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 and choose projects later!

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

For direct assistance with credits or anything else, please call our donor relationships team: (646) 586-5306 ext. 202

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!

Ms. Nelson from Allston, MA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Ms. Nelson is requesting

Every Child Deserves Solid Tables Not Broken Tables

Help me give my students brand new activity tables for my kindergarten students.

  • $710 goal

This project expired on September 28, 2025.

This project expired on September 28, 2025.

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

My kindergarteners deserve to learn in a classroom that reflects their worth.

The tables in our classroom are old, peeling, cracked, and damaged.

Every day, my students sit at furniture that looks like it's been through decades of wear. We've taped the sharp edges, patched over splinters, and cleaned them as best we can, but they are simply beyond repair.

My students are brilliant, curious, joyful children and they deserve better. They deserve the same basic tools—like clean, sturdy tables—that are standard in wealthier communities.

Replacing these tables is not just about furniture. It’s about dignity. It’s about sending the message that their learning matters, that they matter.

With your help, I hope to bring in safe, durable tables that will support writing, drawing, exploring, collaborating, and dreaming. These tables will be used every single day for years to come. They’ll help me create a classroom that feels warm, welcoming, and worthy of the incredible kids who show up here ready to learn.

This project is about equity, care, and the kind of learning environment every child deserves—especially in communities where resources have been historically underfunded.

Thank you for believing in our classroom and helping to make this vision a reality.

Ms. Nelson Gardner Pilot Academy Grades PreK-2

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.

Allston, MA View local requests

Nearly all 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

40 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 Ms. Nelson 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
Lakeshore Heavy-Duty Adjustable Round Table - 30" Diameter - Low • Lakeshore Learning Materials $279.00 1 $279.00
Lakeshore Natural Adjustable Rectangular Table - 24" x 48" - Low • Lakeshore Learning Materials $259.00 1 $259.00

Materials cost

$538.00

Vendor shipping charges

$26.90

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.07

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$602.97

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$106.41

Total project goal

$709.38

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":"MA","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":1,"name":"Early Education"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":710,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/every-child-deserves-solid-tables-not-br/9384844/","mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":40,"isEquityFocusV1":true,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Nelson","isEquityFocus":true,"proposalHash":"1472332572","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":0.00,"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"photosPublished":false,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"shouldTrackEquityFocusV2":true,"schoolCity":"Allston","teachersOnPage":[3759861],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":true,"proposalId":9384844,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"schoolId":62934,"schoolName":"Gardner Pilot Academy","authorIds":{"3759861":{"owner":"Ms. Nelson","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":0.0,"proposalsOnPage":[9384844],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3759861_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1477248391320","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":6,"teacherChallengeId":20816457,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":[],"teacherId":3759861,"schoolCounty":"Suffolk","fullyFunded":false,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"MA","name":"Massachusetts"}}