Panda Cares is making one-time donations to select projects near Panda Express locations – Help Center

Update: As of January 25th 3:00 PM ET, funding is only available in the following regions and their corresponding zip codes listed below:

AR, CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, KS, KY, ME, MN, MS, MT, NE, NH, OH, OR, SD, TN, WA, WI, WV

What kind of match?

Starting January 17th, 2023, Panda Cares will make a one-time donation of $1,200 to projects that match the criteria below, while funds last. There is limited funding across each region, so funding is not guaranteed.

How to qualify:

Teach at a school located in one of the zip codes listed below with 51%+ of students qualifying for Free and Reduced Price Lunch.
- - You can verify your school’s Free and Reduced Price Lunch status according to our records of each school (example). Find your school by going to our search page and entering your school name and zip code into the search box.
Keep your total project goal under $1,200 including taxes, shipping, fees, and the suggested donation to support DonorsChoose.
Create a project in the subject areas Life Skills, Social Studies, Literacy & Language, STEM, Music & the Arts, Racial Justice & Representation, and/or Students with Disabilities.
- - No other subject areas will qualify for funding.
One project per teacher may qualify for this opportunity. Teachers who have already received a donation from Panda Cares this school year are ineligible for additional funding (unless the donation was via the Panda Cares Classroom Basics match).

Eligible zip codes table (to search for your school’s zip code, we recommend using your computer's "Find" command – Mac: CMD+F or Windows: Ctrl+F):

