You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts

In a rush to make a major tax-deductible gift before the year's end?
Purchase account credits now, and choose projects later!

In a rush to make a major tax-deductible gift before the year's end? Purchase account credits now, and choose projects later!

For direct assistance with credits or anything else, please call The DonorsChoose Scholar Society at (646) 556-9941.

To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

See this teacher's page

This teacher needs your help!

Mr. Balmes from Sanford, NC is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Mr. Balmes is requesting

Dissecting Life

Help me give my students experience of dissecting organisms to become locally and globally competitive in terms of health and medicines. Believing then to save more lives in the future career

  • $3,541 goal

This project expired on October 12, 2025.

This project expired on October 12, 2025.

My Project

This project expected to provide my students with dissecting materials that could help them to learn and explore the importance of health sciences and saving life in the future. Showing them the fascination of incredible anatomy or organisms, students will deepen their understanding how precious life of each organism is. I believe that this will be the open window for them to research about the possible cure for the diseases and how other organisms be the way to cure other organisms. I hope you can help me in achieving this goal by support my project on providing dissecting kits for my students. Thank you.

Mr. Balmes Highland Middle School Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Sanford, NC 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

Never Before Funded 120 students impacted

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Mr. Balmes is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Frey Scientific Fetal Pig Complete Dissection Set, 30 Specimen, 15 Dissection Kits • School Specialty $1,415.54 1 $1,415.54
Frey Scientific Complete Grasshopper Dissection Kit - Middle-High School - Adult • School Specialty $629.62 1 $629.62
Frey Scientific Frey Choice Dissection Kit - Shark (DBL) with Dissection Tools - High School-College - Adult • School Specialty $66.97 5 $334.85
Frey Scientific Frey Choice Dissection Kit - Mammalian Eye without Dissection Tools - High School-College - Adult • School Specialty $16.72 6 $100.32
Dr Instruments Frey Scientific 61 Series Student Dissection Kit with Replaceable Blade Scalpel - Plastic Case - Middle-High School - Adult • School Specialty $17.02 1 $17.02

Materials cost

$2,497.35

Vendor shipping charges

$249.74

Sales tax

$194.79

3rd party payment processing fee

$37.46

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$3,009.34

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$531.06

Total project goal

$3,540.40

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Give the most requested basic supplies

See teacher requests

Give back to your community

Find opportunities to impact local needs by exploring a map of classroom projects near you.

See local area

Project Activity

{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":true,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"NC","teacherPossessivePronoun":"his","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":3,"name":"Middle School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":3541,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/dissecting-life/9413185/","mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":120,"isEquityFocusV1":true,"teacherScreenName":"Mr. Balmes","isEquityFocus":true,"proposalHash":"-1152812262","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":0.00,"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"photosPublished":false,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"shouldTrackEquityFocusV2":true,"schoolCity":"Sanford","teachersOnPage":[10052807],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":true,"proposalId":9413185,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":2,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"schoolId":107154,"schoolName":"Highland Middle School","authorIds":{"10052807":{"owner":"Mr. Balmes","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":0.0,"proposalsOnPage":[9413185],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10052807_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1749568630179","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":7,"teacherChallengeId":22497104,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":{"completingDonationAmount":228,"proposalURL":"project/clean-and-green/9679257/","proposalTitle":"Clean and Green","proposalId":9679257},"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":[],"teacherId":10052807,"schoolCounty":"Lee","fullyFunded":false,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"NC","name":"North Carolina"}}