Our Impact as of May 22, 2012

We're data nerds here at DonorsChoose.org, so we measure our impact daily. Come back 24 hours from now, and see how the dial has moved!

You can also check out specific classroom projects that our donors have brought to life.

Impact by dollars raised and students reached

Dollars raised: $116,636,804 Students helped: 6,616,890

Impact by economic need

Projects funded: 278,922 Teachers posting projects: 231,187 Schools participating: 53,485

Impact by subject, grade and resource

Resources provided: Books (25%) Technology (26%) Classroom supplies (37%) Field trips & class visitors (1%) Other resources (10%) Of these materials, 86% are re-used by next year's students.

Impact by donations

(map not to scale)

Supporters: 832,064 Contributions: 1,735,530 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

19,141

Projects that get fully funded

70%

Projects costing less than $400 that get fully funded

80%

Donations that include the optional donation to our operations

89%

Teachers who said their funded projects increased their effectiveness in the classroom

94%