Donate to Children's Literacy

Choose your books

I'll choose the booksPick titles and copies from our book list. Let Sponsor-A-School chooseWe'll match new books to each classroom's readers.

Your basket is empty. Browse the books and tap Add to basket on any title.

Your gift

How often? One timeMonthlyAnnually

Monthly and annual gifts repeat until you cancel, and you can cancel anytime.

Choose an amount

$25One new book$90Book bundle$250Classroom shelf$1,000Sponsor a school

Other amount (USD) Minimum $25, maximum $25,000 online. For larger gifts, please contact us.

Where should the books go?

Wherever they're needed most. We'll choose a public school on our waitlist. A specific school or library. You can name up to five.

If you have a specific school or library in mind, add it below. Otherwise leave these fields empty.

School or library 1

Type State (required)

Name (required) City (required)

Contact person at this school or library (optional, helps us coordinate delivery)

Contact name Contact email Contact phone

School search uses the U.S. Department of Education's NCES public school directory (opens in a new tab). Library search uses the IMLS Public Libraries Survey (opens in a new tab).

Your contact information

We use this only to match your payment, send your acknowledgment, and update you about your books.

Your name (required) Email (required)

Phone (optional)

Recognition

How should we recognize your gift? List me publicly on the donor wall and donor list Keep me anonymous. Shown only as "Anonymous donor"

Name to display (optional, defaults to your name) Company or organization (optional) Show my gift amount on the donor list

Before you give

Payments are processed by PNC Bank on its secure payment page. Sponsor-A-School never sees or stores your card or bank account details.
Book choices and school or library designations are requests. Sponsor-A-School keeps full control over how donated funds are used, as required for charitable gifts, and may substitute similar books or recipients if a request can't be filled.
No goods or services are provided in exchange for your donation.
Please keep your PNC payment confirmation. Sponsor-A-School will also send a written acknowledgment of your gift for your records.

Gift acceptance & refund policy · State disclosures · Privacy

Next, you'll complete your payment on PNC Bank's secure page. We never see or store your card or bank details.

by December 31, 2028

Our road to $1 million

$1 million in new books for young readers

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86 days to go to our first milestone · Updated Oct 6, 2026 · Just getting started: your gift can be one of the first.

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Tax deduction

Sponsor-A-School is confirming its federal tax-exempt status. Until it is confirmed on our Legal & Transparency page, please check with your tax advisor before claiming a deduction.

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Where your gift goes

$25 Puts a brand-new book in a young reader's hands.
$90 Sends a four-book bundle (10% off) to a classroom or library.
$250 Stocks a classroom or library shelf with ten new books.
$1,000 Sponsors a school-wide book delivery.

Prefer to sponsor a whole school?

Companies, clubs, and families can adopt a school and join our sponsor wall.

Talk to us about sponsorship

Questions

Questions about giving

How do I pay?

Choose your books or an amount on the Donate page, add your details, then complete your payment on PNC Bank's secure payment page. Sponsor-A-School never sees your card or bank details.

Can I choose the books?

Yes. Add any titles from our book list to your basket, or choose “Let Sponsor-A-School choose” and we'll pick the right books for each classroom.

Can I choose which school or library receives my gift?

Yes. On the Donate page, choose “A specific school or library” and add its name, city and state, plus a contact person if you have one. You can name more than one. If you don't have a school in mind, we'll send your books where they're needed most.

Where to next?

Browse the books
Picture books and early readers from the Mariana Publishing catalog.
Meet our sponsors
The businesses, families and partners behind every delivery.
Our mission
Why we started and how a gift becomes a bookshelf.

Donate books to young readers.

Choose your books

Your book basket

Your gift

Where should the books go?

Your contact information

Recognition

Before you give

Questions about giving

Where to next?

Browse the books

Meet our sponsors

Our mission

Donate books to young readers.

1 Choose your books

Your book basket

2 Your gift

3 Where should the books go?

4 Your contact information

5 Recognition

Before you give

Questions about giving

Where to next?

Browse the books

Meet our sponsors

Our mission

Choose your books

Your gift

Where should the books go?

Your contact information

Recognition