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Creating Transparency in Our Cause Marketing Campaigns

As a part of the Better Business Bureau's guidelines to protect consumers participating in cause marketing campaigns, and as a part if its commitment to transparency, DonorsChoose will outline key details about cause marketing campaigns here.

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For cause marketing campaigns where a partner’s contribution relies on participants taking specific actions (like purchasing an item, voting on a website, etc.), DonorsChoose will outline key details about the campaign on our website (like the maximum dollar value of the campaign, the dates of the campaign, etc.).

DonorsChoose does this as a part of the Better Business Bureau’s guidelines to protect consumers participating in cause marketing campaigns.  Learn more.

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Kleenex

What: DonorsChoose will receive between $0.10 - $0.30 for each specially-marked Kleenex bundle purchased in the United States during the Promotion Term.

When: July 1st, 2024 – September 15th, 2024

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LOFT

What: DonorsChoose will receive $22.50 per every $25.00 LOFT Cares Card purchased, net of returns and discounts.

When: March 1st, 2024 - March 31st, 2024

No minimum or maximum donation amount

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Kellog's

What: DonorsChoose will receive $3.00 for every receipt of purchase that is uploaded to the Kellogg's Family Rewards website for Kellogg's Frosted Flakes products purchased during the promotion term.

When: January 1st, 2024 – December 31st, 2024

Minimum amount to be donated to DonorsChoose: $250,000
Maximum amount to be donated to DonorsChoose: $500,000

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LOFT

What: DonorsChoose will receive $1.00 for every comment made by a separate user on an Instagram post on GivingTuesday. Any LOFT customer donations made online and in-store will also be matched 1:1 on GivingTuesday for DonorsChoose.

When: November 28, 2023

Minimum amount to be donated to DonorsChoose: $0
Maximum amount to be donated to DonorsChoose: $25,000
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Home Run Inn

What: DonorsChoose will receive $.01 for every Home Run Inn 12" family sized pizza purchased.

When: August 2023 – September 2023

Minimum amount to be donated to DonorsChoose: $25,000
Maximum amount to be donated to DonorsChoose: $26,000

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose: $26,000

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Unilever

What: DonorsChoose will receive $5 for every qualifying $30 purchase made at BJ's Clubs.

When: August 3, 2023 – September 4, 2023

Minimum amount to be donated to DonorsChoose: $25,000
Maximum amount to be donated to DonorsChoose: $50,000

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose: $50,000

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LOFT

What: DonorsChoose will receive 40% of the purchase price from items purchased from the LOFT LOVES TEACHERS collection.

When: July 13, 2023 – August 31, 2023

No minimum amount to be donated to DonorsChoose
Maximum amount to be donated to DonorsChoose: $100,000

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For Others

What: DonorsChoose will receive $5 for for every item sold within the "Classroom Collection" via the For Others website.

When: 6 month duration

No minimum or maximum donation amount

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Great Wolf Lodge

What: DonorsChoose will receive $10 for each reservation made at a Great Wolf Lodge location within 10 participating counties.

When: May 8, 2023– May 14, 2023

Minimum amount to be donated to DonorsChoose: $50,000
Maximum amount to be donated to DonorsChoose: $100,000

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose: $97,220

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Kleenex

What: DonorsChoose will receive between $0.10 - $0.30 for each specially-marked Kleenex bundle purchased in the United States during the Promotion Term.

When: July 1, 2023 – September 15, 2023

Minimum amount to be donated to DonorsChoose: $750,000
Maximum amount to be donated to DonorsChoose: $1,000,000

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose: $1,000,000.00

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AJ Crabill

What: AJ Crabill will be donating 100% of book sale profits from March 28th 2023 through March 31st, 2023 and then 50% of book sale profits for the month of April 2023 to DonorsChoose.

When: March 28th, 2023 - April 30th, 2023

Minimum amount to be donated to DonorsChoose: $1,000

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose: $7,200

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LOFT

What: From March 1, 2023 to March 31, 2023, LOFT will be offering customers an option to purchase a Cares Card online and in applicable stores. 90% of the purchase of this Cares Card will go to DonorsChoose.

When: March 1, 2023 – March 31, 2023

No minimum or maximum donation amount

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Kellogg’s

What: DonorsChoose will receive $2.00 for every receipt of purchase that is uploaded to the Kellogg’s Family Rewards website for Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes products purchased during the Promotion Term.

