Since 1985, the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties has offered both need- and merit-based scholarships to aspiring college students in Palm Beach and Martin Counties. The aim is to increase access to higher education and decrease the burden of debt.
GIVING FOR GOOD
From housing to mental health, early childhood to education, our grants and scholarships can transform the causes closest to your heart. Join us.
Serving Palm Beach &
Martin Counties Since 1972
For more than 50 years, your Community Foundation has been a proud leader in bringing philanthropists and nonprofit partners together to close the gaps on our area’s chronic and current needs. The result? A region on the rise.
This is change for good, forever.
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$247M+
Distributed in Scholarships & Grants
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9,500+
Visionary Donors
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19,000+
Grants Awarded
Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs)
Individually Managed Accounts
1985-2025
For 40 years, the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties has been opening doors to higher education through our need- and merit-based Scholarship Program, sustained by champions of higher education like you. Learn more about our program’s history and its impact on local lives.
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Join us in supporting an historic initiative to preserve, celebrate, and showcase the rich heritage and contributions of African Americans in our region at the once-vibrant center of Black life: Coleman Park’s own historic Roosevelt High School.
Located on Tamarind Avenue, the AAMRL will become a vital resource for education, cultural enrichment, and research for our community. The project is a collaborative effort among Palm Beach County, the Palm Beach County School District, and the Community Foundation.
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The Founders Luncheon is the Community Foundation’s signature event, rallying hundreds of donors, nonprofit partners, and community leaders around a key community issue each year.
In 2025, we will celebrate the 40th Anniversary of our Scholarship Program and honor community philanthropists Tom and Sherry Barrat with our McIntosh Award.
Tickets are sold out.
Join the waiting list2023-2024
We are happy to report on an outstanding year of Giving for Good at the Community Foundation. Thanks to the generous spirit of our donors, our Fiscal Year 2024 grants and scholarships are working to close our area’s biggest opportunity gaps.
On these pages, we invite you to dive deeper into the stories of success that illustrate the power of your philanthropy. We hope these highlights inspire you to continue giving where you live to make our corner of paradise stronger — for all.
Read the ReportThe Community Foundation announced today that Sherry and Tom Barrat of Singer Island are the recipients of the organization’s 2025 McIntosh Award. The prestigious award, which is named after Winsome and Michael McIntosh, who founded the Community Foundation in 1972, is presented annually to an individual or organization who has made significant contributions to the community.