The Ann Peppers Foundation is a Pasadena-centered funder that concentrates on neighborhood arts and education, youth services, and safety-net supports for homelessness and family stability. They routinely provide multi-year and repeat general operating and program grants — often supporting local cultural institutions, K–12 and community college programs, and crisis services/campaigns for housing and behavioral health. Their gifts skew toward mid-size awards that support program continuity, capital campaigns, and targeted initiatives serving Pasadena and the San Gabriel Valley.
A 2025 scholarship grant to Pasadena City College Foundation for PUSD graduates captures the Ann Peppers Foundation’s pattern of backing Pasadena pathways from school to college. The foundation’s recent giving centers on local arts institutions, education partners, youth-serving nonprofits, and housing or family-stability organizations, with many awards written as general operating support, capital support, or multi-year program support. That mix suggests a funder interested in keeping community infrastructure steady rather than funding one-off projects only. Pasadena-area cultural groups appear throughout the grant list, including Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena Conservatory of Music, Armory Center for the Arts, and Kidspace Children’s Museum. Education is another clear lane, with grants tied to K-12 programs, college access, and student scholarships. The foundation also backs organizations serving people facing homelessness, health needs, and family instability, such as Union Station Homeless Services, Door of Hope, Foothill Unity Center, and Planned Parenthood Pasadena and San Gabriel Valley. Its recent awards are often sized in the tens of thousands of dollars, and several recipients receive repeated support across multiple years. The result is a grantmaker that appears closely aligned with Pasadena and the San Gabriel Valley, funding local organizations that deliver ongoing services, education opportunities, and community access.
Arts and cultural education is a steady theme. In 2025, the foundation gave $40,000 to Pasadena Conservatory of Music for 2024-2025 music education and performance programs, and it also supported Pasadena Playhouse with $35,000 for the Pasadena Ushers Program. Inner-City Arts received $30,000 for the Learning and Achieving Through the Arts program, extending the arts-learning theme beyond Pasadena proper. Education support includes both school-based programming and college access. The foundation awarded $30,000 to College Access Plan for Pasadena programs and $30,000 to New Village Girls Academy for youth education programs. It also funded The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens with $30,000 for K-12 education programs, and USC Pacific Asia Museum with $30,000 for K-12 school programs and arts education. Health and family stability are present as well. Planned Parenthood Pasadena and San Gabriel Valley received $50,000 for the Flagship for Future campaign, while Convalescent Aid Society received $30,000 for general operating support in the Pasadena area.
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$50.8M
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$2.3M
Most grants fall between $25K and $30K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$30K
About 98% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Concentrated, place-based giving focused on Pasadena/San Gabriel Valley with many repeat grantees and multi-year commitments; predominantly mid-sized grants used for general operating support, program continuity, and capital/campaign support rather than one-off large national grants.
Notable grantees: Pasadena City College Foundation, Union Station Homeless Services, Pasadena Playhouse State Theater, Villa Esperanza Services, Kidspace Children's Museum
Typical grant size is tightly clustered: p25 is $25,000, median is $25,000, and p75 is $30,000. That points to a foundation that often works in a mid-size local grant range rather than very small or very large awards. The recent list also shows repeat support across years for several recipients, including Pasadena City College Foundation, Pasadena Conservatory of Music, Pasadena Playhouse, Inner-City Arts, and Pasadena Symphony Association. The foundation is classified as a regular funder, not a DAF, and it makes grants to individuals as well as organizations.
The giving is overwhelmingly local and concentrated in California: 98% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Pasadena is the main recipient city, with additional grants in Altadena, Los Angeles, Long Beach, and San Marino. The country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 174 grants in the United States and no non-U.S. recipients in the recent data.
Recent grants go mainly to Pasadena-area arts institutions, education partners, youth-serving nonprofits, and housing or family-stability organizations. Examples include Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena Conservatory of Music, Pasadena City College Foundation, Union Station Homeless Services, and Door of Hope.
The distribution is centered in the mid-$20,000s: p25 is $25,000, median is $25,000, and p75 is $30,000. Many recent awards fall at $30,000, with larger grants reserved for some capital and scholarship support.
Yes. Pasadena City College Foundation, Pasadena Conservatory of Music, Pasadena Playhouse, Inner-City Arts, and Pasadena Symphony Association all appear more than once in the recent grant list, often with support in consecutive years.
No. Pasadena is the main hub, but recent grants also went to Altadena, Los Angeles, Long Beach, and San Marino. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, and 98% of grants go to recipients in California.
