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Mr. Sutphen from Chicago, IL is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Library Mural for All

Help me give my students the supplies needed to make an amazing and original mural for our school library!

  • $812 goal

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Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Project

Here at Lindblom we are so lucky to have a wonderful school library. However, that library is lost in a drab and desolate hallway. So, the students of the Mural Painting Colloquium have decided to make an amazing, original, and innovative mural to make our school library more seen, more exciting, and more welcoming!

The library mural will help revitalize our school and school community.

Lindblom has had a difficult couple of years with multiple changes in administration, a few years without a set principal, and significant teacher turnover -- all in the twilight of the COVID-19 Pandemic. This mural will help revitalize Lindblom as a place where students, teachers, and staff can all dream big and make amazing things happen!

The students in Mural Painting Colloquium have developed an amazing plan for this library mural. For starters, the mural will be on panels, not directly on the wall. Thanks to this idea, each student will have their own piece to add to the big puzzle that will be the mural. In doing so, each student will be able to add their own style and personality to the mural -- literally leaving their mark on their school! Additionally, some elements of the mural will be completed using paint markers as opposed to traditional paint and paintbrush. This makes the work on the mural more inclusive for students of varying abilities (the group working on the project ranges from 7th through 12th graders -- with a very broad range of art-making abilities). Please help us make this dream a reality for all the students involved!

Mr. Sutphen Lindblom Math Science Academy Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Mr. Sutphen

Chicago, IL View local requests

More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

32 students impacted 12donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Blick Studio Artists' Wood Panels - Gallery Cradle, 24" x 30", 1-1/2" Cradle • Blick Art Materials $37.14 11 $408.54
Uni Posca Paint Marker - Red Wine, Broad Chisel Tip, 8 mm • Blick Art Materials $4.90 14 $68.60
Uni Posca Paint Marker - Gold, Broad Chisel Tip, 8 mm • Blick Art Materials $4.90 11 $53.90
Uni Posca Paint Marker - Red Wine, Bullet Tip, 2.5 mm • Blick Art Materials $3.68 14 $51.52
Uni Posca Paint Marker - Gold, Bullet Tip, 2.5 mm • Blick Art Materials $3.68 11 $40.48
Blick Studio Artists' Wood Panels - Gallery Cradle, 10" x 10", 1-1/2" Cradle • Blick Art Materials $9.09 3 $27.27

Materials cost

$650.31

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.75

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$690.06

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$121.78

Total project goal

$811.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $811.84

9 Donors

-$480.95

Donations toward project cost

-$413.81

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$67.14

Matching donations from our partners

-$325.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$276.25

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.89

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 $0.00

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