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...
Learn MorePasadena 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.
Learn More“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
Read More in 2022 Annual ReportPasadena Community Foundation (PCF) recently received a landmark $10 million gift from the Petersen Foundation – the single largest gift...
Learn MoreIn late fall 2021, local social media users were abuzz with distressing news: A beloved local restaurant, Burrito Express on...
Learn MoreThanks to the generosity of philanthropists who call our community home, PCF continues to thrive and expand its influence.
Union Station Homeless Services (USHS) is a nonprofit that, since 1973, has led efforts to help unhoused individuals and families find housing and stay housed. Two 2023 PCF grants will help USHS’s important work with unhoused families and children. Support for Homeless Family Services PCF’s Pasadena Child Health Foundation (PCHF) funds programs that improve the…
Read MorePasadena Community Foundation hears frequently about the great things happening at John Muir High School Early College Magnet in northwest Pasadena. Muir’s momentum can be attributed to many factors, including the dynamic leadership of principal Dr. Lawton Gray, its three College and Career Academies, a dedicated parent body, and an array of outstanding extracurricular programs….
Read MoreLast fall, Pasadena Community Foundation was presented with a unique opportunity to expand its support for Transitional Age Youth (TAY). Coffee with a Cause, a Pasadena-based nonprofit social enterprise that assists TAY, requested funding to enroll three young adults in its paid internship program that helps youth secure stable, long-term employment. Recognizing the impact of…
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