Pasadena Community Foundation – Created by and for the People of Pasadena

Pasadena Community Foundation improves and enriches the lives of people in the greater Pasadena area through grantmaking to strengthen local nonprofit organizations, enabling donors to meet their philanthropic goals, and building permanent endowments as a sustainable source of financial support for our community.

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Jennifer DeVoll Marks 20 Years with the Foundation

“It’s been an honor to guide PCF’s phenomenal evolution as PCF’s President and CEO for 20 years. When I arrived at PCF in 2002, I inherited 50 years of strong stewardship. Since then, my efforts have centered on building visibility and organizational capacity, strengthening community trust, and deepening people’s understanding of the role of a community foundation. Looking back, I recognize that PCF has grown in three important ways during my tenure, each significantly fueling PCF’s local impact.” ~ Jennifer DeVoll

PCF Receives Landmark $10 Million Gift from the Petersen Foundation

Pasadena Community Foundation (PCF) recently received a landmark $10 million gift from the Petersen Foundation – the single largest gift...

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PCF Extends a Lifeline to Two Local Small Businesses

In late fall 2021, local social media users were abuzz with distressing news: A beloved local restaurant, Burrito Express on...

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The Pasadena Community Foundation helps donors maximize the impact of their charitable contributions. Together we strengthen the community, preserve cultural resources, and assist those in need.

What we’ve done, together

Thanks to the generosity of philanthropists who call our community home, PCF continues to thrive and expand its influence.

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69

years of prudent stewardship

$160M

charitable assets through 2021

336%

growth of assets 2011-2021

400+

number of active funds

$122+M

awarded to non-profits since 1953

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News & Events

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A New Truck for Altadena Mountain Rescue Team

If you hike, bike, or re-create in the San Gabriel Mountains, you have undoubtedly seen Altadena Mountain Rescue Team (AMRT) at work. They are true superheroes in our local foothills. Established in 1951, AMRT is one of the oldest search and rescue teams in the United States. It is one of eight rescue teams in…

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Bob Lucas Library Expands Its Impact with PCF Grant

In October of this year, the Altadena Library Foundation was awarded a $50,000 PCF Capital Campaign Grant in support of its major renovation and expansion project at the Bob Lucas Memorial Library, one of two libraries in the Altadena Library District. The project nearly doubles the usable square footage of the branch library by adding…

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PCF Sponsors 10 Interns at Coffee with a Cause

Ten young adults exiting foster care learned this fall that, with funding support from Pasadena Community Foundation, they had landed a spot in the invaluable job-readiness internship program at Coffee with a Cause (CWAC). The program accepts up to 20 youth per quarter and provides employment-skills training following Specialty Coffee Association of America standards. PCF…