
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.