Panda Cares is supporting projects from schools with FRPL 51%+ in select zip codes

The following states have eligible zip codes with funding remaining:

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi,  Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin

Updated September 24: Arizona no longer has funding remaining.

Updated September 20: Arkansas, Kansas, Illinois and Missouri no longer have funding remaning.

Updated September 17: California, Indiana, Nevada, Ohio, and Pennsylvania no longer have funding remaining. 

Updated September 15: North and South Carolina no longer have funding remaining. 

Starting September 11th, qualifying projects will receive a one-time donation of $1,200. 

How to qualify:

• Teach at a school where at least 51% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch
• Create a project requesting materials for the subject areas Life Skills; Literacy & Language; Music & The Arts; Racial Justice & Representation; Social Studies; STEM; Students With Disabilities materials
• Request under $1,200 for your total project goal, including taxes, shipping, fees, and the suggested donation to support DonorsChoose
• Teach in one of the following regions (see below for the list of specific zip codes)
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Create your project

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q: Is there a limit to the amount of funds I can receive?

Eligible teachers can receive a single one-time donation from this funding opportunity across all their eligible projects.

Q: Is there a limit to how expensive my project can be to qualify for this opportunity?

This one-time donation only applies to projects with a total project goal under $1,200, including taxes, shipping, fees, and the suggested donation to support DonorsChoose. If your project’s total project goal is higher than $1,200, your project will require additional funding from other donors. 

Q: Why is there already no funding left in my region?

The Panda Cares team has hand-selected eligible projects and contributed funding toward those posted projects, which used all of those funds. There is still available funding left for other regions because there were not enough projects available, so the opportunity remains open for eligible teachers in those regions to post projects! 

List of Select Regions & Zip Codes

• • No funding remains as of 9/11 — Region: [NEN] - State(s): (DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, RI)

    02026, 02081, 02090, 02141, 02155, 02886, 03060, 04106, 07002, 07036, 07047, 07066, 07080, 07083, 07095, 07310, 07852, 08002, 08043, 08081, 08360, 08619, 10001, 10022, 10025, 10036, 10065, 10468, 10704, 11201, 11209, 11210, 11373, 11375, 11432, 19701, 19709, 19720, 19808, 19901, 20603, 20613, 20619, 20670, 20678, 20720, 20745, 20755, 20762, 20784

  • No funding remains as of 9/17 — Region: [GL] - State(s): (IN, KY, OH, PA)

    15238, 40165, 40222, 40223, 40241, 40475, 40502, 40503, 40511, 41042, 42701, 43055, 43068, 43082, 43110, 43113, 43123, 43201, 43213, 43219, 43228, 43230, 43240, 43302, 43460, 43512, 43528, 43617, 43623, 43701, 44011, 44060, 44109, 44121, 44126, 44129, 44223, 44240, 44241, 44512, 44720, 44883, 44906, 45040, 45069, 45211, 45246, 45251, 45440, 45601, 45807, 45840, 47129, 47715

  • No funding remains as of 9/11 — Region: [NES] - State(s): (D.C., MD, PA, VA, WV)

    22554, 22630, 23005, 23060, 23112, 23113, 23225, 23228, 23229, 23231, 23320, 23321, 23435, 23452, 23454, 23459, 23460, 23510, 23665, 23666, 23693, 23707, 23708, 23831, 24018, 24060, 24073, 24502, 25401

  • No funding remains as of 9/15 — Region: [MAE] - State(s): (GA, NC, SC, TN)

    27834, 28403, 28546, 28547, 28562, 28805, 29203, 29206, 29307, 29406, 29418, 29445, 29582, 29588, 29607, 29640, 29801, 30458, 30720, 30742, 30809, 30909, 31061, 31093, 31098, 31210, 31313, 31314, 31322, 31406, 31525, 37312, 37363, 37415, 37421, 37604, 37620, 37660

  • Region: [MA] - State(s): (GA)

    30004, 30013, 30014, 30022, 30024, 30041, 30042, 30043, 30047, 30052, 30062, 30066, 30067, 30078, 30080, 30083, 30084, 30092, 30096, 30097, 30101, 30114, 30135, 30141, 30144, 30161, 30188, 30214, 30250, 30253, 30260, 30265, 30269, 30274, 30302, 30338, 30344, 30354, 30358, 30501, 30519, 30534, 30620, 30701,31905, 31909

