Over the years, 1890s Festival profits have added a front porch to the Community Building, installed playground equipment in Van Ness Park, and placed Victorian-styled fencing and lamp posts at the corners of the park.

In other parts of McIntosh, the Friends have installed a vintage clock in the Mini-Park, and purchased an old packing shed adjacent to the depot. That packing shed is now the “Carriage House,” home to several local artists and a private carriage collection. 

Aligning with the Friends’ mission is a scholarship fund to assist local and area young people pursue their scholastic careers. 

Community well-being is evident in the Friends of McIntosh food bank and assistance to families identified as needing a helping hand. Individual Friends members provide back-to-school necessities, Christmas gifts, and Easter baskets to children in those families, and the organization provides winter jackets and shoes to those children. The Friends of McIntosh also support McIntosh United Methodist Church’s back-to-school event.