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Our Impact as of February 9, 2010 in Chicago

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Impact by dollars raised and students reached

bar graph: Resource Chart - donation dollars per year

Dollars raised: $3,705,610

Students helped: 233,464

Impact by economic need

pie chart: % High Poverty Schools - % High Need Schools - % Other

Projects funded: 9,605

Teachers posting projects: 7,286

Schools participating: 692

Impact by subject, grade and resource

bar graph: % And Beyond - % Art & Music - % Literacy & History - % Math & Science - % Physical Education | % Grades PreK-2 - % Grades 3-5 - % Grades 6-8 - % High School - % Adult Ed

Resources provided:

Books (29%)

Technology (19%)

Classroom supplies (42%)

Field trips & class visitors (3%)

Other resources (8%)

Of these materials, 83% are re-used by next year's students.

Impact by donations

U.S. map: donations per region | 1-10 donations - 10-100 donations - 100-1000 donations - 1000-2000 donations - 2000+ donations

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Supporters: 19,663

Contributions: 33,530

The majority of these supporters are first-time givers to public schools.

60% reported a greater interest in education reform as a result of their experience at DonorsChoose.org

Key Stats

Project requests currently in need of funding
586
Projects that get fully funded
63%
Projects costing less than $400 that get fully funded
75%
Donations which include the optional fulfillment fee
97%
Teachers who said their funded projects increased their effectiveness in the classroom
94%
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