
The Golden Years
Celebrating 50 Years
Learn more about the people and programs who have shaped our story — and the story of our region — over five decades.

The Golden Years
Learn more about the people and programs who have shaped our story — and the story of our region — over five decades.
In 1972, visionary Palm Beach residents Winsome and Michael McIntosh established the Palm Beach County Community Foundation with a $50,000 seed gift, which equals over $330,000 in today’s dollars.
In 1983, the first scholarship fund was established at the Foundation. Today, we’ve supported over 2,500 area high school students pursue their dreams with over $17 million in scholarship support.
Our donors rallied in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic hit our area’s residents and nonprofits hard. Today, we’ve raised and distributed over $4 million in COVID relief funds to keep our communities afloat through the crisis.
In 50 golden years, we have distributed over $200 million in grants and scholarships, investing in our area’s promising people and programs.
The Community Foundation will be closed for Independence Day on Monday, July 4, and will reopen on Tuesday, July 5.