Program areas at PEF
Pasadena Educational Foundation (pef) is a non-profit community-based organization which joins the public and private sectors in a partnership to (1) develop supplementary financial support for Pasadena unified school district (pusd) programs, (2) encourage dedicated teachers by funding creative projects and (3) promote community-wide confidence in the pusd and its schools. See schedule i for a listing of this fiscal year's program service grants and other assistance.in addition to contributions directly received by the pef from private and public sectors, the pef, in coordination with the pusd, solicits contributions that go directly from the donor to the pusd.
Pef has provided a summer enrichment program for local students each summer since 2003. The program paused in 2020 due to covid and returned in a special, modified format in 2021 when it was fully funded by pusd. In 2022, the program resumed its pre-covid format of reasonable student paid tuition with tuition assistance awarded on an as-needed basis. In 2022, the program served approximately 1,055 students across all grade levels. Over 75 unique enrichment classes were offered, including drama, art, math, creative writing, chess, tennis, robotics, computer and multimedia, spanish, mandarin, french immersion, and many more.