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. We will automatically apply the funds of the donation to the first project or list posted at the school.
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. We will automatically apply the funds of the donation to the first project or list posted at the school.
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!