- Check
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
Credit card gifts can be made online on our website. Your transaction is secure, and you will receive an immediate tax acknowledgment letter. Donate now.
- Wire Transfer & Securities
To make a gift of stocks, bonds, mutual funds or other appreciated assets, please follow these instructions (download PDF).
To make a gift by wire transfers, please follow these instructions (download PDF).
If you have a question, please contact Jennifer Clark, Donor Relations Associate, at (626) 796-2097, ext. 103 or jclark@pasadenacf.org.
- IRA Charitable Rollover
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. Read more about the IRA Charitable Rollover.
- Real Estate
Real estate assets can be impactful philanthropic gifts and generate tremendous tax savings for sellers. Learn more.
- Life Insurance
For gifts of life insurance, reach out to Liz Algermissen, Director of Development, at (626) 796-2097, ext. 105 or ealgermissen@pasadenacf.org.
- Wills and Trusts
Planned gifts or bequests are charitable gifts made from your estate after you have passed. Learn more.
- Charitable Gift Annuities
A Charitable Gift Annuity (CGA) supports your favorite nonprofit organization and provides a lifetime of income too. Learn more.
- Gift to an Existing Fund
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 or area of interest and make your gift online. Search Funds.
- Car Donation
PCF has partnered with CARS (Charitable Adult Rides & Services) to make donating your car easy. Proceeds can benefit any PCF fund, including Friends & Fellows, a DAF, Endowments, or a Scholarship.
Donate here or call (855) 500-7433 to talk to a donor support representative.
Donation Options
With your gift to PCF, you become one of the many generous philanthropists who have invested in the strength of our community and the health and well-being of our neighbors.
