Donations

ACPS welcomes donations from individuals, PTA, boosters, organizations, corporations, and community groups

Thank you for your interest in donating to Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS). We appreciate your support! All donations are tax-deductible.

To donate to ACPS, please follow the following steps:

Review Policy KH: Public Donations to the Schools (PDF) and Policy KH-R: Regulations for Public Donations to the Schools (PDF) for important donation information and guidelines.
Complete and submit the Donate to ACPS form. There are several options to submit your donation information and payment.
- Option 1: Donate online by credit card, using our secure online donation system. Note: You can also donate to an ACPS teacher's project funding requests through our partnership with DonorsChoose. Please click the logo below to access the ACPS Donors Choose special webpage that lists current teacher requests!
- Option 2: Donate by check or money order. This option will require you to mail or drop off the check or money order to ACPS.
- Option 3: Donate an item such as an instrument or supplies.
After submitting the donation form, you will receive an email from the Office of Community Partnerships and Engagement within three business days regarding your donation and next steps.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I have to use the online donations form?

Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) prefers that donors use the donations web page as it helps ACPS manage the donation and supports a smooth process for the donor. Using the online form helps track the donation, funnel it to the appropriate department and/or school, and generate the proper thank you letter for the donor's tax deduction. The form is easy to complete and should take just a couple of minutes.

I donated something to my child's school but didn't know that there was an online donation form or a specific process to follow. What do I do now?

What are the "Standards Of Acceptance" guidelines?

To meet donation standards of acceptance, a donation must:

Have a purpose consistent with the goals of ACPS;
Impose no undesirable, unacceptable, or hidden costs in terms of resources (staff, time, maintenance, budget, materials, etc.) to ACPS;
Place no unacceptable conditions or restrictions on the school division or its educational or extracurricular programs;
Not assume that the School Board will accept responsibility for continuing the benefit of or program supported by the donation if or when the funds are exhausted; and
Meet any applicable federal, state, and/or local laws and regulations, Board policies, regulations or guidelines associated with its construction or use; and meet any applicable safety standards.

Is my donation to ACPS tax deductible?

What if I want to give my donation to a specific school?

Will ACPS pick up my donated item?

The item that I want to donate may be worth a lot of money. I would feel more comfortable if a value was assigned to my donation. Can ACPS do this?

Why was my offered donation declined?

While ACPS appreciates all offers of donations, some items simply do not meet our standards of acceptance as found in our regulation guidelines. If your offered donation meets the standards of acceptance but is declined for any other reason, we will still reach out to our community partners to see if they have need for the item(s). To view regulation standards, please visit ACPS Policy KH-R: Regulations for Public Donations to the Schools (PDF) for additional information.

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