When: The Promotion Terms runs from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023

Minimum amount to be donated to DonorsChoose: $250,000
Maximum amount to be donated to DonorsChoose: $500,000

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose: $500,000.00

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Kleenex

What: Between July 1, 2022 and September 15, 2022 (the “Promotion Term”), KC shall donate to DonorsChoose $0.10 for each KLEENEX Trusted Care 3 pack (160ct), KLEENEX Trusted Care 4 pack (160ct), KLEENEX Trusted Care 18 pack (160ct) and KLEENEX Trusted Care 27 pack (70ct); $0.20 for each KLEENEX Trusted Care 12 pack (160ct), KLEENEX Ultra Soft 3 pack (120ct), KLEENEX Ultra Soft 4 pack (120ct), KLEENEX Ultra Soft 8 pack (120ct), KLEENEX Expressions Ultra Soft 18 pack (60ct), KLEENEX Expressions Ultra Soft 12 pack (45ct), KLEENEX Ultra Soft 12 pack (60ct), KLEENEX Expressions Soothing Lotion 12 pack (45ct), KLEENEX Expressions Soothing Lotion 8 pack (120ct); $0.30 for each KLEENEX Ultra Soft 10 pack (240ct) and KLEENEX Ultra Soft 12 pack (85ct), with a minimum donation of $750,000 and up to a maximum donation of $1,000,000, for every specially-marked Kleenex bundles purchased in the United States during the Promotion Term.

When: July 1 – September 15, 2022

Minimum amount to be donated to DonorsChoose: $750,000
Maximum amount to be donated to DonorsChoose: $1,000,000

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose: $750,000.00

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HEB Grocery

What: Creamy Creations will be launching a new Education Heroes limited-edition flavor that will hit shelves on 2/14/22. 10% of the sale price of each carton will be donated to DonorsChoose to fund Texas projects.

When: This flavor will be on shelves from February 14 to September 30, 2022.

No minimum or maximum donation amount pledged

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose: $11,091.20

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Kellogg’s

What: DonorsChoose will receive $2.00 for every receipt of purchase that is uploaded to the Kellogg’s Family Rewards website for Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes products purchased during the Promotion Term.

When: The Promotion Terms runs from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022.

Minimum amount to be donated to DonorsChoose: $250,000
Maximum amount to be donated to DonorsChoose: $500,000

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Lakeshore Learning

What: $1.00 from every purchase made through the “Gifts for Growing Minds” catalog will be donated to DonorsChoose.

When: November 2021 – January 2022

Minimum amount to be donated to DonorsChoose: $100,000

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose: $130,000

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J. Crew

What: J. Crew will donate 50% of the retail price received from sales of the J.Crew X KB X DonorsChoose collection sold between September 12, 2021 through September 12, 2022.

When: September 12, 2021 – September 12, 2022

No minimum or maximum donation amount pledged

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AT&T Foundation

What: When AT&T customers sign up for a qualifying Internet offer, customers may be eligible for a reward from AT&T. Eligible AT&T customers will receive an email or letter notification with redemption requirements, and must redeem the reward within 75 days of the notification date. At the time of redemption, AT&T customers have an option to donate all or part of their reward value to DonorsChoose. 100% of the proceeds raised will be provided to DonorsChoose. For more, visit the campaign website: https://www.att.com/internet/giving-back/ .

When: September 1, 2021 – January 17, 2022

Minimum donation to DonorsChoose: $0
Maximum donation to DonorsChoose: N/A; 100% of funds allocated by customers as donations will be donated to DonorsChoose.

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O’Charley’s

What: For every $25 gift card sold in participating restaurants during the campaign period, O’Charley’s will donate $5 to classroom projects on DonorsChoose. The projects to receive funding will be chosen by the O’Charley’s team.

When: August 1 – October 1, 2021

Minimum donation to DonorsChoose: $1
Maximum donation to DonorsChoose: N/A

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OshKosh B’gosh

What: From July 26, 2021, through September 6, 2021, OshKosh B’gosh collected donations from its customers at the point of sale to fund classroom projects on DonorsChoose. One hundred percent of donations collected were allocated to DonorsChoose. All funds must be applied to classroom projects by December 31, 2021.

When: July 26 – September 6, 2021

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose: $278,520.62

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LOFT

What: From July 26 through September 13, LOFT will be offering online and in-store customers an optional opportunity to donate to DonorsChoose at checkout. LOFT will match donations up to $50,000.

