Ways to Give

Checks should be made payable to the Pasadena Community Foundation. If you are making a gift to a specific fund, please include the fund name in the memo line.

Mail to:
Pasadena Community Foundation
301 East Colorado Blvd., Suite 810
Pasadena, CA 91101

Credit card gifts can be made online on our website. Your transaction is secure, and you will receive an immediate tax acknowledgment letter.

To make a gift of stocks, bonds, mutual funds or other securities, or transfer cash, the wire instructions are below. Please note: A PCF staff member will call and verbally confirm wire instructions before sending any funds, using the phone numbers we have on file or by verifying them independently online. We will not rely on the contact information in email signatures.
If you have a question, please Email or Call Jennifer Clark, Gift & Operations Associate.

Individuals age 70½ or older can make gifts directly from their IRA to the Pasadena Community Foundation to satisfy their required minimum distribution and avoid taxes on up to $100,000 per person.

Real estate can be a powerful philanthropic asset, offering significant tax advantages for donors. Pasadena Community Foundation has extensive experience accepting gifts of both residential and commercial properties. To explore how your real estate donation can make a lasting impact, please contact our Vice President of Development by email or call .

Planned gifts or bequests are meaningful contributions made through your estate after your passing. Pasadena Community Foundation can work closely with you and your estate planning attorney to develop a charitable gift memorandum or incorporate your wishes into your estate plan. To explore how your estate can make a lasting impact, please contact our Vice President of Development by email or call .

PCF manages more than 400 named funds established by individuals, families, companies, and organizations to benefit specific causes or organizations. You can search for an existing charitable fund by name on our funds list to make a donation.