity will rebuild the Wood home and 21 others in West Altadena.

Why We Give

“PCF has become an ideal component of our annual giving. Decades ago, we decided to support organizations that focus on the mental health of young people, including Sycamores and Five Acres. We also support Ronald McDonald House Pasadena, which cares for young people as they cope with serious illness and allows them to stay with their families. When we discovered PCF and the ease with which we could help others, we have never looked back.”

~ Dave & Mitsuko Felton, PCF donors to the Here for Good Fund since 2012

“I’m confident that the Pasadena Community Foundation will steward and distribute my donations with impeccable integrity, thoughtfulness, and maximum benefit for Pasadena-area residents served by our non-profit organizations. Living in Pasadena and working for a Pasadena area nonprofit, I’ve seen firsthand that PCF helps us thrive.”

~Peggy Smith, PCF monthly recurring donor since 2013