A Legacy of Leadership and Community Service
In 1956, he founded the investment firm Gamble, Jones, Morphy & Bent. He was chairman of the board of Huntington Memorial for more than 30 years, as well as co-founder of the nonprofit group Pasadena Area Residential Aid (PARAID). Jim’s father, Cecil Gamble, was a founding advisory board member of the Pasadena Community Foundation, and Jim served on the PCF Board for 10 years from 1978-1987.
Jim also headed the board of advisors of The Gamble House, which his grandparents, David and Mary Gamble, built as a retirement home in 1908. Designed by architects Charles and Henry Greene, the house is considered one of the finest and best-preserved examples of the Craftsman style.
Following Jim’s death in 2004, the PARAID Board selected PCF to continue the legacy that Jim began through the Foundation’s Donor Advised giving program. The James Gamble Endowment Fund honors Jim’s work as the founder of PARAID and as a Board member of the foundation.
Grantmaking Impact
Through this fund, PCF has been able to
- Provide sustained funding
- Offer consistent financial support for our local grantmaking programs throughout Greater Pasadena.
- Enhance community programs
- Empower organizations to expand their services and reach more individuals in need.
- Support flexibility
- Allows PCF to direct resources when and where they are needed most, respond quickly to emerging needs, and fill funding gaps that restricted gifts can’t cover.
Contact Us
For more information about PCF giving opportunities, please contact
Pasadena Community Foundation
301 E. Colorado Blvd., Suite 810
Pasadena, CA., 91101
626.796.2097
pcfstaff@pasadenacf.org
