The Eaton and Palisades fires were still burning when the North American bank BMO pledged $3 million to the LA Wildfire Recovery Fund. On Tuesday, after months spent meeting with nonprofits working from each burn area, the bank announced the 32 recipients of that $3 million.

They were chosen for their focus on small businesses and homeowners, as well as their work restoring and rebuilding community spaces and infrastructure, said Halé Behzadi, vice chair of BMO California.

Behzadi led a group of 20 employees from BMO branches and offices in Pasadena, Sierra Madre, and downtown Los Angeles in visiting the Altadena Community Garden on Tuesday.

The garden, and the nonprofit that runs it, is getting a $25,000 boost in its efforts to rebuild the community space after the Eaton fire.

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