When: July 26 – September 13, 2021

No minimum or maximum donation amount

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose: $437,800

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Veronica Beard

What:

In-store: Customers who donate $10+ to DonorsChoose will receive a $10 DonorsChoose gift card.

Online: Veronica Beard will donate $5 for every sale made online during the campaign window. After 9/30, all in-store and online sales will go toward the most urgent projects on DonorsChoose.

When: July 1 – September 30, 2021

Minimum amount to be donated to DonorsChoose: $100,000
Maximum amount to be donated to DonorsChoose: $150,000

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose: $144,442.00

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AT&T Foundation

What: AT&T will provide an option for customers to donate dollars to DonorsChoose via the att.com website as they purchase qualifying products and services. The funds raised on the site will go directly to DonorsChoose to support teachers and students.

When: July 2021 – August 2021

No minimum or maximum donation amount pledged

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose: $169,815.00

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The Walt Disney Company

From June 2, 2021 through June 2, 2022, for every 500 Disney Movie Insider points redeemed for the reward “Help Fund Teachers’ Projects in Our Schools*,” Disney Movie Insiders will donate $10 to DonorsChoose (www.donorschoose.org) to help fund teacher projects supporting student learning and advancement in filmmaking, video production and storytelling as part of Disney’s commitment to support the next generation of storytellers.

* Successful redemption of this reward is available in the U.S. and its territories and possessions only.

When: June 2, 2021 – June 2, 2022

Minimum amount to be donated to DonorsChoose: $100,000
Maximum amount to be donated to DonorsChoose: $250,000

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose: $100,000.00

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Sigma Corporation of America

What: Sigma offered its dealers the chance to have 5% of the purchase price of their lenses go to four charities. The total gift amount was $100,000; DonorsChoose received $25,000.

When: Fundraising took place June 2021; funding is being applied June 25 – August 2, 2021

Amount donated to DonorsChoose: $25,000

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Ford Motor Company

What: A $50 gift card will be distributed to participants who complete a virtual test-drive on the Ford Drive 4 UR School Website from 5/3/21-5/7/21. These funds will be given in addition to funds given through other managed giving opportunities with Ford during this fiscal year.

When: May 3, 2021, through May 7, 2021

Final amount donated to DonorsChoose: $500,000

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EC Design LLC

What: EC Design LLC (erincondren.com) will give $1, up to a total of $20,000, to DonorsChoose.org for every Teacher Lesson Planner sold in the continental United States. The funding will go to support classroom projects on DonorsChoose.org.

Details: If the total from the Teacher Lesson Planners is less than $20,000, EC Design LLC will give DonorsChoose.org additional funds to total at least $20,000.

When: April 8, 2021, through May 15, 2021

Amount to be donated to DonorsChoose: $20,000

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Jack in the Box Envision Foods LLC

What: $1.75 will be contributed to DonorsChoose’s campaign for every Jack in the Box Pin sold.

When: November 2 – December 13, 2020

Minimum contribution amount: $30,000
Maximum contribution amount: $40,800

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose: $30,000

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Lakeshore Learning

What: $1.00 from every purchase made through the “Gifts for Growing Minds” catalog will be donated to DonorsChoose.

When: November 2020 – January 2021

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose: $116,000

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Kellogg’s

What: $2.00 for every receipt of purchase that is uploaded to the Kellogg’s Family Rewards website for Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes products purchased during the Promotion Term will be donated to classroom projects on DonorsChoose.org. This contribution is not tax-deductible by purchasers.

When: August 6, 2020- December 31, 2021

Minimum amount donated to DonorsChoose: $500,000
Maximum amount donated to DonorsChoose: $1,000,000

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose: $500,000

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Kleenex

What: DonorsChoose will receive $0.05 for each KLEENEX Trusted Care 3 pack (144ct), KLEENEX Trusted Care 4 pack (144ct), KLEENEX Ultra Soft 3 pack (110ct) and KLEENEX Trusted Care 12 pack (144ct); $0.10 for each KLEENEX Ultra Soft 4 pack(110ct); and $0.30 for each KLEENEX Trusted Care 10 pack (230ct), KLEENEX Ultra Soft 12 pack (65ct) and KLEENEX Ultra Soft 12 pack (85ct).

When: July 1, 2020 – August 31, 2020

Minimum amount donated to DonorsChoose: $750,000
Maximum amount donated to DonorsChoose: $1,000,000

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose: $1,000,000

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EC Design LLC

What: EC Design LLC (erincondren.com) will give $1, up to a total of $25,000, to DonorsChoose.org for every Teacher Lesson Planner sold in the continental United States. The funding will go to support classroom projects on DonorsChoose.org.

