What kind of match?
Starting August 21st, 2023, all qualifying projects will receive a 3X or 2X match. That means a $20 donation will become a $60 (with the 3X) or $40 donation (with the 2X), and so on.
If your project meets the criteria below, new donations on your project will be matched as long as funding remains. You will see the match offer applied to your project as soon as it is approved and live on the site.
How to qualify for the various matches:
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Teach within one of the following districts or schools of San Diego and Orange counties (use Ctrl+F or CMD+F to search for your district or school)
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- Cajon Valley Union Sch Dist
- Chula Vista Elem Sch Dist
- Capistrano Unified School Dist (Orange County)
- Escondido Union High Sch Dist
- Escondido Union Elem Sch Dist
- Fallbrook Union Elem Sch Dist
- Grossmont Union High Sch Dist
- La Mesa Spring Valley Sch Dist
- Lakeside Union Elementary School District
- Lemon Grove School District
- National School District
- Oceanside Unified School Dist
- San Marcos Unified Sch Dist
- San Ysidro School District
- San Diego Co Office Of Ed
- South Bay Union School Dist
- Sweetwater Union High Sch Dist
- Vallecitos Elem School Dist
- Adams Elementary School
- Angier Elementary School
- Baker Elementary School
- Balboa Elementary School
- Boone Elementary School
- Burbank Elementary School
- Carver Elementary School
- Central Elementary School
- Chavez Elementary School
- Cherokee Point Elementary School
- Chollas-Mead Elementary School
- Crawford High School
- Edison Elementary School
- Emerson-Bandini Elementary School
- Encanto Elementary School
- Fletcher Elementary School
- Garfield High School
- Golden Hill Elementary School
- Hamilton Elementary School
- Horton Elementary School
- Iftin Charter Elementary School
- Johnson Elementary School
- Florence Griffith-Joyner Elementary School
- Kimbrough Elementary School
- Knox Middle School
- Laura Rodriguez Elementary School
- Lincoln High School
- Logan K-8 School
- Monarch School
- Marshall Elementary School
- Memorial Prep-Scholars
- Millennial Tech Middle School
- Clark Middle School
- Normal Heights Elementary School
- Oak Park Elementary School
- Paradise Hills Elementary School
- Penn Elementary School
- Perkins K-8
- Perry Elementary School
- Walter J Porter Elementary School-North
- Walter J Porter Elementary School-South
- Roosevelt Middle School
- Rosa Parks Elementary School
- Rowan Elementary School
- San Diego High School of Business and Leadership
- San Diego High School-Cima
- San Diego High School-International Studies
- San Diego High School-MVPA
- San Diego High School-School of Business
- San Diego High School-Science & Tech
- Sherman Elementary School
- Trace School
- Urban Discovery Academy
- Valencia Park Elementary School
- Washington Elementary School
- Webster Elementary School
- Wilson Middle School
- Marcy High School
- Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter School
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- Request under $1,000 for your total project goal including taxes, shipping, fees, and the suggested donation to support DonorsChoose.
- Create a project requesting STEM resources to help your students get hands-on science skills as engineers, scientists, and innovators.
- Select a subject area under the STEM header.
What won’t qualify:
- Flexible Seating items are not eligible. If the majority of your project’s cost is for flexible seating, your project will not qualify.
- Teach at a school in San Diego County, California
- Request under $1,000 for your total project goal including taxes, shipping, fees, and the suggested donation to support DonorsChoose.
- Create a project requesting STEM resources to help your students get hands-on science skills as engineers, scientists, and innovators.
- Select a subject area under the STEM header.
What won’t qualify:
- Flexible Seating items are not eligible. If the majority of your project’s cost is for flexible seating, your project will not qualify.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: Are there any restrictions on which donations are matched?
All new donation to live projects are eligible for this match. Previous donations placed before the match offer’s start date will not be matched. Please note, the match offer is not active for donations during Friends and Family Pre-Funding (the period when our team is reviewing projects).
With thanks to San Diego Gas & Electric
We are proud to further our commitment to racial equity by supporting San Diego area teachers as they design inclusive learning communities that encourage students to value their own identities as well as those of others. Programs that inspire youth to STEM pathways help our region’s students be prepared for future opportunities to join the workforce as engineers, scientists, and innovators. SDG&E is proud to support teachers dedicated to STEM education for students in the communities that we serve.