Donations
Every purchase of books and other merchandise at ClassWish-Books.org earns a donation to fund student resources for the K-12 school or teacher of your choice. If you are a homeschooler, please see these instructions.
Amount of Donations
We donate 7.5% of your net purchase price, which is the total of the merchandise you purchase after subtracting any discounts. It does not include sales tax or shipping. It does not include gift cards, as the donation would be made upon the purchase towards which the gift card is applied. Donations will be reduced by the amount of any chargebacks, cancellations, or refunds.
Timing of Donations
We donate on the last day of the month following the month of the purchase. For instance, if you purchase on September 20, we will make the donation on October 31.
Process
We work with a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, ClassWish. ClassWish, to manage the donation and fulfillment process. We send payment to ClassWish, which credits the amounts to the wish list accounts of the appropriate schools and teachers.ClassWish is the only nonprofit that lets anybody contribute to fund any type of resource for any K-12 school or teacher in the United States. It maintains an account for each school in the country and for every teacher who has created a wish list or received a donation. Educators use the funds they receive to obtain educational resources from any of the vendors listed at http://ClassWish-Vendors.org.
If you are a home-schooler, please see these instructions.
About ClassWish
ClassWish is the only nonprofit that lets anybody contribute to fund any type of resource for any K-12 school or teacher in the United States. It maintains an account for each school in the country and for every teacher who has created a wish list or received a donation. Educators use the funds that are credited to their ClassWish accounts to fund educational resources from any of the vendors listed at http://ClassWish-Vendors.org. http://ClassWish-Vendors.org.
Designating a School or Teacher to Receive A Donation pur
Upon checkout, you will be asked to indicate the school and either (i) the category of resource (art supplies, musical instruments, etc.) or (ii) specific teacher you want to fund. You can designate a teacher, even if they do not yet have an account with us. Just follow the easy instructions. If the teacher or school does not already have an account, we may send you an email for you to notify them of the donation and how to use it.
If you are a home-schooler, please see these instructions.
Notifying Schools and Teachers
If the school or teacher does not already have an account, we may send you an email for you to notify them of the donation and how to use it.
Donating to Cover Tuition and Fees at Private Schools
Please see the page on donations towards student tuition and fees.
Home Schoolers
If you are a homeschooler, please see these instructions.