La Casita Foundation was established in 1985 with a gift from the Pasadena Garden Club. The Garden Club continues to provide volunteer labor and oversight of a professional gardener, while La Casita Foundation and its volunteer board raise funds annually to support this work.
La Casita Foundation has made some significant strategic decisions that involve partnerships with the City of Pasadena, the Pasadena Community Foundation, and the Pasadena Garden Club. In partnership with the City of Pasadena, it launched a capital campaign to raise funds to restore the kitchen, bathrooms, and meeting room. The refurbished facility is now better equipped to handle the needs of local agencies for meetings, including upgraded catering and audio-visual capabilities.
In addition, La Casita Foundation has committed to honoring the intent of the original gift from the Garden Club to use the funds for the maintenance of the garden. To this end, it has created a fund at the Pasadena Community Foundation to hold the garden’s endowment. Yearly distributions from the endowment will supplement annual fundraising to pay for the operating expenses of the garden.
“Partnering with PCF made a lot of sense. We are able to pool our funds with their assets and access a more diversified investment portfolio with professional oversight.”
La Casita Foundation Board Member Tom Seifert
Learn more about Agency Funds at PCF
Pasadena Community Foundation
301 E. Colorado Blvd., Suite 810
Pasadena, CA., 91101
626.796.2097
pcfstaff@pasadenacf.org
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
