A GIFT FOR TEACHING INC
6501 MAGIC WAY BLDG 400C, ORLANDO, FL 32809 www.agiftforteaching.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO PROVIDE CLASSROOM RESOURCES THAT EMPOWER TEACHERS TO INSPIRE FUTURE LEADERS.

A PENCIL, A CRAYON, OR A SIMPLE PIECE OF PAPER CAN CREATE THE FOUNDATION FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN, CREATE, AND GROW. MORE THAN 68% OF THE STUDENTS IN CENTRAL FLORIDA ARE MEMBERS OF FAMILIES THAT CAN'T AFFORD LUNCH. THE FINANCIAL REALITIES OF THEIR FAMILIES ALONE MAKE ACQUIRING THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO EXPERIENCE ACADEMIC SUCCESS JUST OUT OF REACH. MOVED BY THIS NEED AND THE FACT THAT TEACHERS, ON AVERAGE, SPEND UP TO $1,000 OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKETS EACH YEAR TO PROVIDE BASIC SUPPLIES FOR THEIR STUDENTS, PHILANTHROPIST AND NONPROFIT PROFESSIONAL, GARY LANDWIRTH, FOUNDED A GIFT FOR TEACHING (AGFT) IN 1998. AGFT'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC EDUCATION BY PROVIDING RESOURCES AND SURPLUS MATERIALS FREE TO TEACHERS FOR THEIR STUDENTS IN NEED. AGFT HAS WORKED TOWARD FULFILLING THIS MISSION BY FOCUSING ON THREE CORE ISSUES: 1) THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN WHO CAN'T AFFORD ESSENTIAL SCHOOL SUPPLIES; 2) DECLINING SCHOOL SPENDING ON SUPPLIES FOR STUDENTS AND CLASSROOMS; AND 3) BUSINESSES THAT ROUTINELY DISCARD SUPPLIES THAT COULD BE RECYCLED AND RE-PURPOSED FOR EDUCATIONAL USE.A GIFT FOR TEACHING (AGFT) DISTRIBUTES MORE THAN $64,000 WORTH OF SUPPLIES EACH DAY TO TEACHERS WHO BRING THEM BACK INTO THE CLASSROOMS FOR THEIR STUDENTS IN NEED. NEARLY TWENTY YEARS OF SERVICE AND $115 MILLION DOLLARS OF DISTRIBUTED SCHOOL SUPPLIES HAVE CEMENTED AGFT AS CENTRAL FLORIDA'S PRIMARY PROVIDER OF FREE SCHOOL SUPPLIES YEAR-ROUND. OUR MANY PARTNERS HAVE MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR THIS ORGANIZATION TO HELP MILLIONS OF CHILDREN SUCCEED BY HOSTING MORE THAN 285,000 TEACHER "FREE" SHOPPING VISITS.BY KEEPING ORGANIZATIONAL OVERHEAD BELOW 5%, AGFT HAS DIVERTED MORE THAN 15 MILLION POUNDS OF GOODS FROM LANDFILLS, DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 2 MILLION BOOKS TO CLASSROOMS, AND PUT PENCILS IN THE HANDS OF NEARLY 4.5 MILLION STUDENTS.THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES A STORE WHERE TEACHERS OF IMPOVERISHED SCHOOLS IN THE CENTRAL FLORIDA AREA CAN OBTAIN FREE SUPPLIES FOR THEIR STUDENTS AND CLASSROOMS. SURPLUS MATERIALS AND OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS ARE SOLICITED FROM BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS AND ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE TEACHERS OF PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS. DURING 2019-2020,THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 16,359 TEACHER VISITS TO THE STORE WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE TOTALING $7,405,336 OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES PROVIDED.

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