Who We Are

Caroline Cummings Rafferty

Caroline Cummings Rafferty is a Florida-based interior designer and philanthropist.  Caroline is the chair of the Arts and Culture Committee for the Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation. Additionally, she serves on the board and is Vice Chair of the Anne Norton Sculpture Garden. Caroline is a board member of The Cox Science Center and Aquarium, The Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County, and Palm Beach Day Academy. 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 The Fresh Air Fund and The Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club. 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 a Florida-based interior designer and philanthropist.  Caroline is the chair of the Arts and Culture Committee for the Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation. Additionally, she serves on the board and is Vice Chair of the Anne Norton Sculpture Garden. Caroline is a board member of The Cox Science Center and Aquarium, The Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County, and Palm Beach Day Academy. 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 The Fresh Air Fund and The Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club. 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.