Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts has awarded $1 million in gifts and grants to 90 nonprofit organizations and schools across the San Gabriel Valley and greater Los Angeles area. These funds will support music education, arts enrichment, youth orchestras, and music therapy programs, as well as sponsor concerts by the LA Phil and other cultural institutions.
This marks the second consecutive year that Pasadena Showcase has distributed $1 million in grants, the largest amount in its 77-year history. To date, the organization has contributed more than $27 million to community arts programs.
Impact on Local Communities
“Every year, our Gifts & Grants program touches thousands of lives in Pasadena and Los Angeles County,” said Lisa Loeffler, 2024/25 Gifts & Grants Chair. “Our funding supports programs for underserved communities, special needs individuals, summer performances, and educational workshops, ensuring access to enriching musical experiences.”
This year, Altadena-based organizations received additional support, particularly those affected by the Eaton Fire.
“In response to the January wildfires, we fully funded all grant requests from schools and organizations impacted by the Eaton Fire,” said Matt McIntyre, 2024/25 President. “Our goal is to ensure their vital work in music and arts education continues.”
60th Pasadena Showcase House of Design
The annual Pasadena Showcase House of Design, the organization’s primary fundraising event, celebrates its 60th anniversary at the Bauer Estate & Gardens, a 1928 Monterey Colonial estate designed by Reginald D. Johnson. The event will be open to the public April 20 – May 18, Tuesdays through Sundays.
To further support the community, free tickets will be available for Altadena and Pasadena residents affected by the Eaton Fire. Tickets for Tuesday, April 22 can be booked online at pasadenashowcase.org/tickets using promo code EATONFIRE.
2024/25 Gifts & Grants Recipients
Gifts
- LA Phil
- Pasadena Unified School District
Grants
- A Noise Within
- Academy of Music for the Blind
- Altadena Music Theatre
- Altadena Rotary Charities
- Artes Vocales, Inc.
- Assistance League of Los Angeles
- Bethesda Repertory Theatre, Inc.
- Bloom Arts Foundation
- Boys & Girls Club of Pasadena
- Brightwork newmusic
- BroadStage
- California School of the Arts – San Gabriel Valley Foundation
- California State Summer School Arts Foundation
- California State University Dominguez Hills Philanthropic Foundation
- Camerata Pacifica
- Center Theatre Group
- Chicxs Rockerxs South East Los Angeles
- Classical California KUSC
- Clifton Music Boosters
- CoachArt
- Daniel Webster Elementary School
- Elemental Music
- Eliot Arts Magnet Middle School
- Families Forward Learning Center
- Five Acres – The Boys and Girls Aid Society of Los Angeles County
- Foothill Family
- Friends of SMHS VAPA – Titan Music
- GIVE-MENTOR-LOVE Foundation
- Glendale Youth Orchestra
- Global Arts
- Grand Vision Foundation
- Helix Collective
- Inner-City Arts
- Institute for the Redesign of Learning
- Kadima Conservatory of Music
- LACHSA Foundation
- LA Phil YOLA
- Lineage Dance Company
- Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
- Los Angeles Master Chorale Association
- Los Angeles Music and Art School
- Los Angeles Opera
- Los Angeles Youth Symphony Orchestra
- Little Tokyo Service Center
- Makoto Taiko
- Marshall Band Boosters
- Monrovia Wildcat Band Boosters Club
- Monterey Hills Elementary PTA
- MUSE/IQUE
- National Children’s Chorus
- Neighborhood Music School Association
- Notes for Hope
- Oakwood Brass – Outreach Project
- Octavia E. Butler Magnet Glee Club
- Oak Knoll Montessori School
- Pacific Crest Youth Arts Organization
- Pasadena Conservatory of Music
- The Pasadena Chorale
- Pasadena Playhouse
- Pasadena Senior Center
- Pasadena Symphony Association
- Playhouse Village Foundation
- PRISM Ensemble, Inc.
- Public Works Group
- Ramon C Cortines School of VAPA
- Salastina
- Saturday Night Bath Concert Fund
- South Pasadena High School Music Boosters
- South Pasadena Middle School Music Boosters
- Symphonic Jazz Orchestra
- Sycamores
- Synchromy
- The Ebell of Los Angeles
- The Gamble House Conservancy
- The Harmony Project
- The Marianne Frostig Center for Educational Therapy
- The Music Center
- The Pasadena Community Orchestra Foundation
- The Sierra Madre Playhouse
- Theatre Americana of Altadena Inc.
- Therapeutic Living Centers for the Blind
- USC Thornton School of Music
- Verdugo Young Musicians Assoc.
- Villa Esperanza Services
- White Hall Arts Academy Foundation
Commitment to Music Education
Beyond its Gifts & Grants program, Pasadena Showcase fosters music appreciation through its three annual music programs:
- Music Mobile – Introduces orchestral instruments to 130,000+ third graders.
- Instrumental Competition – Has awarded $700,000+ in prizes to young musicians.
- Youth Concert – Has brought nearly 260,000 fourth graders to Walt Disney Concert Hall for LA Phil performances.
For more information on Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts and its programs, visit pasadenashowcase.org.