State	Eligible Zip Codes	Status
AK	99504, 99515, 99517, 99577, 99654	No funding remains
AL	Click to open list 36801, 36066, 36117, 36081, 36303, 36330, 36535, 36608, 36619, 36695, 35007, 35058, 35235, 35242, 35244, 35401, 35903, 36203, 35601, 35613, 35630, 35758, 35806	No funding remains
AR	Click to open list 71913, 72019, 72032, 72701, 72712, 72758, 72761, 72762	Funds available
AZ-1	Click to open list 85364, 85365, 85621, 85629, 85635, 85704, 85705, 85706, 85711, 85712, 85713, 85715, 85716, 85719, 85730, 85743, 85745,85746,85747,85748	No funding remains
AZ-2	Click to open list 86401, 86403, 86442, 85014, 85018, 85040, 85048, 85119, 85122, 85139, 85142, 85143, 85201, 85204, 85206, 85208, 85210, 85215, 85224, 85225, 85226, 85248, 85249, 85250, 85251, 85281, 85282, 85283, 85284, 85295, 85296, 85901, 85020, 85022, 85024, 85027, 85028, 85029, 85031, 85032, 85033, 85034, 85041, 85042, 85043, 85050, 85054, 85085, 85254, 85260, 85301, 85302, 85305, 85308, 85323, 85326, 85338, 85339, 85340, 85374, 85381, 85382, 85383, 85388, 86001, 86301, 86314, 86326	No funding remains
CA-1	Click to open list 90001, 90007, 90008, 90015, 90016, 90017, 90019, 90023, 90024, 90025, 90028, 90035, 90038, 90039, 90040, 90041, 90047, 90064, 90065, 90067, 90071, 90201, 90220, 90222, 90230, 90232, 90241, 90248, 90255, 90260, 90262, 90266, 90277, 90278, 90280, 90292, 90302, 90303, 90304, 90403, 90503, 90505, 90603, 90605, 90620, 90623, 90630, 90631, 90640, 90650, 90660, 90703, 90706, 90710, 90712, 90746, 90747, 90802, 90808, 90815, 91001, 91007, 91010, 91011, 91016, 91030, 91040, 91101, 91106, 91107, 91206, 91210, 91301, 91303, 91304, 91307, 91311, 91316, 91320, 91321, 91325, 91330, 91331, 91342, 91343, 91344, 91350, 91352, 91355, 91360, 91361, 91364, 91384, 91401, 91402, 91403, 91406, 91423, 91501, 91505, 91506, 91601, 91604, 91608, 91702, 91706, 91710, 91724, 91730, 91733, 91739, 91745, 91750, 91752, 91754, 91761, 91763, 91764, 91766, 91768, 91770, 91773, 91786, 91789, 91790, 91792, 91801, 92223, 92230, 92284, 92307, 92308, 92311, 92320, 92336, 92345, 92346, 92373, 92376, 92392, 92394, 92399, 92408, 92410, 92503, 92505, 92508, 92521, 92532, 92545, 92551, 92553, 92555, 92562, 92563, 92571, 92583, 92584, 92591, 92592, 92595, 92602, 92604, 92606, 92618, 92626, 92630, 92648, 92656, 92660, 92672, 92677, 92683, 92691, 92692, 92694, 92701, 92704, 92705, 92706, 92708, 92802, 92806, 92821, 92831, 92832, 92833, 92841, 92843, 92865, 92868, 92879, 92885, 93003, 93010, 93021, 93030, 93033, 93036, 93041, 93043, 93060, 93063, 93065, 93524, 93534, 93535, 93536, 93551, 93552, 93555	No funding remains
CA-2	Click to open list 92231, 92243, 96130, 96150, 95926, 95965, 96002, 96003, 96007, 93906, 93907, 93940, 93955, 95023, 95060, 95073, 95076, 92201, 92203, 92211, 92234, 92253, 92260, 92262, 92270, 93101, 93106, 93117, 93405, 93420, 93422, 93427, 93436, 93446, 93454, 93215, 93243, 93280, 93304, 93306, 93307, 93308, 93309, 93311, 93312, 93313, 93561	No funding remains
CA-3	Click to open list 93230, 93246, 93257, 93274, 93277, 93291, 93610, 93611, 93618, 93630, 93635, 93637, 93657, 93662, 93705, 93706, 93710, 93711, 93720, 93722, 93725, 93726, 93727, 95301, 95322, 95334, 95348	No funding remains
CA-4	Click to open list 94002, 94010, 94014, 94015, 94040, 94044, 94063, 94066, 94087, 94103, 94115, 94124, 94132, 94143, 94305, 94306, 94403, 94404, 94501, 94538, 94539, 94541, 94544, 94545, 94560, 94577, 94578, 94607, 94608, 94611, 94621, 95008, 95014, 95020, 95035, 95037, 95050, 95054, 95110, 95118, 95122, 95123, 95124, 95125, 95129, 95130, 95131, 95132, 95134, 95135, 95136, 95148, 94503, 94509, 94510, 94513, 94520, 94521, 94523, 94526, 94530, 94549, 94550, 94551, 94552, 94553, 94559, 94564, 94565, 94568, 94583, 94588, 94591, 94598, 94805, 94903, 94928, 94947, 94952, 94965, 95401, 95403, 95407, 95476, 95482, 95492	No funding remains
