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 and a board member of The Cox Science Center and Aquarium and The Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County. 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 board member of Palm Beach Day Academy, 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 and a board member of The Cox Science Center and Aquarium and The Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County. 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 board member of Palm Beach Day Academy, 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.