Nearly 550 guests attended our inaugural Founder’s Award Luncheon at the Kravis Center on June 4. It was truly a celebration of philanthropy as we honored Marjorie S. Fisher and her daughter, Julie Fisher Cummings for their dedication to children and families in our community and around the world. Their philanthropy can be seen in the smiles of the more than 10,000 elementary school children who participate in the PBC Health Department’s “Marjorie S. Fisher Tooth Fairy Project;” the faces of the high school students who are accepted to college because of the mentoring program at Take Stock in Children Palm Beach County; and in the voices of the children laughing and playing at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County. Julie’s heartwarming acceptance speech touched us all, and we are so proud to be able to present our first Founder’s Award to such a ‘dynamic duo.’

A special thank you to Winsome McIntosh, who started this Foundation in 1972, and Stacy Palmer, editor of The Chronicle of Philanthropy, for their presentations on the

importance of giving back, and new ways donors are getting involved in their philanthropy.

We appreciate our sponsors Julie and Peter Cummings, 1st United Bank and WPBT2; and our table sponsors The Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness; Sherry and Tom Barrat; BDO USA; Bessemer Trust; Celedinas Insurance Group; Pure High Net Worth Insurance; Chilton Trust Company; Lore and John Dodge; Florida Power & Light; Gulfstream Goodwill Industries; Holyfield & Thomas,

LLC; Impact 100 Palm Beach County; Kravis Center for the Performing Arts; Northern Trust; Ober Fine Art; Palm Beach Post; Palm Healthcare Foundation; Deborah and Michael Pucillo; Quantum Foundation; Quantum House; Scripps Florida; Squire Sanders; Angela and Doug Stockham; UBS Financial; University of Miami; Wells Fargo Private Bank; and Young Singers of the Palm Beaches.

First-Ever Founder’s AwArd Celebrates Philanthropy in our Community This year marks the

100th Anniversary of the first community foundation in Cleveland, Ohio. Today, there are over 700 foundations across the country working with local residents who want to make a difference. Together, we are building endowments that will serve community needs now and in the future. What better way to celebrate the power of philanthropy than by hosting this event and honoring two women who have used their resources to touch the lives of so many children and families around the world, and especially in Palm Beach and Martin counties.”

- Brad Hurlburt, president and CEO

“Connecting Philanthropists to the Community Summer / Fall 2014

Christina Macfarland is a young philanthropist who is making an impact in Palm Beach County. She was previously a development officer for The Lord’s Place and also worked in American University’s Development Department for Corporate and Foundation Giving. Currently, she performs research and writing for Women Corporate Directors. She is an active volunteer and has served on committees for Palm Beach Day Academy, Whitehall Society, March of Dimes and the Historical Society of Palm Beach County. She was a volunteer and committee member for the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ annual National Philanthropy Day. Christina serves on the Community Foundation’s Board of Directors and chaired several past galas. She has a fund at the Community Foundation called the Macfarland Philanthropic Fund, which supports community needs. Along with her husband Benjamin, she was also instrumental in establishing the Community Garden Green Fund this year, which is supported by the Gentleman of the Garden, Inc. The group will play an active role in making grants to help ‘grow’ projects in the community. Christina has a master’s degree in Public Administration and a graduate certificate in Nonprofit Management from the American University in Washington D.C., and is a recent graduate of Leadership Palm Beach County.

Live Here. Give Here.

Christina and Ben Macfarland (on right) present the first check for the Community Garden Green Fund to Debbie Pucillo and Brad Hurlburt (on left).

J.B. Murray; Winsome McIntosh; Stacy Palmer; Rudy Schupp; Julie Fisher Cummings; Brad Hurlburt; and Debbie Pucillo. More event photos on Page 2.

