The mission of Pasadena Community Foundation is “To inspire generosity and engage the resources of our community for present needs unfulfilled and future needs unforeseen.” An integral element of that mission is our commitment to strengthening local nonprofits through grantmaking programs.
PCF’s grant programs provide support to nonprofits serving the Greater Pasadena area: Pasadena, Altadena, and Sierra Madre. Through a competitive grantmaking process, PCF identifies and funds projects and programs that advance our directive of addressing “present needs unfulfilled and future needs unforeseen.” See our current list of Grantees and learn about PCF’s impact in the Pasadena area.
PCF’s grant programs award funding to local nonprofits in the following areas:
PCF offers additional grant programs by invitation only:
PCF is committed to assisting nonprofit agencies, not only through our grant programs, but by partnering with them to manage their endowments. We call these Nonprofit Agency Funds.
Under certain circumstances, PCF will act as a fiscal sponsor so that a new organization seeking its own 501(c)(3) designation or a short-term project for public good can legally fundraise. Learn more about PCF Fiscal Sponsorship or contact Jennifer DeVoll at (626) 796-2097, ext. 101 or jdevoll@pasadenacf.org.
Jericho Road Pasadena — Nonprofits in the Pasadena area can receive free professional services from skilled volunteers! If your nonprofit could use some help with operational, strategic and capacity-building projects, such as management consulting, marketing and communication, board development, finance, or information technology, please contact:
Jericho Road Pasadena – www.jrpasadena.org, 626-714-7234.
“Partnering with PCF made a lot of sense. We are able to pool our assets with theirs and access a more diversified investment portfolio with professional oversight.”