Details: If the total from the Teacher Lesson Planners is less than $25,000, EC Design LLC will give DonorsChoose.org additional funds to total at least $25,000.

When: June 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose: $17,000

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Crayola

What: The Crayola Mask Giving Program, “The Colors of Generosity” will donate the proceeds from online sales of kids’ masks for back-to-school to select nonprofits that are helping to rebuild the communities and support the families most affected by the coronavirus pandemic. DonorsChoose.org is one of the selected nonprofits. Participating nonprofits in Colors of Generosity will be eligible to receive a donation based on volume of sales during the sales period running from June through September.

When: June – September 2020

Minimum amount donated to DonorsChoose: $1,500

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose: $15,000

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Service First Mortgage

What: For every home loan funding completed from April 15th to August 31st 2019, a $500 donation will be made to a DonorsChoose.org account to fund a classroom project. This contribution is not tax deductible by purchasers and there’s a maximum contribution of up to $100K.

When: April 15th to August 31st 2019

Minimum amount donated to DonorsChoose: $10,000
Maximum amount donated to DonorsChoose: $100,000

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose: $12,500

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Under Armour, Inc.

What: Fifty percent of proceeds from t-shirts sold as part of Under Armour’s “The Only Way is Through” campaign will go to DonorsChoose to support urgent classroom needs amidst the COVID-19 crisis.

When: April 2020 to December 2020

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose: $71,419

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Target Corporation

What: Through the Target Circle loyalty program, guests will have the opportunity to earn votes for designated charities through Target’s mobile app and Target.com by making purchases at Target.

When: January – April 2020

Minimum amount donated to DonorsChoose: $200

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose: $79,929.20

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Student Fest

What: 10% of every qualifying Student Fest event sponsorship fee sold from 12/1/19 – 9/30/20 will be donated to classroom projects on DonorsChoose. This contribution is not tax deductible by purchasers.

When: December 1, 2019 – September 30, 2020

Minimum amount donated to DonorsChoose: $25,000
Maximum amount donated to DonorsChoose: $100,000

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose: $25,000

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Principles LLC

What: 100% of proceeds from Ray Dalio’s Principles for Success sold between November 26, 2019 – December 31, 2022 will be donated to DonorsChoose.

When: November 26, 2019 – December 31, 2022

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Haggen Food and Pharmacy

What: For any contribution amount raised through the ‘Support Local Schools’ POS program at participating Haggen Food and Pharmacy stores in the continental United States from 10/23/19-11/05/19, 100% of the sales will be donated to DonorsChoose.org.

When: October 23, 2019 – November 5, 2019

Minimum amount donated to DonorsChoose: $20,000
Maximum amount donated to DonorsChoose: $100,000

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose: $50,076

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Lakeshore Learning

What: $1 from every order placed through the Lakeshore Learning parent catalogue will go to support classroom projects on DonorsChoose.org.

When: October 1, 2019 – January 31, 2020

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose: $155,000

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Lakeshore Learning

What: Lakeshore stores provides customers the opportunity to make a roundup donation to DonorsChoose through their Fall 2019 in-store point of sale campaign.

When: September-October 2019

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose: $28,546.00

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Morning Brew

What: For every new Morning Brew subscriber, Morning Brew will donate $1 to support classroom projects on DonorsChoose.org.

When: August 26 – August 31, 2019

Minimum amount donated to DonorsChoose: $10,000

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose: $25,000

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Kellogg’s

What: For every Frosted Flakes receipt uploaded to MissionTiger.com from August 5, 2019 – August 5, 2020, Kellogg’s will donate $1 to Donorschoose.org, up to $1M. These funds will be given in addition to funds given through other managed giving opportunities with Kellogg’s during this fiscal year.

When: August 5, 2019 – August 5, 2020

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose: $500,000

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Johnson & Johnson

What: From July 19 – September 08, 2019, Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc., McNeil Consumer Healthcare Division will donate $1 to DonorsChoose.org for every $25 or more single transaction purchase of participating products.* These donations will support a Health & Wellness classroom project in the purchaser’s home state from a public school teacher, up to $100,000.

When: From July 19- September 08, 2019

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose.org: $100,000

Visit BeWellPreparedBTS.com to full offer details and participating products.

