The Hillsboro Hops Fund is a community benefits program, the goal of which is to promote, foster and support education, health, culture and youth activities, including activities for underprivileged youth, in the Greater Hillsboro area.

Our fund was established to level the playing field financially. No child should be unable to play the game simply because the equipment is too expensive. No team should be unable to play a game because the playing surface is sub-par. All the money raised by this fund is directly infused back into the community to support children who simply want to play baseball and softball, but lack the support to do so. Fundraising efforts are focused primarily on field refurbishment and providing synthetic turf fields that can be used year-round by local youth teams as well as community members.

This past year has been busy for the Hops Fund. The Hops continued their annual youth sports grants for the fifth year, providing over $125,000 in funding for over 60 youth baseball and softball leagues. The Hops also continued the Dream Big Scholarship, providing ten $2,000 scholarships to first-generation college students. The Hops also launched the Ralph Helzerman Community Champion Award, in memory of longtime Hops and Hops Fund support, Ralph Helzerman. The Hops provided an additional three $2,000 scholarships to students who are a champion for their community and exemplifys a commitment to service. We are looking forward to continuing our mission to provide more coaches’ and players’ clinics, continuing field improvements and providing scholarships and new equipment to local youth teams, as well as helping local students access education.