Driven by momentum and guided by generosity. In 2025, philanthropy accelerated progress across Cooper University Health Care and laid critical groundwork for the future of our health system.
With more than $10.5 million raised and pledged and support from nearly 3,000 donors, The Cooper Foundation strengthened clinical excellence, expanded access to care, and advanced strategic growth across Camden and Cape May County. More than 1,100 new supporters joined our mission, reflecting growing confidence in Cooper’s vision for the future. The year marked key organizational alignment, integrating Cape Regional philanthropy and continued growth in grateful patient engagement, corporate partnerships, and record-setting
events that deepened donor connections across the region. A defining milestone came with the groundbreaking of Phase I of Cooper’s Health Sciences Campus Expansion , including a new patient tower and clinical bridge connecting key areas of the campus. As construction begins, philanthropy will play a vital role in shaping what happens inside these new spaces—advancing programs, supporting research, and ensuring equitable access to world-class care.
A bipartisan group of current and former elected officials joined Cooper leadership to break ground on Project Imagine, a $3 billion transformation of the Camden Health Sciences Campus. Pictured are five New Jersey governors from two different parties — Tom Kean (1982–1990), Jim McGreevey (2002–2004), Jon Corzine (2006–2010), Chris Christie (2010–2018), and Governor Phil Murphy, who was serving as Governor at the time of the groundbreaking — alongside Cooper Chairman George Norcross III, Co-CEO Anthony Mazzarelli, Co-CEO Kevin O’Dowd, Camden Mayor Vic Carstarphen, television star and longtime Cooper supporter Kelly Ripa and her father, Joe Ripa, and other distinguished leaders.
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