*Participating Products: Infants & Children’s TYLENOL®, Infants & Children’s MOTRIN®, Children’s TYLENOL® Cold or Flu, Children’s ZYRTEC®, Children’s BENADRYL®, Children’s Sudafed®, Children’s IMODIUM®, BAND-AID BRAND®, NEOSPORIN®, Zarbee’s® Naturals™ Children’s Cough Products.

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EC Design LLC

What: EC Design LLC (erincondren.com) will give $1, up to a total of $25,000, to DonorsChoose.org for every Teacher Lesson Planner sold in the continental United States. The funding will go to support classroom projects on DonorsChoose.org.

When: May 22, 2019 – June 30, 2019

Details: If the total from the Teacher Lesson Planners is less than $25,000, EC Design LLC will give DonorsChoose.org additional funds to total at least $25,000.

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose.org: $25,000

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PLUS1

What: For each ticket sold during the 2019 U.S. tours of the artists Chromatics, Beast Coast, Zedd, and Russian Ballet Theatre, $1 will go towards funding classroom projects on DonorsChoose.org through PLUS1.

When: Promotional terms for each artist:
Beast Coast: May – August 2019
Zedd: September – October 2019
Russian Ballet Theatre: September – November 2019
Chromatics: April 30 – June 11, 2019

Details: $1 from each ticket sold from each artists’ tour during the promotional terms above will be granted to DonorsChoose.org.

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose across all 4 artists: $173,910.18

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Google

What: From November 27- December 2, Google Store will donate 5% of all purchases made on the Google Store to DonorsChoose.org to fund devices for teachers’ classrooms across the United States, up to $500,000.

When: From November 27- December 2, 2018

Details: A maximum of $500,000 will be donated to DonorsChoose.org through this campaign.

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose.org: $500,000

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Lakeshore Learning

What: $1 from every order placed through the Lakeshore Learning parent catalogue will go to support classroom projects on DonorsChoose.org.

When: October 29, 2018 -January 31, 2019

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose.org: $104,510

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Coffee Tea Bean & Leaf

What: From August 27 – September 30, 2018, for each purchase of the Bright Future Blend, Coffee Tea Bean & Leaf will donate one dollar to support classroom projects on DonorsChoose.org

When: From August 27- September 30, 2018

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose.org: $39,470.00

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Craig Newmark Philanthropies

What: From August 13- December 31, individuals can tweet about the need for STEM resources in classrooms to unlock a gift from Craig Newmark Philanthropies. When there are 2,500 uses of the #STEMStories hashtag on Twitter, Craig Newmark Philanthropies will give $50,000 to support STEM classroom projects on DonorsChoose.org.

When: From August 13- December 31, 2018

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose.org: $50,000

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Carter’s

From July 24  – September 30 2018, for each donation a customer chooses to give at checkout at OshKosh B’gosh stores,  Carter’s will give 100% of customer donations to support classroom projects on DonorsChoose.org. If customer donations total less than $100,000, Carter ’s will give DonorsChoose.org additional funds to total at least $100,000.

When: July 24, 2018 – September 12, 2018

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose.org: $100,000

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Stage Stores

What:  From July 18- August 19, 2018, for each customer who donates $1, $5, or $10 at their local Stage Stores brand, 100%  of those donations will go to support classroom projects on Donorschoose.org. For customers who give $5 or more, they’ll receive a $5 coupon to return and shop at their local store.

When: From July 18 – August 19, 2018

Total amount donated donated to DonorsChoose.org: $225,000

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goop

goop x Colbert Covetton House:

What: For every purchase sold from goop X Colbert Covetton House capsule collection, 52% of the purchase price will go to support classroom projects on DonorsChoose.org, until products last.

When: April 18, 2018 – until products last.

goop x Kendra Scott:

What: For all goop and Kendra Scott products sold on December 4th, 2018, 10% of the purchase price will be donated to DonorsChoose.org in support of Warmth, Care and Hunger classroom projects.

When: December 4, 2018

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose across both the goop X Colbert Covetton House and goop x Kendra Scott initiatives: $2,605.55

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BIC Consumer Products

What: For every customer who purchases $10 worth of BIC stationery products and uploads valid receipts to www.bicbucksforteachers.com, BIC will send a $10 DonorsChoose.org gift code to donate to a classroom project of their choice on DonorsChoose.org/bicbucksforteachers, up to $200,000. If customer donations total less than $100,000, BIC Consumer Products will donate at least $100,000 to support classroom projects on DonorsChoose.org

When: June 15 – September 15, 2018.