  • Region: [SEN] - State(s): (AL, FL, GA)

    31601, 32304, 32308, 32313, 32405, 32413, 32504, 32508, 32514, 32536, 32541, 32547, 32563, 32571, 32578, 32607, 32608, 33511, 33558, 33559, 33578, 33579, 33612, 33634, 33771, 33772, 33781, 33809, 33813, 33884, 34474, 34655, 36081, 36303, 36330, 36535, 36608, 36619, 36695

  • No funding remains as of 9/11 — Region: [SE] - State(s): (FL)

    32114, 32128, 32159, 32164, 32701, 32703, 32707, 32720, 32757, 32771, 32780, 32803, 32811, 32817, 32819, 32821, 32822, 32824, 32828, 32832, 32839, 32904, 32909, 32935, 33004, 33015, 33021, 33025, 33027, 33034, 33067, 33126, 33162, 33166, 33173, 33174, 33182, 33186, 33322, 33328, 33388, 33837, 33912, 33913, 34102, 34293, 34711, 34741, 34746, 34747, 34787

  • Region: [ATM] - State(s): (AL, KY, MS, TN)

    35007, 35058, 35233, 35235, 35242, 35244, 35401, 35601, 35613, 35630, 35758, 35806, 35903, 36066, 36117, 36203, 36801, 37013, 37040, 37043, 37055, 37064, 37066, 37067, 37075, 37087, 37115, 37122, 37129, 37167, 37174, 37204, 37209, 37214, 38017, 38018, 38119, 38125, 38305, 38501, 38804, 39759, 42104

  • No funding remains as of 9/11 — Region: [GLE] - State(s): (IN, MI)

    46013, 46032, 46060, 46074, 46077, 46112, 46123, 46140, 46142, 46168, 46202, 46237, 46240, 46250, 46256, 46268, 46514, 46544, 46582, 46614, 46804, 46805, 46818, 46825, 46902, 46953, 47201, 47304, 48051, 48059, 48066, 48067, 48073, 48083, 48101, 48103, 48108, 48109, 48116, 48127, 48150, 48162, 48183, 48195, 48307, 48313, 48326, 48353, 48375, 48507, 48601, 48642, 48706, 48858, 49002, 49316, 49321, 49418, 49424, 49512

  • No funding remains as of 9/11 — Region: [MWS] - State(s): (IL, IN, MO)

    46307, 46322, 46360, 46368, 46385, 46410, 47802, 47905, 47906, 60409, 60430, 60431, 60436, 60443, 60445, 60446, 60448, 60450, 60453, 60462, 60467, 60473, 60478, 60543, 60544, 60546, 60623, 60638, 60643, 60804, 60915, 61611, 61613, 61761, 61801, 61820, 61822, 62208, 62269, 62301, 62401, 62535, 62702, 62704, 62864, 62901, 62959, 63011, 63026, 63028, 63117, 63123, 63129, 63131, 63304, 63368, 63376

  • Region: [GLW] - State(s): (IA, IL, ND, WI)

    50009, 50010, 50011, 50021, 50266, 50310, 50613, 50702, 52241, 52246, 52402, 52404, 52761, 53545, 54016, 54220, 54304, 54401, 54467, 54701, 54914, 54915, 54937, 58102, 58103, 58104, 58503, 61008, 61108, 61112, 61115, 61265

  • Region: [RMS] - State(s): (ID, MT, OR, UT)

    59101, 59105, 59715, 83202, 83301, 83318, 83402, 83406, 83440, 83607, 83634, 83642, 83646, 83686, 83687, 83702, 83704, 83709, 83714, 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, 97914

  • No funding remains as of 9/11 — Region: [NWN] - State(s): (ID, MT, OR, WA)

    59405, 59601, 59803, 59901, 83501, 83814, 83815, 83843, 83854, 97838, 97850, 98004, 98006, 98026, 98029, 98034, 98036, 98037, 98052, 98055, 98058, 98117, 98125, 98148, 98188, 98204, 98208, 98223, 98226, 98273, 98801, 98902, 98908, 99001, 99037, 99163, 99201, 99205, 99206, 99207, 99212, 99218, 99223, 99301, 99324, 99336, 99352

