DonorsChoose.org is an online charity that makes it easy for anyone to help students in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America post classroom project requests on the website, ranging from pencils, to violins, to microscope slides. Then, donors choose which requests to fund, and hear back from the classrooms they help. The goal is a nation where students in every community have the resources they need to learn.
Here's how it works: public school teachers from every corner of America post classroom project requests on DonorsChoose.org. Requests range from pencils for a poetry writing unit, to violins for a school recital, to microscope slides for a biology class. The idea is to unleash the creativity of frontline teachers who are too often constrained by a lack of funding.
Then, donors give to the project requests that most inspire them, with a donation of any amount. DonorsChoose.org delivers the materials to the school, and sends donors photos of the project taking place and thank-you letters from the classroom, along with an itemized cost report showing how each dollar was spent.
Since launching in 2000, DonorsChoose.org has empowered more than 200,000 teachers and citizen philanthropists to help over 2 million high need students. The vision is of a nation where students in every community have the resources they need to learn.
- Location: New York, NY 10018
- Visit the website: donorschoose.org