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Grant Funders in Pasadena, CA

Bespoke Grants indexes 66 grant-making foundations headquartered in Pasadena, California — together $454.7M in indexed annual giving. Their giving most often supports higher education, arts & culture, education and health care. Local funders are one of the best starting points for a Pasadena nonprofit, because many prioritize organizations in their own community.

66
Foundations in Pasadena
$454.7M
Indexed annual giving
40
Listed below
CA
State

Foundations headquartered in Pasadena

Ranked by giving in available IRS summaries. Filings may cover different years; these totals are not a current-year funding pool. Each links to a public overview and up to three sample grants. Full grant history and research tools require All access at $19/month.

#FoundationAnnual givingLatest grant
1California Institute of Technology$97.6M2024
2Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association$91.1M2025
3Thru the Bible Inc$78.2M2024
4The Rose Hills Foundation$24.4M2024
5The Fuller Foundation$17.4M2024
6Casa La Merced Inc$16.1M2019
7Pasadena Community Foundation$8.6M2024
8The Fletcher Jones Foundation$7.8M2024
9The Green Foundation$7.8M2024
10Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts$6.5M2025
11Pcf Gifting and Liquidation Charitable$5.7M2024
12Polytechnic School$5.0M2020
13The James G Boswell Foundation$5.0M2025
14Collis P & Howard Huntington Memorial$4.9M2023
15John Jewett & Helen Chandler Garland Foundation$4.7M2024
16The Norton Simon Foundation$4.4M2024
17Lk Whittier Foundation$3.8M2024
18Josephine De Karman Trust$3.7M2023
19Heritage Housing Partners$3.6M2018
20Westminster Housing Group I$3.4M2017
21Callahan Family Foundation Inc$3.4M2024
22Pathways in Education Illinois$3.0M2023
23The Shanahan Family Charitable$2.9M2024
24The Milias Foundation$2.2M2023
25John Stauffer Charitable Trust$2.2M2024
26Hinz Charitable Foundation$2.1M2023
27East West Bank Foundation$1.9M2024
28The Agouron Institute$1.8M2024
29The Hastings Foundation$1.7M2024
30Margie and Robert E Petersen Foundation$1.6M2022
31Achieving America Family Foundation$1.6M2024
32William Carey International University$1.6M2023
33Pasadena Educational Foundation$1.4M2024
34H Leslie & Elaine S Hoffman Foundation$1.3M2024
35The James J and Sue Femino Foundation$1.1M2025
36The Fitzberg Foundation$1.1M2024
37Charles Pankow Foundation$1.1M2024
38Iherb Charitable Foundation$1.1M2024
39Harvey and Ellen Knell Foundation$1.0M2024
40Binder Foundation$1.0M2024

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About this page. Lists foundations whose IRS Form 990 filings give a Pasadena, CA address, drawn from Bespoke Grants' index of 225,000+ U.S. foundations and 13M+ grants. Foundations based elsewhere may also fund Pasadena nonprofits; the one lifetime free funder search accounts for both.