Starting at 7am ET on Wednesday, September 30, qualifying projects will receive a 2X match on new donations. That means a $20 donation will be matched to become a $40 donation, and so on. Donations received on a qualifying project prior to 7am ET on Wednesday, September 30 will not be matched.
If your project meets the criteria below, new donations on your project will be doubled as long as funding remains. Once your project is approved and live on the site, you will see the match offer displayed on your project page.
How to qualify:
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Create a project where the majority of items are books for your students (if you already have one on the site, you’re all set!)
- If the majority of your project’s total cost of materials is books (51%+), then your project will contain the “Books” tag. Below is an example project that contains the correct tag.
What won’t qualify:
- Audiobooks
- Tonies
- Sheet Music
- Coloring Books
Frequently Asked Questions:
The majority of your project’s cost must be for items categorized as books. If you have added other items that cost more than those categorized as books, then your project will not qualify.
Eligible Example:
You have ten items in your project cart: nine (9) books that each cost $20 and two (2) folders that each cost $10. The books cost $180 and the folders cost $20. Because the books are a majority of your project’s cost, your project will be categorized as books.
Ineligible Example:
You have three items in your project cart: two (2) books that cost $20 and one (1) bookshelf that costs $200. Because the bookshelf is the majority of your project’s cost, your project will be categorized as storage— not books, despite there being more books.
Yes! We recommend posting a project ahead of time, since our team of teacher volunteers will screen your project before it is eligible for the match. Posting early will give your project time to get through this screening process.
Credit card, PayPal, account credit, and gift card donations to live projects are eligible for this match. Donations made directly to schools are not eligible for this match offer. Donations via check and donor-advised fund (DAF) will not be multiplied due to processing time. Previous donations placed before the match offer’s start date and time will not be multiplied. Please note, the match offer is not active for donations during Friends and Family Pre-Funding (the period when our team is reviewing projects).
Donations placed to a Classroom Essentials list will not be matched by this funding opportunity. Essentials lists are currently not eligible to receive matching donations from any funding opportunity. You can read more about Classroom Essentials in our Help Center.
Yes! Teachers may receive the match on any number of projects. We suggest breaking a big project up into two projects for a higher likelihood of funding.
How long is this match available?
This match will be available beginning at 7am ET on September 30, 2026, while funds last. If the project page no longer displays the match offer, the match is no longer available.
If your project has not received any donations, you can make any edits by returning your project to draft status. You can do this by heading over to the Projects section of your account and clicking on the "Return project to draft" button underneath your project title. Once your project is in draft status, you can make any edits and resubmit it. Then, it will be re-screened by our team and re-posted if eligible. Read more about editing your project.