  • No funding remains as of 9/20 — Region: [MWN] - State(s): (IL)

    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, 60440, 60504, 60510, 60515, 60525, 60561, 60563, 60601, 60602, 60605, 60606, 60607, 60611, 60612, 60614, 60618, 60659, 60661, 60706, 60707, 60714

  • No funding remains as of 9/11 — Region: [SETX] - State(s): (LA, TX)

    70508, 70726, 70808, 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, 77642, 77706

  • No funding remains as of 9/20 — Region: [HL] - State(s): (AR, KS, MO)

    72701, 64506, 64804, 65201, 65616, 65738, 65803, 65804, 66046, 66061, 66062, 66111, 66208, 66212, 66214, 66215, 66216, 66224, 66762, 67037, 67205, 67207, 67501, 72712, 72758, 72761, 72762, 72903

  • No funding remains as of 9/11 — Region: [ETX] - State(s): (LA, OK, TX)

    75090, 71105, 71111, 71203, 71270, 71303, 73034, 73069, 73071, 73072, 73099, 73107, 73110, 73118, 73128, 73132, 73134, 73139, 73160, 73401, 73505, 74075, 74804, 75002, 75007, 75013, 75020, 75032, 75033, 75040, 75041, 75056, 75069, 75071, 75074, 75078, 75080, 75081, 75088, 75093, 75094, 75103, 75110, 75119, 75126, 75142, 75150, 75159, 75160, 75180, 75182, 75189, 75206, 75220, 75225, 75228, 75248, 75402, 75407, 75409, 75455, 75460, 75482, 75503, 75605, 75633, 75654, 75662, 75703, 75706, 75751, 75766, 75801, 75904, 75965, 76308

  • No funding remains as of 9/11 — Region: [SWTX] - State(s): (NM, TX)

    78043, 78045, 78070, 78108, 78130, 78154, 78209, 78213, 78216, 78218, 78223, 78224, 78227, 78229, 78230, 78233, 78244, 78245, 78250, 78251, 78258, 78259, 78840, 78852, 79902, 79907, 79912, 79924, 79925, 79928, 79932, 79934, 79936, 79938, 87004, 87031, 87105, 87106, 87107, 87110, 87111, 87113, 87114, 87120, 87123, 87124, 87301, 87402, 87501, 87505, 88001, 88011, 88201

  • No funding remains as of 9/11 — Region: [CTX] - State(s): (TX)

    78602, 76502, 76522, 76548, 76710, 76711, 77802, 77803, 77840, 77904, 78332, 78411, 78414, 78418, 78503, 78504, 78520, 78537, 78539, 78550, 78552, 78572, 78573, 78582, 78596, 78610, 78613, 78621, 78626, 78628, 78634, 78640, 78641, 78653, 78654, 78660, 78664, 78666, 78712, 78726, 78727, 78746, 78748, 78749, 78752, 78753, 78757, 78759

  • Region: [WTX] - State(s): (TX)

    79601, 76901, 79109, 79119, 79415, 79423, 79424, 79707, 79762

  • No funding remains as of 9/11 — Region: [RM] - State(s): (CO, IA, NE, WY)

    80817, 80906, 80907, 80909, 80916, 80918, 80920, 80921, 80922, 81005, 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, 51501, 68505, 68508, 68512, 68803, 68847, 68025, 68116, 68130, 68132, 68133, 68134, 68601, 82009

  • No funding remains as of 9/11 — Region: [D] - State(s): (AZ, NV, UT)

    84720, 84770, 84790, 86401, 86403, 86442, 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 as of 9/24 – Region: [GCE] - State(s): (AZ)

    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, 85621, 85629, 85635, 85704, 85705, 85706, 85711, 85712, 85713, 85715, 85716, 85719, 85730, 85743, 85745, 85746, 85747, 85748, 85901

  • No funding remains as of 9/20 — Region: [GCW] - State(s): (AZ)

    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 as of 9/17 — Region: [PS] - State(s): (AZ, CA)

