Pasadena Senior Center Receives Transformative Seven-Figure Donation

The Pasadena Senior Center has received a $1.25 million donation from an anonymous donor – the largest gift to the center in the past 40 years.

The historic seven-figure gift will provide vital general operating support immediately and into the future. The funds will be partially invested in the center’s endowment and the remainder will support general operations for the next four years that will address pressing needs as they arise.

“We are thrilled and extremely grateful that this generous benefactor believes in the important work we do,” said Akila Gibbs, the center’s executive director. “The Pasadena community is aging faster than most other cities of the same population size, so this makes our presence and work all the more vital.”

With a mission to empower and enrich the lives of older adults through caring service with opportunities for social interaction, recreation, basic support and needs services, education, volunteerism and community activism, the Pasadena Senor Center opened in 1960 as the first nonprofit senior center in Southern California and one of the first in the nation.

For more information visit www.pasadenaseniorcenter.org or call (626) 795-4331.

In addition to online classes, onsite events and other activities and services, members and nonmembers of the Pasadena Senior Center are encouraged to visit the website regularly for a quarterly online magazine, free food delivery for older adults in need, COVID updates specifically for older adults and more.

The center is an independent, donor-supported nonprofit organization that has served older adults for more than 60 years. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon. Rooms are sanitized after each use. Masks are optional.