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GiFT AnnuiTyThe Gift That Gives Back to You did you know there is a way to support the cause you care about and receive cash back?

it’s called a chAriTABle GiFT AnnuiTy

People like the reliable constant payment of a charitable gift annuity. Here are some of the benefits:

• Income Tax deduction to offset taxes

• Reduces capital gain tax (for an appreciated asset gift)

• Fixed payments to you (and another person) for life

• Higher payments for a deferred payment gift annuity

While a gift annuity offers many options, the benefits increase when you fund it with an appreciated asset like stock. By transferring stock to the Community Foundation you can receive immediate capital gains relief for your gift. This can provide a big benefit for you if you are facing higher capital gains tax rates this year.

If the idea of cash back and tax savings interest you, please visit our website and click on the “Planned Giving” tab in the Donor section to learn more. You can also call Danielle Cameron, VP for Personal and Family Philanthropy, at (561) 340-4503.

GREATGIVE

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Palm Beach & Martin Counties5pm - 5pm

Highlights from the inaugural GreAT GiVe: Grand Total: $2.2 million

Be sure to mark your calendar on May 5-6, 2015

from 5 p.m. to 5 p.m. for our next GreAT GiVe. Nonprofits will begin

receiving information on how to register this fall.

Online Donations: $1.4 million Bonus Pool: $458,000 OfflineDonations: $340,000 Prizes: $12,500 ParticipatingNonprofits: 330 Most Gifts: Urban Youth Impact (148/$8,885) Most Money Raised: Boys & Girls Club of Palm Beach County ($51,120)

Top Giving Hrs: 8 a.m. – Noon Contributing States: 43 Twitter: 2,000 tweets 3.8M exposure Facebook: 42,376 reach

Florida total: $6.3 million 4 giving days around the state National total: $53 million raisedfor7,700nonprofits

It’s been an exciting summer at the Community Foundation! We hosted our inaugural Great Give and raised $2.2 million for our local nonprofits; awarded our first-ever Founder’s Award to two philanthropists who have changed the community with their generosity; provided 83 exceptional high school students with $730,000 in scholarships; and announced over $3 million in grants to 38 nonprofit organizations in the region.

We also honored our outgoing board chairman, Debbie Pucillo as she ended her term on June 30. Debbie served as a board member for the past 13 years and as chairman for the last four. During her tenure, she led the Community Foundation through many obstacles, including a hurricane that caused a crane to partially destroy the building, and the Great Recession. Debbie led a new branding campaign, and she couldn’t have been more helpful to me in my first year…Debbie has brought the Foundation to new heights and the organization is better because of her. J.B. Murray has officially taken over as our new board chair, effective July 1. He has been involved in the Foundation for many years, having served on the board for the past seven. His family has a fund at

the Foundation, and he is passionate about serving our entire community and leaving it in a better place for our children and grandchildren. We are looking forward to our next chapter under J.B.’s leadership.

One of my main priorities for the Foundation is to promote philanthropy in this community. By its Greek translation, philanthropy literally means “loving human beings.” It’s the way we show we care about each other, and it’s personal and means different things to different people. Whether it’s collecting change to give to your favorite charity, writing a check, setting up a donor advised fund at the Community Foundation to make regular grants to causes you care about, or naming a nonprofit in your will….everyone can be a philanthropist.

If someone truly loves their community and wants to make a difference today or after they’re gone, where do they start? I hope they would consider consulting with the Community Foundation. Our mission is to connect donors to needs and causes that are meaningful to them. A donor might love animals and want to support the local shelter. They might want to memorialize a loved one by starting a fund that benefits their favorite nonprofit, or that supports a compelling community need. Whatever their interests, the Community Foundation is the bridge that connects philanthropists to community causes and issues in a way that will last long after we are all gone.

Thank you to the entire community for their support in my first year. I am proud of our accomplishments, and look forward to the exciting times ahead. Contact me anytime at (561) 340-4502 or bhurlburt@cfpbmc.org.