Details: A maximum of $200,000 will be donated to DonorsChoose.org through this campaign.

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose.org: $100,000

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EC Design LLC

What: EC Design LLC (erincondren.com) will give $1 to DonorsChoose.org for every Teacher Lesson Planner sold in the continental United States. The funding will go to support classroom projects on DonorsChoose.org.

When: May 29, 2018  – June 30, 2018

Details: If the total from the Teacher Lesson Planners is less than $25,000, EC Design LLC will give DonorsChoose.org additional funds to total at least $25,000.

Total amount donated donated to DonorsChoose.org: $25,000

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Verizon

What: During 2018, Verizon will donate $1 per device trade-in, in good working condition, up to $4 million to help provide free tech, free access and innovative curricula to under resourced schools across the nation. See here for a list of eligible trade-in devices.

When: March 5, 2018– December 31, 2018

Total minimum donated to DonorsChoose.org: $1,000,000

Total maximum donated to DonorsChoose.org: $4,000,000

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose.org: $1,200,000

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Lakeshore Learning

What: Lakeshore ran a “round-up” campaign at stores during the month of October 2017. At half of the stores, Lakeshore gave customers the opportunity to round up their purchases to the nearest dollar. The other half of stores gave customers the choice to add a $1, $3, or $5 donation at checkout.

When: October 2017

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose: $19,873.88

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Chevron

What: Starting October 1st, Chevron will donate $1 to DonorsChoose.org projects for every 8 gallon fill-up in eligible cities.

When: October 1 – November 3, 2017

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose.org : $5,850,000

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Macy’s

What:  As part of Macy’s “Make Good Cents” point of sale round up campaign, for each purchase at the point of sale in all of Macy’s 541 U.S stores,  customers can choose to round up their donation to the nearest dollar to  DonorsChoose.org, for a total minimum of $25,000.

When: September 10th – September 21st, 2017

Total minimum donated to DonorsChoose.org: $25,000

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose.org : $920,528.80

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Carter’s

What:  From July 25th – August 31, 2017, for each donation a customer chooses to give at checkout at OshKosh B’gosh stores,  Carter’s will give 100% of customer donations to support classroom projects on  DonorsChoose.org.  If customer donations total less than $100,000, Carter’s  will give DonorsChoose.org additional funds to total at least $100,000.

When: July 25th, 2017 – August 31, 2017

Minimum amount donated to DonorsChoose.org: $100,000.

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose.org : $288,902.26

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Best Buy

What:  For each customer who chooses to donate to DonorsChoose.org after completing checkout on www.bestbuy.com, Best Buy will match dollar for dollar, up to $50,000, to support classroom projects on DonorsChoose.org.

When: July 9, 2017  – September 9, 2017

Minimum amount donated to DonorsChoose.org: $50,000

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose.org : $138,768.00

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Voler

What: For each gold pouch sold, 30% of the purchase price of each pouch sold will be donated to DonorsChoose.org.  Each customer will receive an electronic gift code of the total donation amount to support public school classrooms on DonorsChoose.org.

When: July 6, 2017 – June 30, 2018

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose.org : $6,600

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The Clorox Company

What: For every $5 worth of qualifying  Clorox® or Glad® product sold(up to $25), customers who upload receipts to www.CloroxForSchools.com will receive $1 back and Clorox will donate $1 to classrooms in need through DonorsChoose.org, up to $100,000.

When: June 21, 2017 – September 30, 2017

Maximum amount donated to DonorsChoose.org: $100,000

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose.org: $870.00

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Staples

What: Staples will provide customers with an opportunity to make donations to DonorsChoose.org at point of sale at its stores.

When: June 2017 – September 2017

Details: Staples  will give 100% of customer donations to DonorsChoose.org.  If customer donations total less than $100,000, Staples  will give DonorsChoose.org additional funds to total at least $100,000.

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose.org: $272,911.03

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Lakeshore Learning

What: $1 from every order placed through the Lakeshore Learning parent catalogue will go to support classroom projects on DonorsChoose.org, up to $50,000.

When: April 2, 2017-April 29th, 2017

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose.org: $50,000

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Humble Bundle

What: For each purchase of “Sid Meier’s Humble Civilization Bundle” sold on humblebundle.com, customers can choose to donate from 0 to 100% of the purchase price to support public school classrooms on DonorsChoose.org. If customers do not adjust their percentages, Humble Bundle will donate 15% of that purchase to DonorsChoose.org.

