• DonorsChoose.org: Go here to post your request for funding for Explorer magazine! Or post requests for other program, materials…whatever is on your wish list! Download a flyer about the DonorsChoose program.
• Dolly Parton’s Foundation to Promote Literacy: www.imaginationlibrary.com
• Teacher Tap is a GREAT site that has everything you ever wanted to know about grant writing and where to look for grants. A super “one stop shopping” page: http://www.eduscapes.com/tap/topic94.htm
• A comprehensive list of Grants and Funding Resources: http://www.topteachingresources.com/grants_funding.php

Here is a template of a letter you can send home to parents, if you think that is appropriate.

Many school district now have their own Education Foundations that fund classroom resources. Go to http://www.schoolfoundations.org/en/list_of_foundations_by_state/ to find if your community has an education foundation.

Other local organizations or businesses that may give grants to schools:

The Rotary Club
Kiwanis Club
Chamber of Commerce
Museums (especially science ones for Explorer)
Technology companies
Any large corporation that has a local presence
University Foundations
Women’s Clubs
Associations
Target (It prefers to give at the community level.)