Message from Brad HurlburtPresident and CEO

Susan Dahlberg Brocker, LaRue Dahlberg and Brad Hurlburt

Taunya and Dr. William Bryant Debbie Pucillo and Maura BenjaminNancy and Col. John A. Marshall

Dr. Dorothy Adams Peck, Shannon Sadler Hull and Maria Mamlouk

The Legacy Society recognizes those donors who have included the Community Foundation in their planned and estate gifts. Through their thoughtful generosity, these donors have created a legacy to ensure the future vitality of our community, and we honored them recently at the Center for Philanthropy.

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Inaugural Luncheon

Jack Flagg, Hon. Lesly Smith, David Ober, Lore Moran Dodge and Rich Anderson

Betsy and Wally Turner with Danielle Hickox Moore

Photo credits: Tracey Benson Photography

Mayor Jeri Muoio, Sarah Alsofrom, Patrick Franklin and Dr. Jennifer AndersonLiz Downey, Amy Dean and Andrea Bradley Bob Hull, Winsome McIntosh and Eric KellySherry and Tom Barrat

Stacy Palmer and Julie Cummings Brad Hurlburt and Ray Celedinas Shannon Sadler Hull, Peter Matwiczyk, Bill Benjamin and Kathleen Emmett

summer BoArd luncheon

Our Board of Directors and Board of Governors met in May for a special luncheon to honor outgoing chairman, Debbie Pucillo and the other board members who have finished their terms this year: Sally Gingras, Pedro del Sol and Lisa Mulhall. The community is a better place because of their service and dedication.

Lisa Mulhall and Christina Macfarland

J.B. Murray and Sally Gingras

Hon. Ronald Alvarez and Pedro del Sol

Debbie Pucillo and Carol Collins

Hon. Katherine Kroll, Doug Stockham and Lisa Morgan

Patricia Stewart and Danielle Cameron

““ We understand that many of our aspiring local students do not have the financial resources for a college education. It is through the generosity of our donors that these dreams can become a reality, and we are extremely proud to be able to provide this service to the community. Offering much needed scholarships to deserving students is a wonderful expression of philanthropy.”

- Brad Hurlburt, president and CEO

Mayor Jeri Muoio, Sarah Alsofrom, Patrick Franklin and Dr. Jennifer Anderson

Shannon Sadler Hull, Peter Matwiczyk, Bill Benjamin and Kathleen Emmett

Summer is the season when many high school graduates are preparing to enter college. This year, 83 deserving students will be fulfilling their educational dreams thanks, in part, to the donors of the Community Foundation. These students are the recipients of more than $730,000 in scholarships.

The Foundation has nearly 100 scholarship funds, established by donors who are committed to education, and often named in the memory of a loved one. We have awarded $7.5 million in scholarship grants since 1983 and helped 1,700 students, making us one of the largest providers of scholarships in the two counties. Students are evaluated by an advisory committee of board members and community volunteers based on a written application, test scores, grade transcripts and interviews. Individual scholarships ranged in amounts from $1,000 to $30,000 this year and were awarded to students from 32 high schools in Palm Beach and Martin counties.

To see a list of our 2013/2014 scholarship recipients, please visit our website. Applications for next year’s scholarship class opens Nov. 1, 2014.

Ted TriMble scholArshiP for Vocational Training / Trimble scholarship for martin county

A native of Rochester, NY, Edward C. “Ted” Trimble graduated from Princeton and then served in the U.S. Army for five years during World War II receiving the Legion of Merit and the Italian Cross of Military Valor. After the war, he

returned to Rochester to join the family business. He became active in the local community and founded the Rochester Area Community Foundation. When Ted and his wife moved to Martin County, they became involved in our Foundation, serving on the board (Ted was also vice-chair). Ted was instrumental in expanding our service area to Martin County. The Trimble family created two scholarship funds: The Trimble Scholarship for Martin County Fund was established in 1990 and is open to any Martin County high school senior with a GPA of 3.0 to 3.5 who participates in extracurricular activities and demonstrates financial need. The Ted Trimble Scholarship Fund for Vocational Training was established after Ted’s death in 1995. It provides assistance for students pursuing a degree or career in the service industry.

wAlTer And Adi bluM scholArshiP

The Blums represent a true American “Rags to riches” story. As a young couple in the 1930s, they were forced to flee their home in Germany to save themselves from increasing persecution by the Nazi government.

