In just two weeks, donors from near and far have helped Pasadena Community Foundation’s Eaton Fire Relief & Recovery Fund grow to more than $7 million. National and local foundations and corporations, along with more than 2,500 individuals, have amplified PCF’s ability to support our Pasadena-Altadena-Sierra Madre communities in the face of unimaginable destruction and…
PCF Disburses $533K in First Round of Fire Relief Grants
Pasadena Community Foundation (PCF) announces its first round of Eaton Fire Relief & Recovery Fund grants to 20 of our nonprofit partners in Altadena and Pasadena. The grants, totaling $533,000, are the first distribution from PCF’s Eaton Fire Fund, which was created last week and has raised more than $4 million to date thanks to…
Supporting Our Community: Eaton Fire Relief & Recovery Fund
Dear Pasadena Community Foundation Family, We have all been glued to the news watching the devastation of the Eaton Fire to our neighbors. My heart goes out to all who have been impacted by this disaster. The Pasadena Community Foundation (PCF) has opened the Eaton Fire Relief and Recovery Fund providing an opportunity for those…
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…
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…