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Foundation for Palm Beach State College

Because of you, we can transform lives and strengthen our community

Education has the power to transform not only the lives of our young people but also society as a whole. Investing in today's education results in a stronger, healthier and wealthier community, inspiring hope and empowering a new generation to create a better future.

 

 

An Extraordinary Gift from the Foundation

Presenting check to President Ava L. Parker, J.D. were Ricky Wade, Foundation Board Chair; Noel Guillama, Foundation Vice Chair; and David Rutherford, VP of Advancement and CEO of the Foundation for PBSC.

 

The Foundation for PBSC presented President Ava L. Parker, J.D., and PBSC’s District Board of Trustees with a check for more than $10.6 million, designated for advancing the College’s highest priorities and greatest needs. Unprecedented in the history of Palm Beach State, the Foundation has provided this substantial funding via private philanthropy related primarily to health sciences initiatives. 

Presenting were Ricky Wade, Foundation Board Chair; Noel Guillama, Foundation Vice Chair; and David Rutherford, VP of Advancement and CEO of the Foundation for PBSC.

 

Stephen M. Ross Emerging Scholars at Palm Beach State College

Mr. Stephen M. Ross, Chairman and Founder of Related Companies, has generously committed $8 million to Palm Beach State College, introducing an essential initiative that helps prepare underserved students at Palm Beach Lakes and Forest Hill High Schools in West Palm Beach with pathways to postsecondary education and career credentials, bolstering Palm Beach County’s future workforce. The gift comes to the Foundation for Palm Beach State College through Related Southeast’s newly formed non-profit, Related Together, a private grant making foundation to drive economic mobility in West Palm Beach’s northwest neighborhoods, including Historic Northwest, Pleasant City and Coleman Park.  Read More

 

 

 

TMRW Sports Launches TGL at Palm Beach State College

TMRW check presentation

David Rutherford, VP Institutional Advancement and CEO, Foundation for PBSC; Mike McCarley, Founder and CEO, TMRW Sports; Jay Monahan, PGA TOUR Commissioner; Rory McIlroy; Tiger Woods; Governor Ron DeSantis; PBSC President Ava L. Parker, J.D.  Read more about the TMRW Sports project

 


 

"Stories that make a difference"

Everyone has a story. The Foundation for PBSC is telling the stories of our students, college and community. We welcome yours because every story is worth telling. 

Read Our Stories


 

When you support the Foundation for PBSC, good things happen for the

College and Community | By the Numbers

$1B+

annual economic impact on Palm Beach County

95%

job placement rate for nursing graduates to healthcare facilities

$9M+

PBSC Foundation scholarships awarded since 2018

1600+

scholarships awarded by PBSC Foundation 2021 - 2022

 


Palm Beach State College Foundation, Inc.

812 Fern Street
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
phone: 561-868-3450  |  fax: 561-868-3687

email: foundation@palmbeachstate.edu

Mailing Address

640 Clematis St. #278 | West Palm Beach, FL 33401

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