After immigrating to New York City with little money and a lot of perseverance, they started two retail businesses and began investing in real estate. They moved to Palm Beach in the 1950s and became actively involved in civic and cultural activities in the community. The Blum Foundation was established by Mrs. Blum after her husband’s death in 1984. The Walter and Adi Blum Scholarship Fund was established by the Foundation in 1997. Students must have at least a “C” average, demonstrate financial need and must be an immigrant into the United States.

eVA w. Mack, FirsT BlAck mAyor oF wesT PAlm BeAch scholArshiP

Eva Mack believed that “whatever talents a person is blessed with should be shared with others,” and she shared her talents with everyone she met. Eva was a nurse, a teacher, a community

advocate and a social activist. In the 1960s, she headed the first successful capital campaign to improve Pleasant City, one of West Palm Beach’s oldest neighborhoods, and lobbied the Palm Beach County School District for health classes in all grades. She became the first black Mayor of West Palm Beach in 1982, and was committed to improving the entire community. The Mack scholarship is not based on financial need, and is open to any senior who is an active member of the West Palm Beach Tabernacle Baptist Church.

To learn more about our generous scholarship donors, please visit our website and click on “Scholarship Opportunities” for their stories.

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Preparing for colleGeAs part of our scholarship program, we offer a financial literacy workshop for recipients and their parents. Sponsored by Citi Foundation and led by Clearpoint Credit Counseling Solutions, the goal of the session is to teach the importance of financial management.

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Our Scholarship Alumni Are Our Future

Here are some easy ways we can stay connected:

Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.(/cfpbmc & @cfpbmc) for news and photos about the community.

Connect with us on LinkedIn. We launched a new page just for alumni. (Tip: Many alumni list their scholarship on their resumes or online bios. It’s something to be proud of.)

Share your story.Keep us posted on your graduation, career and accomplishments. You can post updates on our social media, or call us at 561-659-6800. We’d love to hear from you.

We want to stay connected!

The Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties has awarded $7.5 million in scholarship grants since 1983, and helped more than 1,700 students.As a scholarship recipient, you are part of our history and our future.

www.yourcommunityfoundation.org

The Foundation’s board of directors recently approved over $3 million in grants this year to 38 nonprofit organizations in the two-county region. we look forward to sharing some highlights in the next issue. stay tuned!

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Patricia Stewart and Danielle Cameron

Daryl Houston, Community Investment Officer at the Community Foundation presents to students.

Rina Canelo, Ricardo Canelo, Jannelly Arias and Dylan Cohen

Christina Ramsey, Jaqueline Bornstein and Karyn Saunders

Imai and Latoy Campbell, Angeline Saint Fleur

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Q: Tell us a little bit about your practice.

a: I am fortunate to co-chair the Private Wealth Services Practice at Gunster. Our boutique-type of practice involves advising high net-worth individuals and entrepreneurs with respect to their passing of wealth and business interests from one generation to another. We are family advisors and problem solvers. Although estate, gift, income and generation-skipping tax advice forms a significant portion of our practice, as part of a large business firm we are able to provide a complement of legal services to our clients. The most rewarding part of my practice, however, is working with families to formulate their charitable missions and to facilitate a family’s legacy. The family philanthropic plan is often the most valuable asset to pass down the generations. Q: What was your first encounter with the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and martin counties?

a: I learned about the Community Foundation many years ago when I would read about scholarship awards to deserving local students

facilitated by the Foundation’s scholarship funds. The organization then assisted a client in a year-end family gifting transaction. The sophistication and commitment of the Foundation allowed us to fulfill our client’s family and philanthropic goals and close the transaction before our approaching deadline. As the Chair of the Community Foundation Advisors Committee in central Palm Beach County. I am pleased to introduce other advisors to the work of the Community Foundation within Palm Beach and Martin counties.