Yes. The foundation is marked as funding individuals, in addition to making organizational grants. The recent list is dominated by nonprofits, but the structure indicates individual support is part of its giving profile.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PASADENA CITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | PASADENA, CA | $150,000 | 2025 | ANN PEPPERS FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR PUSD GRADUATES |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD PASADENA AND SAN GABRIEL VALLEY | ALTADENA, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | FLAGSHIP FOR FUTURE CAMPAIGN |
| PASADENA CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC (PCM) | PASADENA, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | 2024-2025 MUSIC EDUCATION & PERFORMANCE PROGRAMS, IN RECOGNITION OF ITS 40TH ANNIVERSARY |
| PASADENA PLAYHOUSE STATE THEATER OF CALIFORNIA INC | PASADENA, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | PASADENA USHERS PROGRAM |
| INNER-CITY ARTS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | LEARNING THROUGH THE ARTS PROGRAM 2-YR GRANT - UNCONDITIONAL |
| LOS ANGELES MASTER CHORALE ASSOCIATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | 2024 & 2025 HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR FESTIVAL - 2-YR GRANT - UNCONDITIONAL |
| LOS ANGELES CHILDREN'S CHORUS | PASADENA, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR 2024-25/2025-26 SEASON |
| FOOTHILL UNITY CENTER | PASADENA, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| FAMILIES FORWARD (FORMERLY MOTHERS' CLUB) | PASADENA, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MOUNT WILSON INSTITUTE | PASADENA, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | HIGHEST NEED |
| DOOR OF HOPE | PASADENA, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| FAMILY HOPE (DBA ELIZABETH HOUSE) | PASADENA, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNION STATION HOMELESS SERVICES | PASADENA, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT - PASADENA AREA |
| A NOISE WITHIN | PASADENA, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION PROGRAM |
| CASA DE LAS AMIGAS DBA CASA TREATMENT CENTER | PASADENA, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PASADENA SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION | PASADENA, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| GET LIT WORDS IGNITE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | IN-SCHOOL PROGRAM IN PASADENA & SGV |
| VILLA ESPERANZA SERVICES | PASADENA, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PASADENA PLAYHOUSE STATE THEATER OF CALIFORNIA INC | PASADENA, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE 2023-2024 SEASON - 2-YR GRANT - UNCONDITIONAL |
| THE GOODEN CENTER | PASADENA, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | HOCHMAN HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS |
| ARMORY CENTER FOR THE ARTS | PASADENA, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | 2-YR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT $60K & $50K CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - UNCONDITIONAL |
| THE HUNTINGTON LIBRARY ART COLLECTIONS AND BOTANICAL GARDENS | SAN MARINO, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | K-12 EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN 2024 |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF WEST SAN GABRIEL VALLEY | MONTEREY PARK, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION FOR LIFE PROGRAM |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF PASADENA | PASADENA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | ENRICHMENT AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| KIDSPACE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM | PASADENA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | PROGRAMS FOR AND OUTREACH TO DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN & FAMILIES IN PASADENA |
| ARROYOS AND FOOTHILLS CONSERVANCY | PASADENA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | CONSERVATION THROUGH EDUCATION PROGRAM |
| A PLACE CALLED HOME | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | ARTS & CREATIVE EXPRESSIONS PROGRAM |
| FROSTIG CENTER | PASADENA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| FRIENDS IN DEED - ECUMENICAL COUNCIL OF PASADENA AREA CONGREGATIONS | PASADENA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| FUND FOR PARTNERSHIP FOR SUCCESS | PASADENA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | 2024 EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| YOUNG & HEALTHY | PASADENA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| NEW VILLAGE GIRLS ACADEMY NEW VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL INC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MUSEIQUE | PASADENA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING |
| PARSON'S NOSE THEATER | PASADENA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GEN OPERATION - 2024-25 |
| ROSE BOWL AQUATIC CENTER | PASADENA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | WATER SAFETY PROGRAM |
| PROFESSIONAL CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES | PASADENA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING & LEADERSHIP TEAM SUPPORT |
| SOUTH PASADENA SAN MARINO YMCA | SOUTH PASADENA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | YOUTH & GOVERNMENT PROGRAM |
| USC PACIFIC ASIA MUSEUM | PASADENA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | K-12 SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND ARTS EDUCATION 2024-2025 PROGRAMS |
| CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY GREATER SAN GABRIEL VALLEY | SIERRA MADRE, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | CANCER SUPPORT GROUPS |
| READING PARTNERS | OAKLAND, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT IN PASADENA |
