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PASADENA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Creating hometown legacies for the greater Pasadena area

aka PCF   |   Pasadena, CA   |  www.pasadenacf.org

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Mission

The Pasadena Community Foundation serves as a leader, catalyst and resource for philanthropy and seeks to improve the lives of people in the greater Pasadena area, now and for future generations. To fulfill our mission, the Pasadena Community Foundation: *Fosters, builds and preserves permanently endowed charitable funds, *Provides grants and assistance to nurture and strengthen community organizations *Promotes and participates in community partnerships *Serves donors to meet their philanthropic goals

Ruling year info

2004

President & CEO

Ms. Jennifer DeVoll

Main address

301 E. Colorado Blvd Suite 810 Ste #810

Pasadena, CA 91101 USA

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EIN

20-0253310

NTEE code info

Community Foundations (T31)

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Addressing current needs unmet and future needs unforeseen in the greater Pasadena area

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Senior Grants

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Population(s) Served
Seniors

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Population(s) Served
Adults
Children and youth

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Population(s) Served
People with vision impairments

Where we work

Accreditations

Council on Foundations Accredited

Affiliations & memberships

Council on Foundations - Member 2002

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Total dollar amount of grants awarded

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Social and economic status

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Includes PCF grants and donor advised grants

Number of donor-advised funds

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Donor advised funds include pass through funds, investments, and endowments.

Number of endowments

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Input - describing resources we use

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Includes agency, donor advised, designated, field of interest, committee advised, scholarship committee advised, and PCF endowments.

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Provide grants and services to strengthen community-based organizations
Promote and participate in community partnerships
Enable donors to meet their philanthropic goals
Serve as a leader and catalyst to build charitable funds emphasizing permanent endowments to fund grants to local organizations

Build charitable funds emphasizing permanent endowments to fund grants to local organizations

Growing endowments through the foundation’s financial expertise and oversight
Promote giving to existing funds
Encouraging donors to:
1. Open a fund at PCF such as an endowment, donor advised fund, etc
2. Leave a bequest with PCF
3. Give a charitable gift annuity

PCF now holds $100+ million in assets in over 390 active funds. We are able to respond with local grants to immediate and long term community needs.

Financials

PASADENA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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PASADENA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Board of directors
as of 06/22/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Priscilla Gamb

Scott Christopher

Managing Director, J.P. Morgan

Bill Bogaard

Former Mayor of Pasadena & Community Volunteer

Phyllis Crandon

Retired Senior Private Banker Wells Fargo & Community Volunteer

Sandra A. Ell

Chief Investment Officer, Emeritus, California Institute of Technology & Community Volunteer

Priscilla Gamb

Retired Director of Volunteer & Customer Services, Huntington Hospital & Community Volunteer

Gloria Pitzer

Trust & Estates Attorney

Nick Rodriguez

Assistant City Manager, City of Pasadena

Margaret Heflin Sabbag

Community Volunteer

Dr. Sonia Singla

Medical Director of Lotus Clinical Research

Leslie Stocker

Principal, Caddis Consultancy

Alex Wei

CEO, Title 24 Design Inc.

David Beringer

President & Founder, The Beringer Group

Koko Archibong

VP & Private Wealth Advisor, Capital Group Private Client Services

Frank Cardenas

Attorney, Private Consultant, & Educator

K. George Dulgeryan

Vice President & Banker, Pasadena Office of J.P. Morgan Private Bank

Tracy S. McCormick

CFO, Mill Creek Development Company

Greta Johnson Mandell, M.D.

Retired Psychiatrist and Cultural Code Reader & Community Volunteer

J. Scott Nesbitt

Retired CEO of Rockpoint Land & Community Volunteer

Uma Shrivastava

Retired Bank of America Senior Vice President, Entrepreneur and Community Leader

Armineh Tavitian, M.D.

Community Health Expert

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 9/28/2021

Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European

Race & ethnicity

No data

Gender identity

No data

Transgender Identity

No data

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

No data