Serving the communities of
Glendale, La Cañada Flintridge, La Crescenta, Montrose and Verdugo City

Founded in 1956 as part of Glendale's 50th anniversary celebration, the Glendale Community Foundation exists to improve the quality of life for the people of the greater Glendale community — Glendale, La Crescenta, La Cañada Flintridge, Montrose, and Verdugo City — by leveraging community assets. The Foundation administers gifts and grants according to donors' wishes and uses the income from unrestricted gifts to fund hard asset acquisitions (i.e., capital equipment and improvements) and programming for local charities to make them more efficient and effective.

New Executive Director Appointed

It is with pleasure that the Glendale Community Foundation announces the appointment of Edna Karinski to the position of Executive Director. Members of the Foundation’s Board and President Mike Seaton have all expressed satisfaction at welcoming aboard an appropriate candidate for the position and look forward to Karinski assuming the various responsibilities which include charitable, tax-free donor support, grant funding and annual scholarship allocations.

A Glendale resident, she has worked in the region for over 20 years with combined experience in marketing and communications and as a non-profit Development Director - skills that will be invaluable to the Community Foundation. Karinski’s local affiliations include the Glendale Symphony Board of Trustees, the Glendale Unified School District Superintendent’s Advisory Council, and as a columnist for PTA news in the Glendale News Press.

“My desire to work with a highly respected local organization serving the various needs of the community has been met with this appointment,” said Karinski, adding that the position of Executive Director of the Glendale Community Foundation provides opportunities to assist the community on a daily basis in a number of ways. “It is exciting to be a part of the Foundation’s team where the Board is also fully behind the mission and efforts taking place,” she added.

The needs and issues of the surrounding communities of Glendale, La Crescenta, La Canada, Montrose and Verdugo City will only continue to grow and can only be met by drawing stronger and more mutual support from the businesses and residents who make this area diverse and vibrant. The Glendale Community Foundation Board plans to direct its mission and vision in the coming years to be in line with what the community is striving toward as its ideal future.

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