When:February 23th, 2017 – March 7th, 2017

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose.org:$225,679.93

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Haggen Food and Pharmacy

What: For every paper apple sold at a purchase price of  $1, $5, $10, or any contribution amount determined by customers at checkout across all Haggen Food and Pharmacy stores, 100% of the purchase price will be donated to DonorsChoose.org.

When: February 15th, 2017  – February 28th, 2017
Minimum amount donated to DonorsChoose.org: $20,000

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose.org: $31,180.25

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Chegg, Inc.

What: At checkout, Chegg customers will be given the option of adding $1 to their order to contribute to a classroom project.

When: Beginning December 2016, Chegg sends checks monthly and dollars are manually applied to literacy projects. This campaign is ongoing and operates in addition to other managed giving opportunities from Chegg.

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose so far:
December 2016 – June 2017: $26,334
July 2017 – June 2018: N/A
July 2018 – June 2019: $5,000
July 2019 – June 2020: $55,925
July 2020 – June 2021: $54,372
July 2021 – present: $77,459

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GOOD HQ

What: 100%  of each ticket sold from GOODFest: Glass Animals and Preservation Hall at BAM Café  in New York City will go will benefit public school classrooms via DonorsChoose.org, with a special focus on projects addressing mental health.

When: November 29, 2016

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose.org: $9,000

Staples

What: For every picture taken using the Staples and DonorsChoose.org branded Snapchat filters in one of the flash funded areas, $1 is donated to DonorsChoose.org,  up to $25,000.

When: From November 4, 2016 – December 24, 2016

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose.org:  $25,000

Forever 21

What: $1 of each item sold from our “Give to Love, Love to Give” collection will be donated to DonorsChoose.org with a minimum donation of $25,000.

When: From November 4, 2016 – December 24, 2016

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose.org: $100,000

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Lakeshore Learning

What: $1 from every order placed through the parent catalog will go to support classroom projects on DonorsChoose.org. The promotion period will run from November 2016 – January 2017. All funds raised will be applied to classroom projects on DonorsChoose.org.

When: November 2016 – January 2017

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose: $100,328.00

(Note: Funds were committed to and applied to projects in March 2018.)

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Chevron

What: The Fuel Your School program will donate $1, up to $5.9 million, to help fund eligible classroom projects when consumers purchase 8 or more gallons of fuel at participating local Chevron and Texaco stations in 19 U.S. markets. Learn more at www.fuelyourschool.com.

When: October 2016

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose.org : $5,900,000

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Zynga

What: For every player who completes the Weekly Challenge, Zynga will donate $5 to DonorsChoose.org, up to $100,000. Donations will not be given for partial completion of the challenge.

When: August 15th, 2016 – August 21st 2016

Details:  For every player who completes the Weekly Challenge, Zynga will donate $5 to DonorsChoose.org, up to $100,000. At the end of the campaign period, Zynga will sum the total number of players who have completed the Weekly Challenge and calculate the contribution based on $5 for every player. No partial donations will be given for players who have not reached the full point total goal.

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose.org: $100,000.00

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The Clorox Company

What: Customers who buy Clorox, Glad, or Hidden Valley products will have the opportunity to donate $1 for every $5 they spend to DonorsChoose.org.

When: July 18, 2016 through September 30, 2016.

Details: A maximum of $100,000 will be donated to DonorsChoose.org through this campaign. Clorox has separately given DonorsChoose.org $100,000 that is being used on a match offer campaign that is running concurrently.

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose.org: $100,000

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EC Design LLC

What: EC Design LLC (erincondren.com) will give $1 to DonorsChoose.org for every Teacher Lesson Planner sold in the continental United States. The funding will go to support classroom projects on DonorsChoose.org.

When: July 1st, 2016 through August 31st, 2016

Details: If the total from the Teacher Lesson Planners is less than $25,000, EC Design LLC will give DonorsChoose.org additional funds to total at least $25,000.
Total amount donated to DonorsChoose.org: $30,702

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Burlington Stores

What: Burlington Stores provided customers with an opportunity to make donations to help fund school supplies for kids in need at its stores.

When: May 1 – June 11, 2016

Details: Burlington Stores gave 100% of customer donations to DonorsChoose.org. If customer donations were less than $500,000, Burlington would have donated additional funds to total at least $500,000 to DonorsChoose.org.

