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Four adult women stand together, smiling and comfortable, outside a yellow house. The women at far left and far right have their arms wrapped around two young children.

A black man stands outside in front of a sign that reads Perry's Joint Cafe. He wears a black tshirt that also says Perry's Joint Cafe.

Four adults are outside in the sunshine, gathered around a gardening project. The man holds a shovel and is digging into the ground, Surrounding him are three women - two are leaning toward the newly created hole with their own gardening tools. One woman stands in the background holding a small spade.

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Four male high school students wearing college-themed sweatshirts stand embracing together in a line, smiling and facing the camera. A woman with a gray sweatshirt stands in the middle of them.

A young Asian woman wearing a green shirt sits on the floor laughing and smiling while holding onto a pit bull type dog. The dog looks directly at the camera, happy and comfortable - it wears a purple bandana and its pink tongue is sticking out.

Two women perform together in a dance against a dramatic black background. One facing the camera has her arms wide open in a graceful dance move; behind her is a woman dipping down toward the floor.

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$141M

Total grants funded since 1953

$42.6.4M

2019-2023 total grant disbursement

51%

Growth rate of total assets over the last 5 years

$94M

Funds solely designated to benefit Pasadena area nonprofits

$5.4M

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Events / PCF News

PCF Legacy Event Features Author David Ambroz

On April 25, Pasadena Community Foundation hosted a special event for our Legacy Society Members, Endowment Builders, and community partners at the University Club of Pasadena: A conversation with national poverty and child welfare expert David Ambroz. He shared how his early-life experience of growing up homeless and in foster care ultimately led him to…

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Muir Senior Awarded PCF’s Inaugural Kennedy Scholarship

Pasadena Community Foundation (PCF) is proud to announce Eloheem Mahone as the inaugural recipient of the Leola Sudduth and Thomas Foster Kennedy Scholarship, an endowed fund at PCF that provides scholarships to outstanding college-bound African American and Black youth in the greater Pasadena area. Eloheem was awarded $20,000, payable over four years. The Kennedy Scholarship…

PCF News

A young woman wearing a light pink sleeveless blouse stands outdoors in bright sunshine. She has her hands clasped behind her back and is smiling broadly.

PCF Hall Scholarship Awarded to PUSD Senior

Pasadena Community Foundation (PCF) is proud to announce Tram Hoang-Le as the inaugural recipient of the Taylor & Don Hall Scholarship, a PCF fund established in early 2024. Tram, a senior at Marshall Fundamental High School with a 4.35 GPA, has pursued rigorous, science-focused studies during high school to provide a strong foundation for her…

News & Events

PCF Legacy Event Features Author David Ambroz

Muir Senior Awarded PCF’s Inaugural Kennedy Scholarship

PCF Hall Scholarship Awarded to PUSD Senior