    85364, 85365, 91902, 91911, 91915, 91941, 91942, 91950, 91977, 92008, 92009, 92019, 92020, 92021, 92024, 92025, 92027, 92028, 92054, 92055, 92056, 92064, 92065, 92069, 92071, 92075, 92083, 92084, 92093, 92096, 92103, 92105, 92108, 92109, 92110, 92111, 92113, 92115, 92120, 92122, 92123, 92126, 92128, 92130, 92131, 92135, 92136, 92145, 92154, 92155, 92173, 92182, 92231, 92243

  • No funding remains as of 9/16 — Region: [NC] - State(s): (CA, NV)

    89434, 89436, 89502, 89503, 89509, 89521, 89523, 89705, 95401, 95403, 95407, 95476, 95482, 95492, 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, 95926, 95945, 95965, 95991, 96002, 96003, 96007, 96130, 96150, 96161

  • No funding remains as of 9/12 — Region: [GLA] - State(s): (CA)

    90040, 90241, 90603, 90605, 90620, 90630, 90631, 90640, 90650, 90660, 90703, 90706, 91001, 91007, 91010, 91011, 91016, 91030, 91101, 91106, 91107, 91702, 91706, 91724, 91733, 91745, 91754, 91768, 91770, 91789, 91790, 91792, 91801, 92602, 92604, 92606, 92618, 92626, 92630, 92648, 92656, 92660, 92672, 92677, 92691, 92692, 92694, 92701, 92704, 92705, 92706, 92708, 92802, 92806, 92821, 92831, 92832, 92833, 92841, 92843, 92868

  • No funding remains as of 9/11 — Region: [V] - State(s): (CA)

    91040, 91301, 91303, 91304, 91307, 91311, 91316, 91320, 91321, 91325, 91330, 91331, 91342, 91343, 91344, 91350, 91352, 91355, 91360, 91361, 91364, 91384, 91401, 91402, 91403, 91405, 91406, 91423, 91501, 91505, 91506, 91601, 91604, 91608, 93003, 93010, 93021, 93030, 93033, 93036, 93041, 93043, 93060, 93063, 93065, 93524, 93534, 93535, 93536, 93551, 93552

  • No funding remains as of 9/16 — Region: [IE] - State(s): (CA)

    91710, 91730, 91739, 91750, 91752, 91761, 91763, 91764, 91766, 91773, 91786, 92201, 92203, 92211, 92223, 92230, 92234, 92253, 92260, 92262, 92270, 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, 92865, 92879, 92885, 93555

  • No funding remains as of 9/11 — Region: [CCA] - State(s): (CA)

    93101, 93106, 93117, 93215, 93230, 93243, 93246, 93257, 93274, 93277, 93280, 93291, 93304, 93306, 93307, 93308, 93309, 93311, 93312, 93313, 93405, 93420, 93422, 93427, 93436, 93446, 93454, 93561, 93610, 93611, 93618, 93630, 93635, 93637, 93657, 93662, 93705, 93706, 93710, 93711, 93720, 93722, 93725, 93726, 93727, 95301, 95307, 95322, 95334, 95336, 95337, 95348, 95350, 95354, 95355, 95356, 95363, 95366, 95367, 95370, 95380

  • No funding remains as of 9/11 — Region: [NEB] - State(s): (CA)

    94503, 94509, 94510, 94513, 94520, 94521, 94523, 94526, 94530, 94533, 94549, 94550, 94551, 94552, 94553, 94559, 94564, 94565, 94568, 94583, 94585, 94588, 94591, 94598, 94805, 94903, 94928, 94947, 94952, 94965, 95202, 95207, 95212, 95219, 95242, 95304, 95330, 95401, 95403, 95407, 95476, 95482, 95492, 95605, 95616, 95620, 95688, 95691, 95776

  • No funding remains as of 9/11 — Region: [HI] - State(s): (AK, HI)

    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, 99504, 99515, 99517, 99577, 99654

  • Region: [NWS] - State(s): (OR, WA)

    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, 97330, 97331, 97401, 97402, 97403, 97471, 97477, 97501, 97504, 97526, 97701, 97756, 98001, 98003, 98042, 98335, 98375, 98391, 98406, 98433, 98499, 98502, 98509, 98512, 98516, 98604, 98632, 98661, 98662, 98665, 98682, 98683, 98686