
Peary Good Works
We know that many of you pull money from your own pockets for school supplies, coats for your students, and food to keep kids fed over the weekends and breaks. In the wake of natural disasters you use your own dollars to rebuild your classrooms, your homes, and still provide a little extra for your students. In fact, the average teacher in America spends almost $500 a year on classroom supplies. We want to help!
Peary Good Works is a giving program designed to show our support for the extra good work that teachers do. The idea is simple: you tell us what you need and, if your project is selected, we’ll support you with a donation. Our hope is that this program will raise awareness around the gaps in school funding while directly helping teachers and students.
HERE’S HOW IT WORKS
Every month we’ll award $1,000 to an educator-led initiative(s) via DonorsChoose.org.
To apply, simply:
- Register and start a project at DonorsChoose.org;
- Fill out the form using the 'Share your project' button below with a link to your project;
- Keep doing your good work!
Our team will review the applications on a monthly basis and select a project to fund.
Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of projects are you looking for?
We’re looking for projects that have the biggest positive impact on students. That could be anything! Classroom materials, first aid kits, pillows for reading zones. If you need it, we want to know about it. The only thing we’re not looking for are requests for Pear Deck licenses.
Why use DonorsChoose.org instead of giving the money directly to teachers?
Because they’re really, really good at this! DonorsChoose specializes in funding classroom projects. They’ve mobilized donors to give more than $1 billion and fund over 1.7 million projects. They take care of the hard parts of giving including vetting requests, purchasing items, and shipping materials directly to verified schools and their commitment to efficiency and transparency has been recognized by Charity Navigator with their highest rating. Working with them makes it easy to give. Learn more about DonorsChoose.org.
We’d love to, but Pear Deck is a business. Because our team has specific talents, backgrounds, and interests, we’ve chosen to try to realize our vision by building the best possible tools for teachers and students to communicate and collaborate. To leverage classroom technology to give every student a voice and every teacher a window into their students’ progress. The money we charge to use Pear Deck supports over 50 people and their families and we’re super proud of that fact. We hope that the work we produce truly benefits teachers and students and that the value you receive from using Pear Deck more than exceeds what we charge. For more information about our approach to edtech, check out this post from Chief Educator, Michal Eynon-Lynch.
Need more information?
Write to us at hello@peardeck.com & put Peary Good Works in the subject line
Projects Funded
May 2019
Inclusion Is Within Everyone's Ability
Help me give my students with disabilities and typically developing peers, collaborative tables so they can work and learn together for small and large group activities.
May 2019
Getting Ready for a New Year with New Supplies!
Help me give my students back to school supplies that will help students stay healthy, and be creative.
June 2019
“R” is for Rug!
Help me give my students an amazing new carpet for learning, reading and lesson time!
July 2019
Independent Access to Play
Mrs. Brodecki
Springfield, MA
Help me give my students accessible toys to help them learn to play with greater independence.
July 2019
Some Like It Cold
Mrs. Engel
Hayward, Ca
Help me give my students a water dispenser and bottle holders so we have a supply of clean, healthy water.
August 2019
Food for Fuel Needed in 3rd Grade!
Ms. Dandoy
Fayetteville, NC
Help me give my students an opportunity to eat, grow, and learn in the school setting. I would like to provide snack and drink options to be utilized during and after school hours.
August 2019
Germ Free Is the Way to Be!
Mrs. Walls
Murray, KY
Help me give my students classroom cleaning supplies and Kleenex to keep us tidy and germ free this year!
August 2019
Celebrate Me: A Classroom Filled With Diversity
Ms. Waterford
Bakersfield, CA
Help me give my students books that reflect their cultures such as It's a Multicultural World library and the Coretta Scott King library of books.