Private Giving For the Public Good

“We have been blessed in life and it’s a good feeling to share those blessings with others.” 

- Tom & Marcie Harris

Pasadena Community Foundation

List of Current Funds

The Pasadena Community Foundation (PCF) works with donors to establish charitable funds. These funds provide on-going support to the greater Pasadena community and to causes our donors care about. PCF currently manages over 200 funds.

You can donate to a fund through PCF or give online through PayPal.

Pasadena Community Foundation Unrestricted Funds
These funds have been established to support the administration and grant making programs of the Pasadena Community Foundation.
  • PCF Endowment Fund
  • PCF Friends & Fellows Fund

Unrestricted Named Funds:

Field of Interest Funds
These funds have been established by gift or bequest to provide perpetual support for causes important to the donors or a specific charitable organization.

  • Arts and Culture
    These funds support cultural enrichment through the arts in Pasadena including music, architecture, visual and theatre arts, arts education and historic preservation

    • Live Orchestral Music Fund

    Education
    These funds support early childhood and public education, and out of school and lifelong learning educational opportunities; See also scholarship funds to assist local youth

    Health
    These funds support prevention, education or access to health care including direct care, medical research and training

    Seniors
    These funds support organization in Pasadena that address the special needs of the elderly

    • Cornelia L Eaton Endowment Fund for Assistance to the Elderly

    Social Services
    These funds support people with special challenges, such as those who have physical or learning challenges, those who are disabled, the poor and disenfranchised, fragile families, those in recovery or those suffering from abuse or neglect 

    Youth
    These funds support opportunities of children and teens in our community by supporting positive youth development opportunities and nurturing relationships by caring adults, to help our youth to become tomorrow's leaders, policy makers, workforce, and voters

    • Yes, Virginia Endowment Fund
    • Ralph & Margaret Norrington Youth Endowment Fund
    • Rebecca R. Anthony Endowment Fund for Needy and Underprivileged Children

Scholarship Funds
These funds have been established to reward achievement in a particular field or to provide financial assistance to students.

Agency Partner Funds
These funds have been established by non-profit organizations to receive endowment management services and/ or other support services

Designated Funds
You can create an endowment fund to support a specific charity. The fund will provide an annual grant to that charity while the corpus is preserved and invested for long term growth.

Special Project Funds
For appropriate projects within our community, PCF works with groups to collect donations for a special project or to support a group of donors to form a Giving Circle.

Donor Advised Funds
Donor Advised funds are established by individuals, families or groups that wish to stay actively involved in the grant making decisions of their funds:

Donor Advised Funds – Endowed

Donor Advised Funds - Expendable

  • Andrues Family Fund
  • Anonymous Fund (3)
  • Anson Advised Fund
  • Paul Arentsen Fund
  • Arnesen Family Fund
  • Gary & Georgette Awad Family Fund
  • Howard & Rhoda Backer Fund
  • Hancock & Julia Banning Fund
  • Sue Barton Fund
  • David & Josi Beringer Fund
  • Yvonne Bogdanovich Fund
  • Vern & Marsha Bohr Fund
  • Peter & Janine Boyle Fund
  • Clayton R. Braatz Fund
  • Hannah G. Bradley Fund
  • Brandt Family Fund
  • Wayne & Lisa Brandt Family Fund
  • Mr. & Mrs. Daniel M. Brigham, Jr. Fund
  • John & Louise Brinsley Fund
  • Elizabeth Burton Fund
  • Robert & LaVern Burwell Charitable Fund
  • Clark Byam Fund
  • Dr. & Mrs. James Caillouette Fund
  • Elizabeth Brown Calleton Fund
  • Donald & Marian Cameron Fund
  • Fiona K. Cameron Fund
  • Barbara B. Campbell Fund
  • Robert E. Carlson, Jr. Fund
  • Julie Ann Carpenter Memorial Fund
  • Cochran-Bond Investment Fund
  • Melvin & Barbara Cohen Fund
  • Carl W. & Lynn Cooper Fund
  • Frank J. and Lillian D. Cordon Fund
  • Roger Cox Memorial Fund
  • James A. & Jean Crabtree Fund
  • Phyllis & David Crandon Fund
  • Bill & Karlene Cunningham Fund
  • John & Ginny Cushman Fund
  • David M. & Holly R. Davis Fund
  • Mildred Davis Fund
  • Marina Forstmann Day Fund
  • Richard S. Dean Fund
  • DeWitt Family Fund
  • Karl & Carmela Dietzel Fund
  • Dunton Fund
  • Lily Ruth Ealy Fund
  • Eleven Twenty Seven Foundation Fund
  • Fastnow Family Fund
  • David & Mitsuko Felton Family Fund
  • Clarence & Anne Fleming Charitable Fund
  • Clarence & Anne Fleming Family Fund
  • Laura & Louis Fleming Jr. Fund
  • Jean Fleming Fund
  • Louise F. Fornaciari Fund
  • Merrill R. Francis Fund
  • Mr. & Mrs. Joel P. Fried Fund
  • Friend Fund
  • Alison C. Fuller Fund
  • Leora & Daniel J. Garner Fund
  • Lisa K. Garner Fund
  • Anton & Anita Garnier Fund
  • Frieda L. Gehlen Fund
  • Katherine Gillespie Fund
  • Albert H. Goering Fund
  • Shaun P. Grady Family Fund
  • Donald & Gigi Grant Fund
  • Griffith Fund
  • Gordon & Alice Griggs Fund
  • Glenn Gruber & Sharon Clark Fund
  • Barbara Hayden Fund
  • Micheal & LeAnn Healy Family Fund
  • Robert D. & Carol B. Herman Fund
  • Joseph A. & Jeannette E. Herron Fund
  • Brian G. Hirrel Fund
  • Betty Jean Ho Fund
  • Fred & Iris Hoblit Fund
  • Paul & Martha Hogan Fund
  • Jim & Susan House Fund
  • Gay S. Huffman Fund
  • Phillips & Laura Huffman Fund
  • Barbara S. Jameson Fund
  • Logan Lillian Jepson Memorial Fund
  • Bernard J. & Mary T. Johnson Fund

