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
Donate
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
Menu
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. Johnson from Van Nuys CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Ms. Johnson is requesting

Help Us Earn College Credit!

My students need 18 Kaplan AP English Literature Study Guides.

  • $330 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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 Students

California is facing unprecedented budget cuts, especially in education. My AP students hope to pass the AP test in May, earning college credit while still in high school. This will help them in college, where many students are having trouble enrolling in classes and finishing in four years.

Our school is in a poor neighborhood.

Many of my students have parents who did not complete high school or even middle school. Our students face many challenges, including gangs, violence and poverty. I am amazed by my students' perseverance and resilience. I want to prepare them for college and see them be successful. My AP students are dedicated, hard-working, enthusiastic and motivated students. These students are college-bound and really want to do well on the test. They know that college is expensive and want to minimize their costs in any way, which is one reason they are working so hard in class. Many of them have older siblings who tell them that the community colleges have more students than they can teach, and many students struggle to enroll in even one class. The more college credit they can earn in high school, the easier it will be for them once they get there.

My Project

That is why I am requesting these AP study guides. These study guides will help the students develop the crucial study skills they need to pass the exam. They will also be able to take these skills with them to college. The books also have valuable practice tests which will help them earn a passing score on the exam. If the students were able to purchase these books themselves, I would ask them to but I know that their parents sometimes struggle to put food on the table, and it wouldn't be right for some students to have the book and the others to go without. That is why we need your help.

Thank you in advance for your help with this project.

The gift of these books will have a huge impact on my students' ability to do well on the test. A little confidence goes a long way, and a passing score on the test could really motivate my students to go on and get a higher education. Thank you for helping them get there.

Ms. Johnson
Grades 9-12

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. Johnson is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

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

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kaplan AP English Literature and Composition 2011 Denise Pivarnik-Nova • Barnes and Noble $12.30 18 $221.40

Materials cost

$221.40

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $20.26

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.32

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$279.98

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$49.41

Total project goal

$329.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $329.39

6 Donors

-$195.00

Donations toward project cost

-$180.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.25

match offer

-$116.74

Match offer toward project cost

-$99.23

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.51

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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

View complete list Show less

Support your local school!

Donate directly to any school in the US. Your donation will go towards directly purchasing urgent supplies.

Find a local school

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Ms. Johnson and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":"Van Nuys","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[29345],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"CA","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":4,"name":"High School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":452747,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/help-us-earn-college-credit/452747/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":17,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Johnson","isEquityFocus":true,"authorIds":{"29345":{"owner":"Ms. Johnson","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[452747],"proposalHash":"1330685981","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp29345_272x272.jpg?width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1450630088311","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":46843,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["NjIxMzY2","NjIxNDIx","MTMxODI0","MjMwMDQ3","NjIxMzg3","MTM1NjA5","NjA1NzEz"],"teacherId":29345,"schoolCounty":"Los Angeles","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"CA","name":"California"}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.