Liz Algermissen

Pasadena Community Foundation

Pasadena Community Foundation (PCF) was founded in 1953 with the goal to address "current needs unmet and future needs unforeseen." To meet these needs, the Foundation works with local families and groups to meet their charitable goals – to build their "hometown legacies" – to provide enduring support for its mission to improve and enrich the lives of people in the greater Pasadena area. Now, more than sixty years after its inception, the public-spirited organization remains unique in its support of broad-spectrum charities from arts organizations to human services agencies. In 2020, PCF granted more than $8 million in support of local organizations; $2.6 million of that total went directly to COVID-19 Relief funding for nonprofits assisting vulnerable populations and Pasadena-area small businesses struggling for survival. Through an annual competitive application process, grants are awarded to Pasadena non-profits from endowments for which the PCF Board has discretion. Additional grants are generated through donor advised funds, family foundation funds, and other charitable funds where individuals or advisory committees direct the grants to charities anywhere in the country. LEARN MORE Follow us on Facebook! @pasadenacf Sign up to receive regular eblast news or printed materials at this link: https://pasadenacf.org/news-and-events/pcf-news-subscription/