Q. how do you start a conversation with a client about their philanthropic goals? a: I usually begin by asking about their family goals. My first role as an advisor is to listen. Very often a desire to be philanthropic and leave a family legacy is the start of the conversation. The rest of the estate plan then follows as a complement to our client’s family and charitable goals. If our client’s family is not excited by the prospect of running a family foundation, but still wants to be involved in grant making, then the Community Foundation is often a good fit.

Q: what has been the best part of working with the community Foundation? a: I recently had the opportunity to introduce a group of college freshmen to the Foundation

in order to facilitate their first formal entry into charitable giving. With the recent passing of their mentor, philanthropist Daniel Borislow, this group of young men was inspired to continue his legacy by creating a fund to support women’s soccer and athletes in need. The Foundation – in less than 24 hours – was able to establish Big Dan’s Big Give Fund and made it available online. Although this inspiration resulted from the loss of Dan’s mentorship, friendship and being a philanthropic role model, these young men will forever continue Dan’s legacy and, in turn, create a legacy of their own. Experiencing the impact of one man’s generosity on a group of future philanthropists has been my most rewarding experience with the Community Foundation.

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Two new executives Join the Community Foundation

This summer, we added two new colleagues to our team. renee constantino is Vice President for Community Investment and kati erickson is Development Manager.

Renee was most recently the Manager of Planning and Evaluation at the Palm Beach County Department of Community Services. During her 10-year

tenure, she worked as a grant maker managing over $30 million in public funds, and performing such functions as contract development and program implementation and monitoring in the areas of health, human and behavioral services. Renee has worked extensively with Community Foundation funding partners such as United Way, Quantum Foundation and Allegheny Franciscan Ministries. She is passionate about the

nonprofit sector, and was previously Executive Director of the Mental Health Association of Palm Beach County, Director of Development for the Area Agency on Aging of Palm Beach/Treasure Coast, and worked as a private consultant.

Kati Erickson joins us from the Armory Art Center where she was the Director of Marketing and Development. She was also previously the

Assistant Director of the palmbeach3 contemporary art fair, Special Events Coordinator at the Norton Museum of Art and Visual Art Programming Director with VSA of Florida. Kati received her Bachelor’s Degree in Studio Art from Florida State University and attended the Dreyfoos School of the Arts. Her proven success with events, sponsorships and fundraising make her a welcome addition to the Foundation’s team.

Lisa SchneiderShareholder, Gunster

Thursday,January 22, 2015The Breakers, Palm Beach

save the date

For tickets and sponsorship opportunities, contact Kati Erickson, Development Manager, at (561) 340-4508

Chairs: Frances and Todd PeterHonorary Chairs: Debra and Anson M. Beard, Jr.Carol and Peter MatwiczykRoy J. Zuckerberg and Tara Kelleher

BoARD oF DIRECToRS

Sherry S. BarratAnson M. Beard, Jr.

Ray S. CeledinasLore Moran Dodge

George T. ElmoreKathleen B. Emmett

Paulette KochKathleen J. KrollAndrew Kushner

Christina M. MacfarlandElizabeth ‘Libby’ Marshall

Peter MatwiczykLawrence J. Miller

Lisa M. MorganJ.B. Murray

David G. OberVirginia H. SmithCaroline B. Sory

Douglas A. StockhamChristopher W. Storkerson

Steven A. TempletonRoy J. Zuckerberg

registration now open. Visit http://pbcseminar.info/ today!

oFFICERS

chairJ.B. Murray, Chair

Vice chairsDouglas A. StockhamLawrence J. Miller

TreasurerSteven A. Templeton

secretaryPeter Matwiczyk

immediate Past chair Deborah Dale Pucillo

President / ceo Bradley A. Hurlburt