CA-5	Click to open list 91902, 91911, 91915, 91941, 91942, 91950, 92008, 92009, 92019, 92020, 92021, 92024, 92025, 92027, 92028, 92054, 92055, 92056, 92064, 92065, 92069, 92071, 92075, 92083, 92084, 92093, 92103, 92105, 92108, 92109, 92110, 92111, 92113, 92115, 92122, 92123, 92126, 92128, 92130, 92131, 92135, 92136, 92145, 92154, 92155, 92173	No funding remains
CA-6	Click to open list 94533, 94585, 95202, 95207, 95212, 95219, 95242, 95304, 95307, 95330, 95336, 95337, 95350, 95354, 95355, 95356, 95363, 95366, 95367, 95370, 95380, 95603, 95605, 95610, 95616, 95620, 95624, 95628, 95630, 95648, 95660, 95661, 95667, 95670, 95677, 95678, 95688, 95691, 95747, 95758, 95762, 95765, 95776, 95814, 95815, 95818, 95819, 95821, 95823, 95825, 95832, 95834, 95841, 95843, 95901, 95945, 95991, 96161	No funding remains
CO	Click to open list 80003, 80010, 80011, 80012, 80015, 80020, 80022, 80023, 80027, 80033, 80108, 80113, 80120, 80123, 80124, 80126, 80129, 80134, 80206, 80207, 80214, 80226, 80231, 80233, 80234, 80238, 80301, 80309, 80401, 80501, 80504,80523, 80525, 80537, 80547, 80601, 80634, 80817, 80906, 80907, 80909, 80916, 80918, 80920, 80921, 80922, 81005	Funds available
CT	06338,06460	No funding remains
D.C.	20010, 20018, 20024, 20310, 20374	No funding remains
DE	19701, 19709, 19720, 19808, 19901	Funds available
FL	Click to open list 33912, 33913, 34102, 32304, 32308, 33414, 33418, 33426, 34986, 34987, 32607, 32608, 32405, 32413, 33004, 33015, 33021, 33025, 33027, 33034, 33067, 33126, 33162, 33166, 33173, 33174, 33182, 33186, 33322, 33328, 33388, 33511, 33559, 33578, 33579, 33612, 33634, 33771, 33772, 33781, 33809, 33813, 33884, 34293, 34655, 32055, 32065, 32073, 32086, 32097, 32205, 32218, 32222, 32224, 32225, 32228, 32246, 32256, 32258, 32114, 32128, 32159, 32164, 32701, 32703, 32707, 32720, 32757, 32771, 32780, 32803, 32811, 32817, 32819, 32821, 32822, 32828, 32832, 32839, 32904, 32909, 32935, 33837, 34474, 34711, 34741, 34746, 34747, 34787, 32504, 32508, 32514, 32536, 32547, 32563, 32571, 32578	Funds available
GA	Click to open list 30004, 30013, 30022, 30024, 30041, 30042, 30043, 30047, 30052, 30062, 30066, 30067, 30078, 30080, 30083, 30084, 30092, 30097, 30101, 30114, 30135, 30141, 30144, 30161, 30188, 30214, 30250, 30253, 30260, 30265, 30269, 30274, 30302, 30338, 30344, 30354, 30358, 30501, 30519, 30534, 30620, 30701, 31525, 31601, 30809, 30909, 30720, 30742, 31061, 31093, 31098, 31210, 31905, 31909, 30458, 31313, 31314, 31322, 31406	No funding remains
HI	Click to open list 96701, 96706, 96707, 96720, 96732, 96734, 96740, 96744, 96746, 96753, 96761, 96766, 96782, 96786, 96789, 96797, 96814, 96815, 96816, 96817, 96818, 96822, 96825, 96826, 96863	No funding remains
IA	Click to open list 52761, 51106, 50401, 51501, 50613, 50702, 52241, 52246, 52402, 52404, 50009, 50010, 50011, 50021, 50266, 50310	Funds available
ID	Click to open list 83301, 83318, 83202, 83402, 83406, 83440, 83501, 83814, 83815, 83843, 83854, 83607, 83634, 83642, 83646, 83686, 83687, 83702, 83704, 83709, 83714	Funds available
IL-1	Click to open list 60007, 60008, 60014, 60018, 60025, 60031, 60045, 60047, 60050, 60056, 60061, 60073, 60074, 60077, 60085, 60088, 60090, 60091, 60101, 60102, 60110, 60115, 60139, 60142, 60148, 60160, 60162, 60164, 60173, 60175, 60177, 60187, 60192, 60194, 60409, 60430, 60431, 60436, 60440, 60443, 60445, 60446, 60448, 60450, 60453, 60462, 60467, 60473, 60478, 60504, 60510, 60515, 60525, 60543, 60544, 60546, 60561, 60563, 60601, 60602, 60605, 60606, 60607, 60611, 60612, 60614, 60618, 60623, 60638, 60643, 60659, 60661, 60706, 60707, 60714, 60804, 60915, 62959	No funding remains
IL-2	Click to open list 62301, 62208, 62269, 61611, 61613, 61761, 61265, 62864, 62901, 61008, 61108, 61112, 61115, 61801, 61820, 61822, 62401, 62535, 62702, 62704	No funding remains
