Donate for Giving Tuesday 2025

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With your support on Giving Tuesday, we will expand our reach and ensure that even more students have access to the essential lessons of the Holocaust.

The Butterfly Project recognizes its responsibility to help young people across the country and around the world understand the Holocaust in ways that are personal, meaningful, and long-lasting.

Through our programming, we have the opportunity to teach thousands of young people about the human cost of hate, prejudice, and, ultimately, dehumanization.

We are excited to share that, thanks to the generosity of two donors, all gifts made between today, November 25th, and Giving Tuesday, December 2nd, will be matched 1:1. For every dollar you give, our matching donors will double your impact, up to $30,000.

What your gift makes possible:

$180 – Provide a complete classroom kit for underserved and Title I public schoolsSupport a classroom of 36 students with:
  • Biography cards of children killed in the Holocaust
  • Ceramic butterflies
  • Glazes, brushes, and materials
  • Curriculum guides
  • Access to our signature film, Not the Last Butterfly

$500 – Equip an entire grade level in underserved and Title I public schoolsProvide materials and logistics support for multiple classrooms, including:

  • Biography cards of children killed in the Holocaust
  • Ceramic butterflies
  • Glazes, brushes, and materials
  • Curriculum guides
  • Access to our signature film, Not the Last Butterfly

$1,800 – Sponsor a community partnership programBring TBP to a museum, library, JCC, or other community organization through:

  • Curriculum-aligned educator guides
  • Biography card sets
  • Butterfly painting supplies for 150 participants
  • Program design, partner onboarding, and staff support
  • Access to our signature film, Not the Last Butterfly

$5,000 – Sponsor an educator training day for teachers in underserved and Title I schoolsSupport a full day of professional learning, including:

  • Training on TBP curriculum and pedagogy
  • Kits and materials for up to 25 participating educators
  • Staff planning, facilitation, and follow-up support

$10,000 – Provide district-wide grade-level access to TBP for underserved and Title I schoolsBring TBP’s programming to 2,000 students with:

  • Curriculum materials and biography cards
  • Butterfly supplies for all participating students
  • Virtual or in-person sessions with second-generation survivors
  • Access to our signature film, Not the Last Butterfly
  • A district installation plaque

$25,000 – Underwrite the launching of a new museum or district partnershipLaunch TBP in a new region through a robust institutional partnership, including:

  • Co-designed programming with a museum or school district
  • Materials for large-scale participation (2500 students/community members)
  • Training for educators and museum staff
  • Curriculum resources, film access, and bio card sets

Today, children are growing up in a world where dehumanizing language and behavior are visible and normalized. Many youth encounter confusion, fear, and division in their schools and communities. Holocaust education, when offered with thoughtful context, gives them a framework to understand these dynamics and to think about the kind of world they want to help create.

A core part of our work is the painting and installation of ceramic butterflies, each one in memory of a child killed in the Holocaust. These installations remain in schools and communities as a permanent reminder that every life has value, and that memory is a form of responsibility. Long after a single lesson ends, the butterflies remain as quiet witnesses, calling us back to the importance of self-reflection and social responsibility.

We never want to turn anyone away from these vital lessons and tools for teaching accurate history and setting the context for today’s issues.