Total amount Burlington donated to DonorsChoose.org during this term: $849,000

Update as of May 15, 2017: At the conclusion of Burlington and DonorsChoose.org’s 2015/2016 agreement, Burlington requested that DonorsChoose.org transfer the total( 2015 and 2016 point-of- sale campaigns) remaining balance, $381,884.58 to AdoptAClassroom.org to fund classroom materials for kids in need, the same purpose by which the funds were collected.

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Google Android Pay

What: $1 for every Android Pay transaction from November 24-December 31, 2015 will go to support classroom projects on DonorsChoose.org.

When: November 24-December 31, 2015

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose.org: $1,000,000

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Lakeshore Learning

What: $1 from every order placed through the Lakeshore Learning parent catalogue will go to support classroom projects on DonorsChoose.org.

When: November 2015- January 2016

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose.org: $100,000

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Chevron

What: The Fuel Your School program will donate $1, up to a total of $8.8 million, to help fund eligible classroom projects when consumers purchase 8 or more gallons of fuel at participating local Chevron and Texaco stations in 21 U.S. markets. Learn more at www.fuelyourschool.com

When: October 2015

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose.org:  $8,827,832

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Jamba Juice

What: 20% of purchase price at Jamba Juice franchises in specific markets on certain dates will go to support classroom projects on DonorsChoose.org.

Where: Salem (OR), San Diego (CA), Chicago (IL), New Orleans (LA), Milwaukee (WI)

When: Salem: 9/22/15; San Diego: 9/22/15; Chicago: 9/22/15; Milwaukee: 9/29/15; New Orleans: 9/29/15

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose.org: $12,592

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Gymboree

What: Gymboree will provide customers with an opportunity to make donations to DonorsChoose.org at point of sale at its stores.

When: July 20, 2015 – September 7, 2015

Details: Gymboree  will give 100% of customer donations to DonorsChoose.org.  If customer donations total less than $200,000, Gymboree  will give DonorsChoose.org additional funds to total at least $200,000.

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose.org:  $270,864

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Burlington Coat Factory

What: Burlington Coat Factory will provide customers with an opportunity to make donations to DonorsChoose.org at point of sale at its stores.

When: July 1, 2015 – August 16, 2015

Details: Burlington Coat Factory will give 100% of customer donations to DonorsChoose.org.  If customer donations total less than $500,000, Burlington Coat Factory will give DonorsChoose.org additional funds to total at least $500,000.

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose.org:  $516,000

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Staples

What: Staples will provide customers with an opportunity to make donations to DonorsChoose.org at point of sale at its stores.

When: November 2014

Details: Staples  will give 100% of customer donations to DonorsChoose.org.  If customer donations total less than $100,000, Staples  will give DonorsChoose.org additional funds to total at least $100,000.

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose.org:  $146,891

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Dress Barn

What: For every shopper who tries on a SMART pant in-store, Dress Barn will donate $1 for classroom projects on DonorsChoose.org.

When: September 6, 2014

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose.org: $25,000

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J. Crew

What: J.Crew’s Garments for Good program will donate 50% of purchase price for all DonorsChoose.org designed t-shirts sold in-store and online.

When: Beginning September 2014 until January 2016

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose.org in fiscal year 2015: $106,212

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose.org in fiscal year 2016: $20,734

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Carter’s

What: Carter’s will provide customers with an opportunity to make donations to DonorsChoose.org at point of sale at its stores.

When: July 21, 2014 – September 14, 2014

Details: Carter’s  will give 100% of customer donations to DonorsChoose.org.  If customer donations total less than $100,000, Carter’s  will give DonorsChoose.org additional funds to total at least $100,000.

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose.org:  $325,000

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AT&T

What: In Charlotte and Austin, AT&T will donate $5 to local classrooms whenever a customer trades in or recycles a phone. In Seattle and Pittsburgh, AT&T will donate $5 to local classrooms whenever a customer trades in or recycles a phone and purchases an Asus PadFone X™.

When: June 27 – September 11, 2014

Details: AT&T will provide up to $100,000  ($25,000 in each market: Charlotte, Austin, Pittsburgh, and Seattle).

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose.org at the end of the campaign: $100,000

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Experian Consumer Direct

What: Experian Consumer Direct will give $1 to DonorsChoose.org for every membership sign-up on select sites, like CreditReport.com. The funding will support an “Almost Home” offer for financial literacy projects nationwide.

When: April 2014 – February 2015

Total amount donated to DonorsChoose.org: $177,792

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