IN	Click to open list 47802, 47129, 47905, 47906, 47715, 46804, 46805, 46818, 46825, 46514, 46544, 46582, 46614, 46307, 46322, 46360, 46368, 46385, 46410, 46013, 46032, 46060, 46077, 46112, 46123, 46140, 46142, 46168, 46202, 46237, 46240, 46250, 46256, 46268, 46902, 46953, 47201, 47304	No funding remains
KS	Click to open list 67037, 67205, 67207, 67501, 66502, 66506, 66604, 66801, 66046, 66061, 66062, 66111, 66208, 66212, 66214, 66215, 66216, 66224	Funds available
KY	Click to open list 42303, 42104, 41042, 40475, 40502, 40503, 40511, 40165, 40222, 40223, 40241, 42701	Funds available
LA	Click to open list 71303, 70508, 71203, 70726, 70808, 70002, 70458, 71105, 71111	No funding remains
MA	02026, 02081, 02090, 02141, 02155	No funding remains
MD	Click to open list 20603, 20613, 20619, 20670, 20678, 20707, 20716, 20720, 20735, 20740, 20742, 20743, 20745, 20747, 20755, 20762, 20784, 20817, 20874, 20889, 20902, 21703	No funding remains
ME	04106	Funds available
MI	Click to open list 48823, 48824, 48864, 48917, 49202, 49002, 49316, 49321, 49418, 49424, 49512, 48059, 48507, 48601, 48642, 48706, 48858, 48051, 48066, 48067, 48073, 48083, 48101, 48103, 48108, 48109, 48116, 48150, 48162, 48183, 48195, 48307, 48313, 48326, 48353, 48375	No funding remains
MN	Click to open list 56001, 55060, 55109, 55118, 55120, 55124, 55125, 55369, 55423, 55425, 55430, 55431, 55435, 55444, 55447, 56301	Funds available
MO	Click to open list 65201, 64506, 63701, 63901, 64804, 65616, 65738, 65803, 65804, 64014, 64029, 64030, 64055, 64057, 64081, 64083, 64118, 64138, 64154, 64158, 63005, 63010, 63011, 63026, 63028, 63033, 63042, 63074, 63090, 63109, 63117, 63123, 63127, 63129, 63131, 63141, 63303, 63304, 63367, 63376, 63385	No funding remains
MS	38804, 39759, 39402, 39440, 39232	Funds available
MT	Click to open list 59715, 59405, 59601, 59101, 59105, 59803, 59901	Funds available
NC	Click to open list 28403, 28805, 28078, 28210, 27105, 27409, 27502, 27609, 28303, 27834, 28546, 28547, 28562	No funding remains
ND	58102, 58103, 58104	No funding remains
NE	Click to open list 68505, 68508, 68512, 68803, 68847, 68025, 68116, 68130, 68132, 68133, 68134, 68601	Funds available
NH	03060	Funds available
NJ	Click to open list 08002, 08043, 08081, 08360, 08619, 07002, 07036, 07047, 07066, 07080, 07083, 07095, 07310, 07852	No funding remains
NM	Click to open list 88001, 88011, 87004, 87031, 87105, 87106, 87107, 87110, 87111, 87113, 87114, 87120, 87123, 87124, 87301, 87402, 87501, 87505, 88201	No funding remains
NV	Click to open list 89005, 89012, 89014, 89015, 89027, 89029, 89030, 89031, 89032, 89048, 89052, 89081, 89084, 89102, 89103, 89104, 89106, 89107, 89109, 89110, 89117, 89118, 89119, 89120, 89121, 89122, 89123, 89128, 89130, 89135, 89139, 89146, 89148, 89149, 89154, 89169	No funding remains
NY	Click to open list 10001, 10022, 10025, 10036, 10065, 10468, 10704, 11201, 11209, 11210, 11373, 11375, 11432	No funding remains
OH	Click to open list 44512, 45807, 45440, 43460, 43512, 43528, 43617, 43623, 44883, 45840, 45040, 45069, 45211, 45246, 45251, 44011, 44060, 44109, 44121, 44126, 44129, 44223, 44240, 44241, 44720, 44906, 43055, 43068, 43082, 43110, 43113, 43123, 43201, 43213, 43219, 43228, 43230, 43240, 43302, 43701, 45601	Funds available
OK	Click to open list 73401, 73459, 73505, 74006, 74012, 74015, 74055, 74114, 74132, 74133, 74146, 74401, 73034, 73069, 73071, 73072, 73099, 73107, 73110, 73118, 73128, 73132, 73134, 73139, 73160, 74075, 74804	No funding remains
OR	Click to open list 97005, 97006, 97008, 97013, 97030, 97035, 97045, 97055, 97070, 97080, 97086, 97113, 97123, 97124, 97128, 97132, 97140, 97146, 97216, 97217, 97220, 97223, 97224, 97225, 97230, 97267, 97302, 97303, 97304, 97322, 97838, 97850, 97914, 97701, 97756 , 97501, 97504, 97526, 97330, 97331, 97401, 97402, 97403, 97471, 97477	Funds available
PA	Click to open list 16602, 16802, 16803, 15122, 15146, 15205, 15237, 15238, 16066, 19053, 19095, 19103, 19107, 19124, 19134	No funding remains
