Become a Classroom Partner

Give monthly, and you’ll become part of a passionate community empowering children at Shade School with education, hope, and opportunities to thrive. Choose to receive photos and updates from class and see the difference you’re making firsthand.

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Special Projects

The Shade Campus is continually growing! Browse a list of development projects and choose one to support.

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Other Ways to Give

Matching Gifts

Your employer may match donations to Shade up to a certain dollar amount each year. Contact your HR department for requirements. If your employer uses Benevity, Shade is able to receive these gifts!

DAF

It is easy to give to Shade through your donor-advised fund. If you have a DAF, please consider recommending to your financial advisor that they support Shade. You can also click on the link below for more information.

Security Assets

Shade is happy to receive security asset donations including publicly held stock, mutual funds, or bond funds. A security donation instruction sheet is available right here or upon request by email (contact@shadetz.org).

Online Shopping

Shade is registered with iGive, a platform that donates when you shop online. You can sign up here so that a percentage of what you spend will be sent our way!

To give by mail, please make your gift payable to “Shade” and mail it to:
PO Box 398
Great Falls, VA 22066


Shade is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charity. Shade’s tax identification number is 47-1489275.  All contributions designated for specific projects shall be applied to those projects, and we may assess up to 10 percent to be used for administering the gift. Shade handles all gifts in compliance with IRS government regulations for non-profit organizations.