Why Spaulding
Spaulding Education Fund is an independent, nonprofit organization supporting programs that enhance the academic curriculum of the Manchester Essex Regional School District. For over 30 years, our grants to MERSD educators have helped students reach their greatest potential through innovative, creative educational opportunities that can’t be funded through the tax-supported school budget.
Examples of recent grants include an automated cutting tool for the high school Robotics Team; funds to update the library collections at Essex Elementary School and Memorial Elementary School; specialized graphing calculators for math and science students in grades 6-12; and tickets to a Broadway play for high school music students.
35
Years Spaulding has been supporting our community
~1,100
MERSD students reached with programs funded by Spaulding grants in 2024
​
$33,000
​Money awarded by Spaulding for MERSD programs in 2024
$143,000+
Spaulding funding for STEM initiatives and the arts at MERSD over the past 4 grant years
390
Golden Hornets awarded by grateful students to 145 MERSD educators
in 2024
52
Brave performers in the beloved Night of Stars talent show, Spaulding's biggest fundraiser of the year
