Donate

Nurture. Educate. Inspire.

Your generosity fuels our mission for every student.

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

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variety of musical instruments, digital tablet and sheet music against a multi colored background

Kindergarten students in a classroom while the teacher shows an activity on the SMART board screen

Green pencil pouches filled with pencils, colored pencils, markers, crayons and other school supplies

If you have any additional questions about the donation process, please email donations@acps.k12.va.us.

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 see ACPS Policy KH-R: Regulations for Public Donations to the Schools (PDF) for additional information.

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