Support
Chip in when it works for you.
Every dollar stays at this school. No dues, no minimum, no follow-up ask. Give once, give monthly, or skip it entirely and give us a Saturday instead — all of it counts the same.
The Giving Groove
Every ask, all year, on one page.
This is not the events calendar. It is the answer to when is the PTO going to ask me for something — printed once, so you can put it on the fridge in September and stop wondering.
- School fundraiser
- PTO fundraiser
- Merchandise
- Partner
If a month looks empty, that month we are not asking.
Where it goes
Four things, all of them local.
The PTO has no staff and no overhead to speak of. Here is what your support actually pays for.
Classrooms
Teacher stipends for supplies they would otherwise buy themselves.
Wildcat Way
Plants, tools, signage and upkeep for the outdoor classroom.
Community
¡Sí Se Puede!, Social Fridays, swaps, Bicibus and the Welcome Guide.
Families
Quiet, confidential help for households having a hard month.
Donate
Six ways to do it.
One-time gift
Card, Apple Pay or Venmo. About thirty seconds, any amount. Give now →
Monthly
Steady support is the most useful kind. Automatic monthly giving is not switched on yet — for now, a gift once a term does the same work. Give now →
Employer match
Many local employers double it, and we are a registered 501(c)(3) so we qualify. Ask us for our EIN →
At an event
Cards and taps in person at every event, no cash needed. See what’s next →
Buy merch
Stickers and magnets now, shirts for the first day. See the merch →
Give time instead
Genuinely equal — one shift at one event is worth a great deal to us. Find a role →
Give now
Pick an amount.
PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay or a card — the same checkout as everything else on this site. No account needed.
Any other amount works too: choose one, then change the quantity in your cart. Each unit is one dollar. Nothing is stored on this website — PayPal handles the payment and we never see your card.
Merch
Wear the Wildcat.
A donation you can stick on a water bottle. Five dollars each, and every cent goes the same place a straight donation goes. Collect at pickup, or we will mail it.
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Cesar Chavez DSI Paw Magnet
$5.00 -
Somos Wildcats Sticker
$5.00 -
Wild at Heart Sticker
$5.00 -
Wildcat Buddies Sticker
$5.00
Local businesses.
¡Sí Se Puede! reaches several hundred families in Hyattsville every spring. Sponsorships, in-kind donations and auction items all get you in front of them — and we will say your name loudly.
The zero-fee route
Give through PayPal Giving Fund.
PayPal Giving Fund charges nothing, so we receive one hundred percent of what you give. The trade-off is real and we would rather say it plainly: the funds reach us a few weeks later, PayPal issues the receipt instead of us, and unless you tick their box to share your details, we will not know it was you.
Best for a larger one-off gift. For anything small or recurring, the options above get you a receipt from us and let us thank you properly.
César Chávez Dual Spanish Immersion Elementary PTO is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit. Gifts are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law, and you will get a receipt by email. Questions about a gift or a receipt: contact@cesarchavezpto.org.