Gift of air.
I spent time thinking about where I can could create the most leverage in the world. I landed on sending air purifiers to schools in polluted areas.
Why? Air pollution impacts how much tens of millions of students learn. Unlike many other global problems, there is a real, affordable & effective solution: an air purifier for every classroom. My goal is to send 1M purifiers and hopefully have a generation of students who pay it forward.
How it works.
100% of donations go to school purifiers.
The Gift of Air is registered 501(c).
100% of the donation is used to purchase and ship the product to a school.
100% of classroom are in highly polluted areas.
FAQs.
What’s the research on pollution and learning?
There are numerous studies that show that poor air quality impacts the ability to learn. Perhaps most compelling was a 2016 study in Los Angeles.
How do you get purifiers to schools?
Local schools in many regions are hard to reach. We both work via partners (such as Teach for India) & direct classroom relationships.
how many students learn in poor air classrooms?
We estimate there are over 30M students just counting the top 100 polluted cities (all registering above a 200 AQI at the time of writing).
Isn’t there a better solution that purifiers?
While air purifiers are not perfect, they have been found to be effective in classrooms in reducing air pollution.
what’s the cognitive impact?
In one study, air filter exposure led to a 0.20σ increase in mathematics and English scores. To put that in perspective, that’s rough the same impact caused by school shut downs in Covid or Hurricane Katrina.
Are you a non profit?
Yes, Gift of Air is CA registered non profit.