[photo credit: Pasadena Village]
A review of 144 sources — including IRS filings, California Attorney General records, city documents and news coverage — found no evidence of fraud, legal violations or regulatory trouble involving Pasadena Village or the poetry gathering. Financial records depict a modest, steadily growing 501(c)(3) that has built a network of older adults in the west San Gabriel Valley since 2012 and was tested during the Eaton Fire of January.
Pasadena Village, founded in 2012, is a membership-based nonprofit with more than 200 members, all adults over 55. Members pay annual dues on a sliding scale from $120 to $680 for individuals, with 30 percent of operations funded by membership fees and 70 percent from donations and grants. Its most recent Form 990 reported total revenue of $360,080 for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, up 73 percent from 2020.
The poetry session is facilitated by Jim Hendrick, a Pasadena Village member who conceived the Village Connections series in 2024. A March poetry gathering featured poems by Emily Dickinson, Gwendolyn Brooks and Adrienne Rich, with participants discussing the Eaton Fire and its impact on the community.
Village Connections: A Poetry Gathering will run on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Washington Park Community House, 700 E. Washington Blvd., Pasadena, California. For more information, call (626) 765-6037 or visit https://www.pasadenavillage.org/events/4341-village-connections:-a-poetry-gathering.
