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Durham Teacher Warehouse Corporation

Serving the educational and creative needs of students

aka Crayons2Calculators   |   DURHAM, NC   |  http://www.crayons2calculators.org/

Mission

We directly equip Durham Public School teachers with the classroom supplies they need to help reduce barriers to success for every Durham Public School student.

Ruling year info

2006

Co-Executive Director

Eunice Sanders

Main address

PO BOX 1355

DURHAM, NC 27702 USA

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EIN

20-4647728

NTEE code info

Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (B01)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

The Durham Public School system has 53 schools, 30,000+ students, more 2,100 teachers, and limited funding. A significant measure of need put forth by educational organizations is the number of students that qualify to receive free and reduced lunches. In Durham Public Schools nearly 52% of students are eligible for that federal program. Additionally, 31 schools in Durham are Title I schools meaning that majority of the student population has been identified as economically disadvantaged. In order to successfully and creatively educate our youth, teachers in North Carolina personally spend on average $400 per school year on classroom supplies. Crayons2Calculators works to address the supply gap experienced in many classrooms by providing the most needed school supplies to Durham Public School teachers at no cost. Supplies range from pencils to notebooks, hand sanitizer to tissues, art supplies, and more.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Classroom Essentials

Teachers from all 53 Durham Public Schools can request items from Crayons2Calculators using an online ordering form, or by shopping in-person at the warehouse location with the guarantee that all supplies are provided at no cost. Throughout the year the available inventory consists of the most needed classroom essentials like pencils, paper, and compositions books; and creative supplies like markers and crayons, to teacher needs like tape, staples, and clipboards. We always adjust to meet teacher needs by staying in communication with school principals and administrators.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Work status and occupations

Where we work

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of teachers who have received supplies

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Teachers

Related Program

Classroom Essentials

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

The Durham Public School system currently has more than 2,152 teachers.

Number of schools participating in programs

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Teachers

Related Program

Classroom Essentials

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

The Durham Public School system currently has 53 schools.

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Our goal is to have the essential classroom supplies readily-available in all Durham Public School classrooms to help reduce barriers to success for every student, meanwhile reducing the personal out-of-pocket expenses of teachers. We will continue providing more than $100,000 in school supplies annually to local teachers, while modernizing our programs to use an online ordering system, and deliver new supplies as requested.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We demonstrated a willingness to learn more by reviewing resources about feedback practice.
done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time, It is hard to come up with good questions to ask people, It is difficult to identify actionable feedback

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Durham Teacher Warehouse Corporation

Board of directors
as of 10/01/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Jillian Riley

Sierra Club

Quanta Holden

Duke University

Chris Wilson

H&R Block

Adam Nash

Credit Suisse

Caitlyn Bergmann

Book Harvest

Drago Bratic

Oak City Technology

Marilyn Cash

MS Designs Embroidery

Johnria Deberry

Durham Nativity School

T. Greg Doucette

Law Offices of T. Greg Doucette, PLLC

Colleen Ellis

Real Estate by Design

Jean-Patrick Grillet

Democracy North Carolina

Euba McKoy

Durham Public Schools

Kevin Murphy

Credit Suisse

Elizabeth McDowell

Duke University, Student

Rhea Ninan

Duke University, Student

Neena Page Ramsey

Amazon Studios

Stephen Schloss

Durham Public Schools

Cheryl-Ann Welsh

East Coast Greenway Alliance

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 10/1/2023
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Black/African American
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

Disability

Equity strategies

Last updated: 08/07/2021

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
Policies and processes
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.