Chrystal Johnson and Karen Lang are sisters who have lived in the Pasadena area for more than 40 years. In 2022, they established a memorial donor-advised endowment for their parents at the Pasadena Community Foundation. The Charles & Geraldine Todd Endowment for Community & the Arts honor the Todds’ long lives and their passions for…
Jeff & Joan Palmer Fund
This fund supports the My Masterpieces Program within Pasadena Unified School District.
Sunny Stevenson Endowment for Arts & Culture
The family of Margaret “Sunny” Stevenson has established the Sunny Stevenson Endowment for Arts & Culture in honor of her lifetime commitment to supporting arts and culture in Pasadena. Sunny was born in Pasadena in 1924. She attended Pasadena schools and graduated from Pasadena Junior College. In August 1945, upon her graduation from Pomona College,…
The Uookaa Foundation
The Uookaa Foundation was established by Fred Wesley and Alison Snow in memory of their son Walker Wesley, who died suddenly on March 7, 2021 at age 31. “Uookaa,” pronounced “Wah-kah,” is Walker’s creative spelling of a nickname he acquired from a young child living down the street who had difficulty pronouncing the L and…
The Hummingbird Endowment for the Arts
Jennifer Lauren Miller Higley shaped her short life by caring for causes greater than herself and fully experiencing the brilliance of human expression. Whether that meant championing social equality and women’s rights, visiting museums and exhibitions weekly, teaching the art of ikebana, or sharing her love of film, music, and art with her friends and family,…