Dear Friends,

Thanks to your support and dedication to making a difference, 2019 was a landmark year for The Cooper Foundation. From raising funds to fight cancer and support patient services to giving back to our neighbors in need, Cooper is making an impact in the lives of patients, their families and members of our community – each and every day.

As we move into this new decade, we look forward to continuing our important work and we thank you for being a part of it.
Susan Bass Levin
President & CEO
The Cooper Foundation
NEW IN 2019
New Grant Program for Camden Non-Profit Organizations – T he Norcross Foundation,The Michaels Organization, NFI, and The Cooper Foundation announce
$1 million program to help Camden non-profit community organizations.
'Power Up' Food Insecurity Program Launches in Cooper Plaza, Lanning Square Neighborhoods – This new program is funded by a grant from the TD Charitable Foundation.

School-Based Health Clinic at KIPP Cooper Norcross Academy Helps Families 

SIGNATURE EVENTS
10th Annual Pink Roses Teal Magnolia's Event Raises $1 MILLION for Breast and Gynecologic Programs at MD Anderson at Cooper
Cooper Red Hot Gala Raises $2.2 Million for Patient and Community Services

Jim Fifis Lung Cancer Research Dinner has raised more than $1 Million to support lung cancer research at MD Anderson at Cooper since its start in 2011

Audi quattro Cup Golf Competition Raises $43,000 for Children's Regional Hospital at Cooper

Best-Selling Author, Rana Awdish, MD, Speaks at the Seventh Annual Berkowitz Family Foundation Lecture on Humanism in Medicine

COMMUNITY EVENTS & OUTREACH
Camden Girl Scouts Learn About STEM Careers at MD Anderson at Cooper –   Girl Scouts from Brimm Medical Arts High School got a behind-the-scenes look at careers in the medical field.

The Cooper Foundation Kicks-Off Its 10th Annual Free Summer in the City Music Festival

Teddy Goes to Cooper

New Turf Field at KIPP Lanning Square Showcases 'our belief in the young residents of Camden'

Cooper Employees Install Born Learning Trail at Camden County Park
SUPPORTING OUR NEIGHBORS
The Cooper Foundation Sponsors Operation Backpack   – Cooper employees donated more than 2,200 new backpacks filled with school supplies to Camden students.

Cooper University Health Care Raises $30,000 for Hurricane Dorian Relief  

The Cooper Foundation’s Home Improvement Program Makes Homes Safer for Camden Residents 

The Cooper Foundation and Cooper University Health Care Donate Thousands of Gifts to Local Families in Need

COMMUNITY PARTNERS GIVING BACK
Bernard & Shirlee Brown, Anne Koons, and Jeff & Tracy Brown Support the Cooper Learning Center's Reading Programs
Cherry Hill Imports Donates Three Mini Cars for Kids at Children's Regional Hospital at Cooper  

32 Pink & Teal Community
Partners Support Breast & Gynecologic Cancer Research at
MD Anderson at Cooper

Local Non-Profit Donates $30,000 for Cooper’s Littlest Patients – ' Help Women and Children Now' supports cardiac screenings for newborns in Cooper’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
CAMDEN HEALTH & ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
Camden Youth Take Part in Football Skills Clinic with Eagles' Ron Jaworski – CHAA came together with Jaws Youth Playbook to host the free event, open to Camden residents ages 5 to 16.

WNBA Legend, Valerie Still, Speaks to Camden Girls at HoopHers, Summer Basketball Program Sponsored by the Sixers Youth Foundation
 
Camden Health & Athletic Association Hosts Second Annual Golf Academy with Support from The Michaels Organization

CHAA Hosts Second Annual Boys Summer Basketball League Sponsored by the Subaru of America Foundation

Camden Health & Athletic Association Teams Up with Phillies to Host Baseball and Softball Skills and Drills Clinic for Camden Youth

GRANT SUPPORT
In 2019, The Cooper Foundation received support from the following organizations for patient and community programs:

  • Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation
  • Campbell Soup Foundation
  • Cook Medical LLC
  • Genentech, Inc.
  • Steven C. Graham Family Charitable Foundation
  • Johnny M Foundation
  • John E. Kostic Memorial Foundation
  • Parker Foundation
  • PSE&G Foundation
  • Martin and Nora Salzman Foundation
  • TD Charitable Foundation
  • Teal Tea Foundation
  • Tri Sigma Foundation
  • William G. Rohrer Charitable Foundation

CAMDEN RISING
Report Praises Economic Development Authority Programs for Helping Bolster Camden’s Health

Study Shows Camden Schools Making Progress

Camden City Sees Best Unemployment Rates In Nearly Three  Decades

Historic Houses in Camden's Cooper Plaza Get Upgrades

Camden Police, Residents Credit Building Trust Among Community for 50-Year Crime Low  

$70 Million Camden Health Sciences Center Opens
Thank you for your continued support and we wish you a happy and healthy 2020!