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Mr. Gordon from Washington, DC is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Comfy Spaces, Curious Minds

Help me give my students a library furniture refresh that creates a comfortable, welcoming space for reading, learning, and collaboration. Updated furnishings will inspire curiosity, support literacy, and make the library a place every student enjoys.

  • 2 donors
  • $347 still needed

expires Nov 27

  • 2 donors
  • $347 still needed
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Mr. Gordon Payne Elementary School
Washington, DC Grades 3-5

My Project

My students are curious, creative, and eager to learn when they have a space where they feel comfortable and welcome. They use the library to read independently, collaborate with classmates, research new topics, and discover books that spark their imaginations. Updated library furniture, including fun chairs, stools, and tables, will provide flexible, inviting seating that supports a variety of learning styles and activities. A refreshed space will encourage students to spend more time reading, exploring, and working together, helping them build confidence, strengthen literacy skills, and develop a lifelong love of learning.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than a third of students from low‑income households

400 students impacted 2 donors
Mr. Gordon Payne Elementary School Grades 3-5

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Washington, DC View local requests

More than a third 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

400 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
GREJSIMOJS Children's stool, moose shaped • IKEA $39.99 2 $79.98
GREJSIMOJS Children's stool, wood/orange • IKEA $19.99 4 $79.96
GREJSIMOJS Children's table, wood/orange, 33 1/8x16 1/2 " • IKEA $69.99 1 $69.99
MAMMUT Children's chair, indoor/outdoor/light blue • IKEA $19.99 2 $39.98
FIKONTRÄD Frame, light pink, 4x6 " • IKEA $2.99 2 $5.98

Materials cost

$275.89

Vendor shipping charges

 $14.00

Sales tax

 $16.55

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.14

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$340.58

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$60.10

Total project goal

$400.68

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $400.68

1 Donor

-$25.00

Donations toward project cost

-$25.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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 $346.27

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