Are you a teacher looking for funds? Take a look at these businesses that fund education, teachers, and classrooms.
Toshiba’s America Foundation offers $1,000 grants for teachers of Grades K-5 to bring an innovative hands-on project into their own classroom. For teachers of Grades 6-12, the Foundation offers larger grants for teachers who are passionate about making science and mathematics more engaging for their students.
Lowe’s Toolbox for Education grants $5,000 for technology upgrades, tools for STEM programs, facility renovations and safety improvements.
Whole Food’s Whole Kids Foundation has a variety of different grant programs to apply for including a program that grants a bee hive to your classroom to building edible outdoor classrooms through the creation of school gardens.
The Walmart Foundation provides cash grants of $250 – $5,000 as long at the school fits within one of their broad 8 areas of funding.
The Dollar General’s Literacy Foundation offers youth literacy grants to help students who are below grade level or having trouble reading.
The Snapdragon Book Foundation provides books for school and/or educational libraries for disadvantaged students.
Target recently started offering Field Trip grants valued up to $700 each to support learning outside the classroom.
Best Buy’s Foundation funds out-of-school time programs that create hands-on access to technology education and tools that teens will need to be successful in their future schooling and careers with grants averaging $4,000 – $6,000.
State Farm’s Good Neighbor Citizenship® Company Grants funds safety, education, and community development including initiatives that more directly support under-served individuals, helping them obtain the skills and credentials they need to be successful in today’s workforce.
Are you a local business that funds schools? Have you successfully applied to one of these grants? Share with us at @StarfishMarta so that we can support each other.
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