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Ms. Brown from Chicago, IL is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Us Manage Our Mallets

Help me give my students mallet bags and instrument stands to help stream-line class transitions.

  • $573 goal

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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

My students are musicians in every way. My Pre-K through sixth grade students create and perform music in English, Spanish, and languages from around the world. Many of my students are bilingual and we strive to have a culturally inclusive classroom.

My goal for my classroom is for students to have access to quality music-making materials.

Our school is located in a low-income neighborhood and the majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. My students' current financial realities should not dictate what educational materials are available to them. We are hoping to fill the gap between what our school resources are able to provide and what is available to students in high income neighborhoods.

My Project

Help us make our music room more organized and student-centered. Instrument stands will help younger students roll heavy instruments to where they are needed for small group work. Only older students are currently allowed to use our largest instruments as they are too heavy for younger students to move. Once they're on wheels, even preschool students will be able to utilize them in class.

Students take great pride in keeping our music room organized and functional for small group work.

Currently our mallets lay on the floor next to the designated instruments. This wastes valuable class time as mallets can get misplaced during transitions. My students have requested mallet bags to help keep our xylophone mallets organized between classes.

Please help us keeping our music room organized this year!

Ms. Brown Nixon 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.

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Chicago, IL 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

750 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Orff Instrument Stand • Woodwind and Brasswind $124.99 2 $249.98
Heavy Ready Series - Stick Bag • Woodwind and Brasswind $9.99 20 $199.80

Materials cost

$449.78

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.75

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$486.53

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$85.86

Total project goal

$572.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $572.39

6 Donors

-$408.12

Donations toward project cost

-$348.40

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$59.72

Matching donations from our partners

-$162.50

Match offers toward project cost

-$138.12

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.38

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

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 $0.00

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