RI	02886	No funding remains
SC	Click to open list 29801, 29582, 29588, 29203, 29206, 29307, 29607, 29640, 29406, 29418, 29445	No funding remains
SD	57106, 57110	Funds available
TN	Click to open list 37013, 37040, 37043, 37055, 37064, 37066, 37067, 37075, 37087, 37115, 37122, 37129, 37167, 37174, 37204, 37209, 37214, 38501, 38305, 38017, 38018, 38119, 38125, 37312, 37363, 37415, 37421, 37604, 37620, 37660, 37771, 37801, 37830, 37862, 37912, 37918, 37923, 37934	Funds available
TX-1	Click to open list 75002, 75007, 75013, 75028, 75032, 75033, 75034, 75040, 75041, 75052, 75056, 75062, 75063, 75067, 75069, 75071, 75074, 75078, 75080, 75081, 75088, 75093, 75094, 75103, 75104, 75110, 75119, 75126, 75142, 75150, 75154, 75159, 75160, 75165, 75180, 75182, 75189, 75206, 75211, 75220, 75225, 75228, 75232, 75234, 75237, 75240, 75248, 75287, 75402, 75407, 75409, 75460, 75482, 75801, 76011, 76015, 76017, 76018, 76021, 76028, 76033, 76036, 76039, 76048, 76051, 76054, 76058, 76063, 76065, 76067, 76086, 76092, 76105, 76108, 76109, 76114, 76120, 76123, 76126, 76132, 76137, 76148, 76155, 76177, 76179, 76201, 76205, 76210, 76227, 76234, 76240, 76262, 76401	No funding remains
TX-2	Click to open list 77007, 77015, 77022, 77024, 77025, 77032, 77037, 77040, 77046, 77047, 77049, 77055, 77063, 77065, 77068, 77070, 77082, 77083, 77085, 77086, 77087, 77090, 77095, 77096, 77304, 77318, 77339, 77340, 77346, 77351, 77354, 77356, 77357, 77377, 77384, 77386, 77388, 77396, 77406, 77429, 77433, 77449, 77450, 77459, 77471, 77477, 77478, 77505, 77511, 77521, 77551, 77566, 77568, 77573, 77584, 77598	No funding remains
TX-3	Click to open list 78602, 78610, 78613, 78621, 78626, 78628, 78634, 78640, 78653, 78654, 78660, 78664, 78666, 78712, 78726, 78727, 78746, 78748, 78749, 78752, 78753, 78757, 78759	No funding remains
TX-4	Click to open list 78070, 78108, 78130, 78154, 78209, 78213, 78216, 78218, 78223, 78224, 78227, 78229, 78230, 78233, 78244, 78245, 78250, 78251, 78258, 78259, 78840, 78852	No funding remains
TX-5	Click to open list 77904, 76308, 75455, 75633, 79601, 77642, 77706, 76901, 78043, 78045, 75020, 75090, 78332, 78411, 78414, 78418, 79109, 79119, 79415, 79423, 79424, 75605, 75654, 75662, 75703, 75706, 75751, 75766, 75904, 75965, 76502, 76522, 76548, 76710, 76711, 77802, 77803, 77840, 78503, 78504, 78520, 78539, 78550, 78552, 78572, 78573, 78582, 78596, 79902, 79907, 79912, 79924, 79925, 79928, 79932, 79934, 79936, 79938, 79707, 79762	No funding remains
UT	Click to open list 84003, 84009, 84010, 84015, 84020, 84025, 84032, 84041, 84043, 84045, 84057, 84058, 84062, 84065, 84070, 84074, 84081, 84084, 84088, 84094, 84095, 84097, 84098, 84101, 84106, 84107, 84119, 84120, 84121, 84123, 84128, 84332, 84341, 84404, 84405, 84601, 84604, 84660, 84720, 84770, 84790	No funding remains
VA	Click to open list 24018, 24060, 24073, 24502, 23060, 23112, 23113, 23225, 23228, 23229, 23231, 23831, 23320, 23321, 23435, 23452, 23454, 23459, 23460, 23510, 23665, 23666, 23693, 23707, 23708, 20109, 20110, 20122, 20155, 20176, 22030, 22033, 22042, 22102, 22150, 22192, 22202, 22211, 22306, 22315, 22401, 22554, 22630	No funding remains
WA	Click to open list 98001, 98003, 98004, 98006, 98026, 98029, 98034, 98036, 98037, 98042, 98052, 98055, 98058, 98117, 98125, 98148, 98188, 98204, 98208, 98223, 98226, 98273, 98335, 98375, 98391, 98406, 98433, 98499, 98502, 98509, 98512, 98516, 98801, 98902, 98908, 99301, 99324, 99336, 99352, 98604, 98632, 98661, 98662, 98665, 98682, 98683, 98686, 99001, 99037, 99163, 99201, 99205, 99206, 99207, 99212, 99218, 99223	Funds available
WI	Click to open list 54016, 54701, 53545, 54401, 54467, 54220, 54304, 54914, 54915, 54937, 53022, 53045, 53095, 53129, 53154, 53158, 53188, 53189, 53214, 53221, 53227, 53406	Funds available
WV	26501, 26506, 25401	Funds available
WY	82009	Funds available

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