Update 5/23/22: As of 5/20/22, Funding for this Match Offer has been fully applied to eligible projects, and donations are no longer being matched. We will update this page if additional funding becomes available. We are thrilled to see all of the amazing inclusion, diversity, and equity identity-affirming projects that our teacher community created!
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Update 5/9/22: This match has now been upgraded to a 5X match. That means a $20 donation will become a $100 donation.
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What kind of match?
Starting April 5th, all qualifying projects will receive a 3X Match. That means a $20 donation will become a $60 donation.
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. Please note, the match offer will not appear during Friends and Family Pre-Funding.
How to qualify:
- Teach at a school in one of the school districts listed at the bottom of this article.
- Create a project and on the HI page enter the campaign code DOW by clicking "Apply a campaign code."
- Create a project requesting identify-affirming resources for your students. Examples of resources that are identity themed include:
- Books that feature main characters who have been historically marginalized (people of color, LGBTQ+, persons with different abilities, etc.)
- Adaptive technology and equipment that helps students with diverse abilities thrive
- Inclusive art supplies
- Virtual cultural lessons/experiences with guests that affirm students’ identities
- Keep your total project goal under $2,500, including taxes, shipping, fees, and the suggested donation to support DonorsChoose.
- In your project essay, describe how the resources you’re requesting are related to inclusion and equity and will help to affirm your students’ diverse identities. From racial and gender identities to affirming diverse abilities, celebrating neurodiversity, cultural backgrounds, LGBTQ+ identities, or any materials you need to help your students feel safe and included in school.
What is not eligible for this opportunity:
- Projects requesting Food, Clothing and Hygiene items are not eligible for this match.
- Projects requesting gift cards from TeachersPayTeachers are not eligible for this match.
Looking for inspiration?
Here are some of our favorite identity-affirming projects:
- Colorful Haitian Houses, by Mrs. L
- Dolls and Adaptive Equipment to Promote Diversity, from Ms. S
- Free to Be Me! Books that Celebrate All Gender Identities, from Ms. G
Eligible school districts
California
- Hayward Unified School District
- Cucamonga School District
Delaware
- Red Clay Consolidated School District
- Brandywine School District
Georgia
- Cobb County School District
- Marietta City Schools
Illinois
- Community Consolidated School District 146
- Bradley Elementary School District 61
- Kankakee School District 111
- Bourbonnais Elementary School District 53
- Bradley-Bourbonnais Chsd 307
- Johnsburg/Ringwood School District 12
- Elk Grove Village High school, District #214
Indiana
- East Allen County School District
- West Noble School Corporation
- Northwest Allen County School District
- Central Noble Community School District
- Southwest Allen County School District
- Whitley County Consolidated School District
- Dekalb Co Ctl United School District
- Dekalb Co Eastern Cmty Sd
- East Noble School Corporation
- Noblesville School District
Kentucky
- Hardin County School District
- Jefferson County Public Schools
- Carroll County School District
- Gallatin County School District
- Elizabethtown Independent School District
- Trimble County School District
Louisiana
- Iberville Parish School District
- St James Parish School District
- Assumption Parish School District
- St John The Baptist Parish Sd
- West Baton Rouge Parish School District
- St Charles Parish Public School District
- East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools
- Plaquemines Parish School District
Michigan
- Meridian Public School District
- Saginaw Township Community School District
- Hemlock Public School District
- Shepherd Public School District
- Ithaca Public School District
- Carrollton Public School District
- Breckenridge Community School District
- Bay City Public School District
- Standish-Sterling Cmty Sd
- St Charles Community School District
- Saginaw Isd
- Swan Valley School District
- St Louis Public School District
- Coleman Community School District
- Midland Public School District
- Alma Public School District
- Chesaning Union School District
- Merrill Community School District
- Pinconning Area School District
- Beal City Public School District
- Carman Ainsworth Community School District
- Essexville Hampton Public Schools
- Bangor Township School District
- Arenac Eastern School District
- Bridgeport-Spaulding Cmty Sd
- Bullock Creek School District
- Birch Run Area Schools
- Mount Pleasant Public School District
- Cass City Public School District
- Center Line Public School District
- Ashley Community School District
- Frakenmuth District
- Freeland District
- Fulton District
- Saginaw City School District
- Midland Public Schools District
- FlexTech High School
- Gratiot-Isabella RESD
Pennsylvania
- Bristol Township School District
- Perkiomen Valley School District
- Norristown Area School District
- Bristol Borough School District
Tennessee
- Loudon County School District
- Monroe County School District
- Clinton City School District
- Oak Ridge City School District
- Alcoa City Schools
- Knox County Schools
- Lenoir City School District
- Blount County School District
- Maryville City School District
- Union County School District
- Roane County School District
Texas
- Vidor Independent School District
- Columbia Brazoria Isd
- Danbury Independent School District
- Deer Park Independent School District
- Houston Independent School District
- Brazosport Independent School District
- West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District
- Little Cypress Mauriceville School District
- Bridge City Independent School District
- La Porte Independent School District
- Calhoun County Independent School District
- Pearland Independent School District
- Fort Sam Houston Independent School District
- Sweeny Independent School District
- Angleton Independent School District
- Victoria Independent School District
- Orangefield Independent School District
- Kipp Houston Public Schools
- Texas City Independent School District
West Virginia
- Kanawha County School District
- Putnam County School District