The Pear Tree Family Teacher Community (FTC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit supporting Pear Tree Community School in Oakland. Every dollar you give goes directly to our students — funding scholarships and financial aid, our free after-school American Sign Language program, library books, healthy snacks for kids who need them, and teacher appreciation.

This year's priorities: completing the upper playground, growing our library, and supporting Pear Tree's expansion into middle school.

Giving from a donor-advised fund? Select "One-time," choose your amount, and you'll see the Donor-Advised Fund option at checkout. Works with Fidelity, Schwab, Vanguard, Daffy, and all major DAF providers.

A note on checkout: Our platform, Givebutter, adds two optional items at checkout. "Cover fees" (~3%) offsets card processing so your full gift reaches Pear Tree — that one's a real help to us. The "tip" (defaulted to 15%) goes to Givebutter, not to Pear Tree, and you can set it to 0 using the arrows. Your donation itself always reaches us in full.