Who We Are
Caroline Cummings Rafferty
Caroline Cummings Rafferty is the founder of Caroline Rafferty Interiors, an interior design firm based in Palm Beach, Florida. In 2019, Caroline opened a retail location and design store, The Grand Tour, which gives a portion of its proceeds to various for-impact partners in the local community.
Caroline is a board member of The Fresh Air Fund of New York, The Palm Beach Day Academy, and The South Florida Science Center. She also serves as the President of the Board of Trustees of the Lovelight Foundation, a non-profit organization that she co-founded with her mother, whose mission is to empower at-risk women and youth in urban areas.
She is a former member of Operation Smile’s Capital Campaign Committee and a former board member of The Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club and The Charles Maddock Foundation. Caroline and her mother have spoken about generational philanthropy and legacy building for many organizations, including the Institute for Philanthropy, the UJA of Palm Beach, and the Women’s Fund of Central Texas.
Caroline holds a Master of Fine Arts in Art History from the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University and a bachelor’s degree from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut.
“We need to listen and work alongside children and families to bring about a more equitable and just world.”
Caroline Cummings Rafferty, Trustee
Caroline Cummings Rafferty is the founder of Caroline Rafferty Interiors, an interior design firm based in Palm Beach, Florida. In 2019, Caroline opened a retail location and design store, The Grand Tour, which gives a portion of its proceeds to various for-impact partners in the local community.
Caroline is a board member of The Fresh Air Fund of New York, The Palm Beach Day Academy, and The South Florida Science Center. She also serves as the President of the Board of Trustees of the Lovelight Foundation, a non-profit organization that she co-founded with her mother, whose mission is to empower at-risk women and youth in urban areas.
She is a former member of Operation Smile’s Capital Campaign Committee and a former board member of The Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club and The Charles Maddock Foundation. Caroline and her mother have spoken about generational philanthropy and legacy building for many organizations, including the Institute for Philanthropy, the UJA of Palm Beach, and the Women’s Fund of Central Texas.
Caroline holds a Master of Fine Arts in Art History from the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University and a bachelor’s degree from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut.