| PASADENA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | PASADENA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | SUMMER LEARNING AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS |
| FLINTRIDGE CENTER | PASADENA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | YOUTH OF PROMISE PROGRAM |
| CONVALESCENT AID SOCIETY | PASADENA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | PASADENA PROGRAMS |
| COLLEGE ACCESS PLAN | PASADENA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR PASADENA PROGRAMS |
| HUNTINGTON MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES (HMRI) | PASADENA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | HMRI HIGH SCHOOL STEM SUMMER 2024 PROGRAM |
| SALASTINA | GLENDALE, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| RED HEN PRESS | PASADENA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | WRITING SUPPORT FOR UNDERSERVED STUDENTS IN PUSD |
| URBAN VOICES PROJECT | LOS ANGELES, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - FINAL GRANT |
| JERICHO ROAD PASADENA | PASADENA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | NONPROFIT CAPACITY BUILDING SERVICES |
| PASADENA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | PASADENA, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION
$150,000ANN PEPPERS FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR PUSD GRADUATES
PLANNED PARENTHOOD PASADENA AND SAN GABRIEL VALLEY
$50,000FLAGSHIP FOR FUTURE CAMPAIGN
PASADENA CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC (PCM)
$40,0002024-2025 MUSIC EDUCATION & PERFORMANCE PROGRAMS, IN RECOGNITION OF ITS 40TH ANNIVERSARY
PASADENA PLAYHOUSE STATE THEATER OF CALIFORNIA INC
$35,000PASADENA USHERS PROGRAM
INNER-CITY ARTS
$30,000LEARNING THROUGH THE ARTS PROGRAM 2-YR GRANT - UNCONDITIONAL
LOS ANGELES MASTER CHORALE ASSOCIATION
$30,0002024 & 2025 HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR FESTIVAL - 2-YR GRANT - UNCONDITIONAL
LOS ANGELES CHILDREN'S CHORUS
$30,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR 2024-25/2025-26 SEASON
FOOTHILL UNITY CENTER
$30,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
FAMILIES FORWARD (FORMERLY MOTHERS' CLUB)
$30,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
MOUNT WILSON INSTITUTE
$30,000HIGHEST NEED
DOOR OF HOPE
$30,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
FAMILY HOPE (DBA ELIZABETH HOUSE)
$30,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
UNION STATION HOMELESS SERVICES
$30,000PROGRAM SUPPORT - PASADENA AREA
A NOISE WITHIN
$30,000EDUCATION PROGRAM
CASA DE LAS AMIGAS DBA CASA TREATMENT CENTER
$30,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
PASADENA SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION
$30,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
GET LIT WORDS IGNITE
$30,000IN-SCHOOL PROGRAM IN PASADENA & SGV
VILLA ESPERANZA SERVICES
$30,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
PASADENA PLAYHOUSE STATE THEATER OF CALIFORNIA INC
$30,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE 2023-2024 SEASON - 2-YR GRANT - UNCONDITIONAL
THE GOODEN CENTER
$30,000HOCHMAN HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS
ARMORY CENTER FOR THE ARTS
$30,0002-YR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT $60K & $50K CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - UNCONDITIONAL
THE HUNTINGTON LIBRARY ART COLLECTIONS AND BOTANICAL GARDENS
$25,000K-12 EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN 2024
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF WEST SAN GABRIEL VALLEY
$25,000EDUCATION FOR LIFE PROGRAM
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF PASADENA
$25,000ENRICHMENT AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS
KIDSPACE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
$25,000PROGRAMS FOR AND OUTREACH TO DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN & FAMILIES IN PASADENA
ARROYOS AND FOOTHILLS CONSERVANCY
$25,000CONSERVATION THROUGH EDUCATION PROGRAM
A PLACE CALLED HOME
$25,000ARTS & CREATIVE EXPRESSIONS PROGRAM
FROSTIG CENTER
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
FRIENDS IN DEED - ECUMENICAL COUNCIL OF PASADENA AREA CONGREGATIONS
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
FUND FOR PARTNERSHIP FOR SUCCESS
$25,0002024 EDUCATION PROGRAMS
YOUNG & HEALTHY
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
NEW VILLAGE GIRLS ACADEMY NEW VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL INC
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
MUSEIQUE
$25,000EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING
PARSON'S NOSE THEATER
$25,000GEN OPERATION - 2024-25
ROSE BOWL AQUATIC CENTER
$25,000WATER SAFETY PROGRAM
PROFESSIONAL CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING & LEADERSHIP TEAM SUPPORT
SOUTH PASADENA SAN MARINO YMCA
$25,000YOUTH & GOVERNMENT PROGRAM
USC PACIFIC ASIA MUSEUM
$25,000K-12 SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND ARTS EDUCATION 2024-2025 PROGRAMS
CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY GREATER SAN GABRIEL VALLEY
$25,000CANCER SUPPORT GROUPS
READING PARTNERS
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT IN PASADENA
PASADENA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
$25,000SUMMER LEARNING AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
FLINTRIDGE CENTER
$25,000YOUTH OF PROMISE PROGRAM
CONVALESCENT AID SOCIETY
$25,000PASADENA PROGRAMS
COLLEGE ACCESS PLAN
$25,000SUPPORT FOR PASADENA PROGRAMS
HUNTINGTON MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES (HMRI)
$25,000HMRI HIGH SCHOOL STEM SUMMER 2024 PROGRAM
SALASTINA
$20,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
RED HEN PRESS
$15,000WRITING SUPPORT FOR UNDERSERVED STUDENTS IN PUSD
URBAN VOICES PROJECT
$15,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - FINAL GRANT
JERICHO ROAD PASADENA
$15,000NONPROFIT CAPACITY BUILDING SERVICES
PASADENA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$10,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES