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Mrs. Mertan from Van Nuys, CA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Backpack Storage for Big Kids

Help me give my students a clutter-free classroom so we can move about without tripping on backpacks!

  • $1,206 goal

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My Project

My 5th grade students are hard-working children who are beginning to understand that they are part of a larger community and ecosystem and look for ways, through problem solving, design, and their own interests, to create a better world for themselves.

They are eager learners who are excited about their future endeavors.

Our classroom needs to be a place where they feel comfortable and safe so they can explore. A backpack storage cart will allow us to have a clutter-free classroom which will help our minds be clutter-free as well. We will be able to move about the room without having to think about where we are stepping.

Mrs. Mertan Stagg Street Elementary School Grades 3-5

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 Mrs. Mertan

Van Nuys, CA 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

25 students impacted 15donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Flex-Space Student Storage Backpack Cart • Lakeshore Learning Materials $899.00 1 $899.00

Materials cost

$899.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $82.26

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.48

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,024.74

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$180.84

Total project goal

$1,205.58

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,205.58

13 Donors

-$883.67

Donations toward project cost

-$783.62

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$100.05

Matching donations from our partners

-$283.67

Match offers toward project cost

-$241.12

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.55

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$38.24

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 $0.00

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