Who We've Helped
The Hooper Fund has been donating to grant recipients in the Manchester and Essex communities for 24 years and counting.
Major Gifts to the Community
Two Scoreboards at Sweeney Park
Longevity Bench in Masconomo Park
Technology Grid at the Children's Library
PROGRAMS THAT HAVE BEEN FUNDED BY THE HOOPER FUND
Grant Recipients
Academic and Artistic Programs
- Student Coalition Against Racism
- MERHS Math Team
- Summerstage
- Community Read Program
- M/E Middle + High School’s Library Programs
- MERHS Robotics Team
- MERHS Speaker Series
- MERHS Science Team
- MERHS Speech and Debate Team
- Essex Elementary School Library Program
- Manchester Memorial PTO
- The Health Occupations Students of America Club (HOSA)
- Friends of M/E Performing Arts
- Magic Years Nursery School Scholarship Fund
- MERHS Drama Club
- MERHS United Nations Club
Sports and Leisure Programs
- M/E Softball
- M/E Youth Soccer
- M/E Little League
- M/E Girls and Boys Travel Basketball
- M/E Junior Hornets Football
- Manchester Sailing Association
- Essex Bay Sailing Club
- Cape Ann Girls and Boys Lacrosse
- Manchester by the Sea Fishing Tournament
- M/E Winter Track Program
- M/E Middle School Hockey Program
Community Programs
- Pan Mass North Shore Kids Ride
- Manchester Police Comfort Dog
- Sustainability Fair
- Manchester Children’s Public Library
- Seaside Sustainability
- Manchester Historical Museum’s Children’s Program
- Manchester-Essex Green Team
- Green Team Water Filling Stations
- Manchester Parks and Recreation After School and Summer Programs
- Manchester Summer Playground
- Girls and Boys Scouting Troops
- Manchester – Essex Bicycle Pedestrian Committee
- Memorial Park Improvement Project
- Music in the Park
- Essex Elementary Edible Garden