The Jim and Priscilla Gamb Endowment for Healthcare supports Pasadena Community Foundation’s grantmaking in health and safety. Inspired by their deep roots in the community and commitment to local healthcare, the fund ensures lasting support for organizations improving the well-being of Pasadena residents.
OVERVIEW
The Jim and Priscilla Gamb Endowment for Healthcare is a PCF Endowment Builder fund and provides support for PCF’s local grantmaking in the Impact Area of Health & Safety.
Jim and Priscilla Gamb have built a rich life together. They share several passions including family, improving education, and the Pasadena community. They are both committed to helping local health organizations, and have set up this endowment fund to ensure that support will continue for many years.
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Priscilla grew up in Pasadena and attended local public schools. After retiring as Director of Volunteers at Huntington Hospital, she became a volunteer at several nonprofit organizations in Pasadena. She also joined Pasadena Community Foundation’s Board and served as Chair for two years, 2022 and 2023.
Jim spent his career in investment management and used his significant financial expertise in service to various education and healthcare organizations. Jim remembers, “I fell in love with Pasadena 50 years ago while driving up Orange Grove to visit Priscilla, who lived in a home above the Rose Bowl.” Jim also served on the Pasadena Community Foundation Board for ten years.
“We chose to dedicate our endowment to healthcare as a way to support the work of the foundation in this vital area, and to say thank you for the benefits to our family over the years.”
Priscilla Gamb, center, as Vice Chair helping Chair Margaret Mgrublian and CEO Jennifer DeVoll accept the “Others Award” from the Salvation Army, June 2021.
Through this fund, PCF has been able to
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
