PCF Announces 2022 Education Grant Recipients

A teacher and young child closely examine an insect

Eleven local nonprofit organizations focused on education have just received $217,000 in grant funding from Pasadena Community Foundation as part of its refocused Education Grant Program. Since 2013, PCF has supported a dedicated education grant program to help bolster student success in the greater Pasadena area. In 2022, the foundation took the opportunity to reassess…

Yes, Virginia Grants Make Holiday Bright for 2,500 Local Children

Santa poses with an African American family at a local holiday party hosted by CHAP Care in Pasadena.

For the 28th consecutive year, Pasadena Community Foundation (PCF) has helped bring the magic of Christmas to 12 Pasadena-area nonprofit organizations with funding through its Yes, Virginia Grant Program. The grants will help 2,500 local children receive holiday gifts or participate in special holiday experiences at each recipient agency. In 1897, Frank Church, editor of…

Food Insecurity Grows – PCF Steps in with Emergency Funds

A senior man selects food from a food pantry distribution tent

Pasadena Community Foundation announces a round of emergency funding to address unprecedented local need during the holidays. Four local nonprofit organizations will receive $110,000 to assist with food pantries and other social services. Pasadena-area residents are enduring national 40-year-high inflation rates, and the resulting twin crises of food and housing insecurity has led to dramatic…

Are Your Charitable Gifts “Tax Smart” This Season?

It’s the season of charitable giving, and Pasadena Community Foundation has three ways you can maximize support for the causes you care about while also taking advantage of important tax benefits. Writing a check or giving via credit card is quick and easy, but there are tremendous tax benefits when you make gifts in other…

Video: PCF is “Here for Good”

Pasadena Community Foundation is “Here for Good.” Watch our short video to learn all the ways that our good work and  longevity in the Pasadena area has made a real difference to the work of our community partners and in the lives of residents.