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
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.

This teacher needs your help!

Mrs. Carrillo from Patterson, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Mrs. Carrillo is requesting

Students Connect With History Through Black Was the Ink!

Help me give my students a class set of "Black Was the Ink."

  • $663 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Keep the momentum going! Make a donation to Mrs. Carrillo for her next project!

Help Mrs. Carrillo

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

The past few years have created a heightened interest in Social Justice in my U.S. History classes. I teach in a Title I school with most of my students being of color. Being in the 8th grade, they have started to question why things are the way they are when it comes to people of color. Their questions allow me to show them the connections between the past and the current situation we find ourselves in today in the United States. Students often do not like history because they say it is "boring." When I can get them to understand the past has a direct effect on today and they make those connections and “they get it,” that is why I teach history.

Black Was the Ink is a unique way of telling the story of Reconstruction.

It has the main character going back and forth in time to Reconstruction until he can clearly make connections to his life today.

I need my students to understand that, although not acceptable in any way, social injustice has been happening since the beginning of time. This book goes back to Reconstruction and moves forward until the present day. I need my students to understand they are not alone in this fight and together, they can move mountains! I believe that reading this book will expose them to important civil rights leaders and may spark a fire in them they did not know existed.

Mrs. Carrillo Creekside Middle School Grades 6-8

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. Carrillo

Patterson, CA View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

30 students impacted 5donors

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 Mrs. Carrillo is requesting.

See our finances

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Black Was the Ink • Amazon Business $16.07 30 $482.10

Materials cost

$482.10

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $44.11

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.23

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$563.44

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$99.43

Total project goal

$662.87

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $662.87

4 Donors

-$662.87

Donations toward project cost

-$563.44

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$99.43

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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

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 Mrs. Carrillo and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":true,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"CA","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":3,"name":"Middle School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":false,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/students-connect-with-history-through-bl/6575211/","mayHaveReplacements":true,"numStudents":30,"teacherScreenName":"Mrs. Carrillo","isEquityFocus":true,"proposalHash":"820613970","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"photosPublished":false,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"schoolCity":"Patterson","teachersOnPage":[7395877],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":false,"proposalId":6575211,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"authorIds":{"7395877":{"owner":"Mrs. Carrillo","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[6575211],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/136/teacher-placeholder-4_136.png","teacherHasProfilePhoto":false,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":21632256,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":[],"teacherId":7395877,"schoolCounty":"Stanislaus","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"CA","name":"California"}}