  • Judith G. Kelly Fund
  • John & Jennith Knox Family Fund
  • Gary & Kit Lamont Fund
  • Larsen / Garlock Fund
  • James R. Lee Fund
  • Leisy Family Fund
  • Mary C. Lejeune Fund
  • Eliza Linley & David Richardson Fund
  • Carol J. Liu & Michael R. Peevey Charitable Fund
  • Aaron Lynn Memorial Fund
  • H. Ross & Mary H. Mac Michael Fund
  • Melba Macneil Fund
  • Jacqueline Martin Fund
  • Ruth Stewart Martin Fund
  • Ben Massey Memorial Fund
  • Sina Massoumi Memorial Fund
  • Phillip D. & Lois S. Matthews Fund
  • W. W. & Evelyn McCalla Fund
  • Stephen & Judy McDonald Fund
  • Betty McLaughlin Fund
  • Elizabeth Medearis Fund
  • Thomas M. Mitchell Fund
  • Mulder Fund
  • Mary B. Nevins Fund
  • Mary Lois Nevins Fund
  • Walter & Joan Norton Family Fund
  • Odell Family Fund
  • Paietta Fund
  • Palermo Fund
  • Parker Family Community Fund for Kids
  • Pasadena Child Health Foundation Fund
  • Peggy Phelps Fund
  • Sterling Pile Fund
  • Bruce Rankin & Catherine Wagar Fund
  • Ralph & Angelyn Riffenburgh Fund
  • Vicky & David Rogers Family Fund
  • Jan Ross Fund
  • Ed Rounds & Callae Walcott-Rounds Fund
  • Sandra J. Rygel Fund
  • Elizabeth Loucks Samson Fund
  • Dr. William E. Sanson Fund
  • Alexa Scharff Fund
  • Schneickert-Otamura Fund
  • Schow Family Fund
  • Schug / Nordin Fund
  • William D. & Marilyn M. Schulte Fund
  • Scoble Family Fund
  • Gwynne Seares Fund
  • John & Linda Seiter Fund
  • Sheldon Advised Fund
  • Sheridan Family Fund
  • Sitka Spruce Fund
  • Hal Smith Fund
  • George & Gretel Stephens Fund
  • St. John Fund
  • R. Bruce & Margaret Stewart Fund
  • Peggy L. Street Fund
  • Philip V. and Sara Lee Swan Fund
  • Taylor Family Fund
  • Team Strong Brad Fund
  • Teichman / Relyen Fund
  • Sandra & Robert Teitsworth Fund
  • Ann & Richard Tell Family Charitable Fund
  • James & Margaret Titus Fund
  • Martha Doerr Toppin Fund
  • Sid and Betsy Tyler Family Fund
  • Tyler Memorial Fund
  • William Van Fleet Family Fund
  • Mariam Vego Memorial Fund
  • Sara Shemer Walsh Fund
  • Ada Clarke Watson Fund
  • Weigandt Family Fund
  • Jo & Scott Westervelt Fund
  • J. Patrick Whaley & Lynda Jenner Fund
  • Ward & Mary Lou Whaling Fund
  • Whiting Family Fund
  • Wilson Family Fund
  • Mary Wilson, DeWitt Petroleum Fund
  • Edwin & Beatrice Wolfe Fund
  • Zonta Charitable Fund

As of June 1, 2011