A green, teal and yellow banner graphic stretches across the top of this page. It reads Here for Good 2023 Friends and Fellows Campaign and it showcases five photos that depict PCF's annual grantmaking.

Friends & Fellows Fund

Side by side with our donors, Pasadena Community Foundation strengthens Pasadena-area nonprofits with grant funding.

Each year, Pasadena area nonprofit organizations budget carefully to meet the needs of their clients. Sometimes their budgets fall short, and that’s where Pasadena Community Foundation steps in. Our funding allows nonprofit organizations to focus on what they do best – ensuring healthy, vibrant lives for our community’s residents. Your Here for Good gift to the Friends & Fellows Fund makes this possible.

By the end of 2023, PCF will have awarded over $2 million to more than 100 local nonprofits and $200,000 in scholarships throughout the greater Pasadena area.

Here are just three examples of PCF’s grantmaking impact this year:

African American Parent Council

$Two early elementary Black students - one female, one male - sit together at a table counting out currency.$

. . . expanded its Math Power Hour to two PUSD campuses to help 100 additional young Black students strengthen their math skills. One of 12 2023 Education Grantees, totaling $217,000 in funding.

Pasadena Meals on Wheels

A woman in a purple sweater and an older man in a yellow shirt stand together at a kitchen counter packing a cooler with pre-packaged meals for delivery.

. . . strengthened its nutrition and social services for older adults. One of seven 2023 Senior Grantees, totaling $60,000 in funding.

Arts & Culture Grant Program

A woman in a bright red sweater sits on a black bench in an art gallery contemplating two paintings. Her back is to the camera.

. . . PCF launched its Arts & Culture Grant Program and awarded grants totaling $335,000 to 18 local arts organizations to help them reimagine/rebuild their post-pandemic missions.

Be recognized as a PCF Friend or Fellow

Donors to the “Here for Good” Campaign will be recognized in the following ways:

PCF “Friends” are those who make a gift of $1 – $499. Friends are recognized on our website and annually in our publications.

PCF “Fellows” are those who make a gift of $500 or more. Fellows are recognized on our website and annually in our publications and invited to attend special events to honor the work of local nonprofit organizations.

Ways to Give

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Friends & Fellows Fund

Side by side with our donors, Pasadena Community Foundation strengthens Pasadena-area nonprofits with grant funding.

Be recognized as a PCF Friend or Fellow

Ways to Give

2023 Grant Impact

$110,000 in emergency funding for local food pantries.

$50,000 to Cancer Support Community San Gabriel Valley to purchase solar panels for the new permanent facility in Sierra Madre.

$561,000 in Capital Grants. The Gamble House received support to address a water intrusion problem.

12 new PCF Scholars, for a total of 37 students in the program, now in its 5th year.

College Women's Club - $61,500 to 17 women for the upcoming school year.

Education Grants: $217,000 to 11 organizations, including Partnership for Success

Free Days at Huntington Garden in support of veterans' and active duty members' well-being & self-care

Launched a new Arts & Culture Grant Program, with $335,000 funding to 18 arts organizations.

Rose Bowl Aquatics Center Water Safety Program for every 3rd grade student within PUSD.

SoCal Beep Baseball Association, Vista Nova Grant to assist visually impaired players enjoy the adaptive sport of beep baseball.

Union Station Homeless Services - renovations of 15 apartments for formerly unhoused families.

Yes Virginia Grants for 12 organizations, helping 2,500 local children enjoy the holidays.