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What does it mean to "adopt" a classroom?
By adopting a classroom, you serve as a community partner to a classroom providing financial and moral support to the teacher and students.
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Does adopting a classroom "make a difference"?
You bet! By adopting a classroom, you are providing the teacher with additional funds to purchase hands-on learning materials. In addition, by serving as a community partner, you are positively impacting teacher morale. Empirical data supports that these two factors increase opportunity for classroom success.
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Is there a donation size requirement?
You may donate any amount you desire, with a minimum of $25 per classroom.
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Is my contribution tax deductible?
Yes. Adopt-A-Classroom is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization. All contributions are tax deductible.
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Can I adopt more than one classroom?
Yes. You can adopt as many classrooms as you like.
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Does Adopt-A-Classroom give the teachers cash?
Adopt-A-Classroom does not send cash to the teachers. We provide each teacher with an online "e-wallet" account. Your donation is deposited into that online account and the teacher can use the funds with a network of online vendors affiliated with Adopt-A-Classroom.
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What may teachers purchase with the donation?
Teachers may use the donated funds to purchase resources such as learning games, books, manipulatives and other materials that help them create an engaging and effective classroom learning environment. Teachers may not use the funds for field trips.
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What more is required of me other than making a donation?
Nothing more is required, but we encourage you to support the classroom beyond the donation.
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May I visit the classroom?
You may visit the classroom, chaperone field trips, sponsor a career day, and support other activities that you coordinate directly with the teacher.
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| Donor Testimonials |
Patty Smith from Charles R. Drew Elementary School in Philadelphia, PA says:
Adopt-A-Classroom has enabled me to buy materials for my classroom that I wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford. Through the generosity of a very special donor, I have been able to buy bookcases and books for my classroom to create a reading center. I was also able to create a take-home library for my students to take books home to read at night. My students were thrilled and excited when the new materials arrived. They couldn’t wait to read the books and have learning center time.
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