We welcome donations made to any school in our system, regardless of whether that school has a live project or active teacher. This allows donors to support any public or charter school through DonorsChoose!
Donations can then be made by:
- Searching directly for a school on our classroom search page and giving through the school page
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Browsing our classroom map for schools in a particular area
1. If a school currently has at least one live project or Classroom Essentials list, we’ll apply the donation directly to the project/list at the school. If the donation can fund more than one project available, we’ll distribute the funds according to urgency (lowest cost to complete + fewest days left).
2. If a school has no live projects, but does have a recently active teacher (someone who has created a project in the last 12 months), we’ll send an email to that teacher letting them know they can post a new project or Classroom Essentials list and receive funds from the school donation.
3. If a school has no live projects and no recently active teachers, we’ll reach out to the school principal with the donation amount and instructions to select a teacher, who can then create a new project or Classroom Essentials list to redeem funds.
All donations made at the school level are tax-deductible. Depending on the redemption method of a teacher/school, donors may not be notified of the specific materials the donation ultimately helped fund.
Questions? Let us know!