Some founders only need one open door.
1909 is the door. We're a 501(c)(3) keeping workspace, business education, mentorship, and scholarship in reach for Palm Beach County's most overlooked founders. Your gift is what keeps that door open.
Crowdfunding & Cocktails · Nov 2025
For a generation, Palm Beach County watched its founders pack up and leave for Miami, New York, San Francisco — because that's where the workspace, the education, the mentors, and the funding lived.
In 2018 we built the room here. Not a chamber. Not a co-working space. A community — vetted on values, grit, and generosity. No business cards. No nametags. Just real founders showing up for each other.
Today we serve 200+ members across tech, creative, and small-business industries — at workspace rates 30% below market — through year-round programming, mentorship, and a culture that rewards giving more than taking.
Membership covers a piece. Donations cover the rest. Scholarships, workshops, the keeping-the-lights-on so the founder with a great idea and an empty bank account still gets in.
Dr. Romina Heymann · pitch night at 1909
I found community, confidence, and support I didn't know I needed. The programs and events felt like a mini MBA — thoughtful and valuable.
open the door. today.
Your gift goes directly into scholarships, workshops, and the operations that keep 1909 running for the founders who need us most.
Monthly giving is the most powerful way to support us — it's what lets us plan, invest, and say yes to founders beyond the next quarter.