PHASE 1 (0-6 Mos): Respond and Relieve

In the weeks following the Eaton Fire, the Pasadena Community Foundation has partnered with nonprofit organizations throughout Altadena and Pasadena to direct emergency grants to impacted fire residents. These nonprofits were on the ground immediately and, with the help of PCF funding, disbursing aid that included: Cash assistance Groceries and emergency supplies Emergency childcare Rental assistance Phase 1 Grantee List Rounds 1 & 2 of Phase 1 funding has supported 40 nonprofits: Altadena Library Foundation Altadena Rotary Charities Altadena Town Council Altadena Eaton Fire Relief Fund Beacon Housing Boys & Girls Club of Pasadena Casa Treatment Center CivicSoul College Access Plan Convalescent Aid Society Door of Hope (2 grants) Families Forward Learning Center First African Methodist Episcopal Church Five Acres Flintridge Center Foothill Family Foothill Unity Friends in Deed Greenline Housing Foundation Harambee Ministries Huntington Hospital – Senior Care Network Impact House Learning Works MPYD (Mentoring & Partnership for Youth Development) My Tribe Rise NDLON (National Day Laborers Organizing Network) New Revelation Baptist Church PACTL Pacific Clinics Pasadena Audubon Society Pasadena Humane Pasadena Meals on Wheels Pasadena Senior Center Pasadena Village (2 grants) Shepherd’s Door St. Vincent de Paul at St. Elizabeth Church Stars Victory Bible Church Villa Esperanza Young & Healthy YWCA San Gabriel Valley

PHASE 2 (3-18 Mos): Stabilize and Support

Phase 2 funding will be disbursed to local nonprofits that are providing the following stabilization and support aid: Temporary and medium-term housing Family support and childcare Mental health support Case management

PHASE 3: (Long-Term) Recover and Rebuild

Those who live and work in Altadena understand the needs of this community best and play a critical role in long-term recovery and rebuilding efforts. PCF will prioritize Phase 3 support for residents who want to come back home to Altadena and reestablish their lives and/or rebuild their property. We are currently working with local leaders, residents, and community stakeholders to formulate our plans and will have more details soon.

Eaton Fire Fund | Pasadena Community Foundation

The Eaton Fire Relief & Recovery Fund provides resources to community-based nonprofit agencies in support of families and individuals in Altadena, Pasadena, and Sierra Madre directly impacted by the Eaton Fire.

Since 1953, the Pasadena Community Foundation has been serving the communities of Altadena, Pasadena, and Sierra Madre— our core grantmaking footprint. PCF has always fostered and benefited from strong relationships with residents and nonprofit organizations in these areas.

In response to the devastating Eaton Fire, PCF’s Board approved, on January 8, an initial $100,000 grant to launch the Eaton Fire Relief & Recovery Fund. PCF immediately began working with trusted nonprofit partners to provide immediate relief services such as food, shelter, rent assistance, emergency childcare, and medical care.

Donate Now

Our Role and Approach

Community foundations are grantmaking charitable organizations dedicated to improving the lives of people in a defined local geographic area. As a community foundation in the Greater Pasadena area since 1953, PCF has a long history of catalyzing change through philanthropy. PCF supports more than 100 nonprofits in Altadena, Pasadena, and Sierra Madre with grant funding each year. Moreover, because of its long-standing relationships throughout Altadena, Pasadena, and Sierra Madre, PCF serves as a community leader that convenes partners around important initiatives and connects funders to organizations and to projects.

For these reasons, PCF is in a unique position to aid the Eaton Fire relief and recovery efforts. Our work includes not only strategic grantmaking through the Eaton Fire Fund but also sharing information, convening, coordinating, and collaborating with a range of partners.

We know our community’s needs continue to evolve following a disaster of this scale. Of the many areas of profound need, PCF has concluded that it can make the most difference by focusing on three phases of funding support and by addressing specific issues in each phase.

PHASE 1 (0-6 Mos): Respond and Relieve
In the weeks following the Eaton Fire, the Pasadena Community Foundation has partnered with nonprofit organizations throughout Altadena and Pasadena to direct emergency grants to impacted fire residents. These nonprofits were on the ground immediately and, with the help of PCF funding, disbursing aid that included:
- Cash assistance
- Groceries and emergency supplies
- Emergency childcare
- Rental assistance
Phase 1 Grantee List
Rounds 1 & 2 of Phase 1 funding has supported 40 nonprofits:

Altadena Library Foundation
Altadena Rotary Charities
Altadena Town Council Altadena Eaton Fire Relief Fund
Beacon Housing
Boys & Girls Club of Pasadena
Casa Treatment Center
CivicSoul
College Access Plan
Convalescent Aid Society
Door of Hope (2 grants)
Families Forward Learning Center
First African Methodist Episcopal Church
Five Acres
Flintridge Center
Foothill Family
Foothill Unity
Friends in Deed
Greenline Housing Foundation
Harambee Ministries
Huntington Hospital – Senior Care Network
Impact House
Learning Works
MPYD (Mentoring & Partnership for Youth Development)
My Tribe Rise
NDLON (National Day Laborers Organizing Network)
New Revelation Baptist Church
PACTL
Pacific Clinics
Pasadena Audubon Society
Pasadena Humane
Pasadena Meals on Wheels
Pasadena Senior Center
Pasadena Village (2 grants)
Shepherd’s Door
St. Vincent de Paul at St. Elizabeth Church
Stars
Victory Bible Church
Villa Esperanza
Young & Healthy
YWCA San Gabriel Valley
PHASE 2 (3-18 Mos): Stabilize and Support
Phase 2 funding will be disbursed to local nonprofits that are providing the following stabilization and support aid:
- Temporary and medium-term housing
- Family support and childcare
- Mental health support
- Case management
PHASE 3: (Long-Term) Recover and Rebuild
Those who live and work in Altadena understand the needs of this community best and play a critical role in long-term recovery and rebuilding efforts. PCF will prioritize Phase 3 support for residents who want to come back home to Altadena and reestablish their lives and/or rebuild their property. We are currently working with local leaders, residents, and community stakeholders to formulate our plans and will have more details soon.