Our Give-Back Program for STEM & Arts Education

A Tradition of Giving Back

At Particle31, we’re excited to continue Pass the Impact, our end-of-year give-back program, which many of you may remember from our days as Alaray Creative.

Last year, we proudly contributed to over 10 charitable organizations.

‍Though we’ve rebranded, our commitment to giving back remains as strong as ever. Pass the Impact reflects our dedication to core values, allowing us to extend our reach into communities that matter to you.

Keep scrolling to participate in this year's Pass the Impact.
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Pass the Impact 2024 Updates

This year, to better align with our focus on the life sciences, we have curated our list to include organizations that provide resources, training, and outreach in STEM and/or arts education.

‍We will donate 2% of your total invoices paid to us this year (excluding third-party vendor purchases, such as orders from printers or website hosting companies ), as of December 20, 2024, to a nonprofit of your choice from our curated list below.

How Pass the Impact Works

Your Community

We’ve selected charitable organizations making significant strides in STEM and/or arts education, especially in states where many of you, our clients, live and work.

Your Choice

Choose an organization from our list below for Particle31 to donate 2% of your total 2024 processed payments.

‍For clients with total payments under $1,250, we’ll make a minimum donation of $25.

Our Gift

Rest assured, all contributions are entirely from Particle31 and will not cost you anything.

This is our way of amplifying the positive impact of our partnership, aligning with our values of serving clients, team members, and communities.

How to Participate

Step 1: Explore

Browse our list of charitable organizations below to learn about their impact.

Step 2: Select

Complete the submission form with your chosen charity.

Step 3: Confirm

Submit your choice by 11:59 PM PT on December 20, 2024.

Get Your Entire Team Involved: Last year, some clients involved their teams by taking a group vote on where to direct the contribution, making it a collaborative decision.

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List of Charitable Organizations

Explore our nationwide and state-specific charities. We’ve carefully chosen organizations that align with our mission and support communities where our clients live and work. Click on each name to learn more about their mission.
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National Organizations

National STEM Society | National, Georgia and Florida
‍The National STEM Society, Inc. is a STEM enrichment education, and research institution branded SPARK S.T.E.M™ 365 on a mission to cultivate underserved young K-College minds in underrepresented communities across cultures to ignite the 21st-century social response to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics including the Arts in early childhood education through higher education studies to impact STEM education, careers, and fields.
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Science Club for Girls | National, Cambridge, MA
‍Science Club for Girls (SCFG) fosters excitement, confidence, and literacy in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) for girls and gender-expansive youth from underrepresented communities by providing free, experiential programs and by maximizing meaningful interactions with women-in-STEM mentors.
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SEEK Edu | National
‍‍The mission of S.E.E.K Foundation is to make STEM and STEAM education accessible for children across communities in the United States, especially minorities living in under resourced and marginalized neighborhoods.
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Society for Science & the Public | National & Washington DC
‍‍Society for Science is a champion for science, dedicated to expanding scientific literacy, effective STEM education and scientific research. They are focused on promoting the understanding and appreciation of science and the vital role it plays in human advancement: to inform, educate, and inspire.

STEAM Coders | National & Pasadena, CA
‍‍STEAM:CODERS is dedicated to providing disadvantaged students with opportunities to learn the fundamentals of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math (STEAM), by providing them with exciting and educational academic experiences. They educate, inspire and equip students with the knowledge, resources, and skills needed to pursue academic and career opportunities in the STEAM-related fields.
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Students of STEM | National
‍The National STEM Society, Inc. is a STEM enrichment education, and research institution branded SPARK S.T.E.M™ 365 on a mission to cultivate underserved young K-College minds in underrepresented communities across cultures to ignite the 21st-century social response to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics including the Arts in early childhood education through higher education studies to impact STEM education, careers, and fields. ‍

The STEM Alliance | National & Larchmont, NY
‍‍The STEM Alliance is dedicated to enhancing STEM education and enrichment initiatives, and to ensuring equal access to STEM learning opportunities to all. With STEM jobs (in science, technology, engineering and math) expanding at an accelerated pace, there is high demand for skilled graduates. The STEM Alliance is creating a network of learning opportunities to help inspire and grow the next generation of STEM leaders.

California Organizations

ArtFORM San Diego | San Diego, CA
‍‍Art FORM instills art education and environmental stewardship through creative reuse. Through their workshop content, process and materials, students and the community can engage in an art form that inspires ingenuity, problem solving and conservation.
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Bocon Theater for Youth | San Diego, CA
‍‍Bocón is a community arts organization dedicated to providing inclusive and accessible arts education and multicultural theater programs for family audiences.
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Greater Than Tech | San Diego, CA
‍‍Greater Than Tech is dedicated to helping create the next generation of innovative technology leaders by introducing girls and underserved students to immersive educational programs at the intersection of STEM and business.
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Kids Spark Education | San Diego, CA
‍‍Kid Spark Education believes every student deserves access to STEM education that can change their lives. They help elementary and middle schools disrupt the pattern of educational inequity by providing STEM education early and consistently to all their students. By giving students of all backgrounds and abilities an equal chance to learn and love STEM, they are nurturing a next generation of successful professionals, bold thinkers, and passionate leaders.

San Diego Craft Collective | San Diego, CA
‍‍Their mission is to play a vital role as an inclusive resource for the community by teaching craft and woodworking classes as a vehicle for self expression and personal growth. They offer activities, workshops, scholarships, and fellowships centered around craft and creativity for individuals of all ages and backgrounds in a family friendly, eco-conscious environment.
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SD Lab Rats | San Diego, CA
‍SDLabRats' goals is to offer their program to underprivileged youth throughout San Diego county. ‍

So Say We All | San Diego, CA
‍‍So Say We All (SSWA) is a literary and storytelling arts organization whose mission is to help people tell their stories and tell them better. SSWA achieves this through three core avenues: performance, publishing, and education. In addition to serving the public at large, programs are tailored for communities that have been talked about more than heard from, including veterans, the immigrants and refugees, and more.

Treobytes | San Diego/Barrio Logan, CA
‍‍Treobytes is focused on building the next generation of the STEM workforce. Their mission is to change the socio and economic trajectory for students by providing vocational STEM education. Treobytes strives towards developing a diverse workforce who is prepared to meet industry demands in STEM disciplines.

Georgia Organizations

STEM Education Experience | Atlanta, GA
‍‍Their mission is to provide affordable, fun and engaging informal learning opportunities in STEM education and career pathways. They accomplish this by leveraging resources such as drones, Lego robotics, 3d printers, makerspace projects and science experiments.
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Johnson STEM Activity Center | Atlanta, GA
Their mission is to inspire and empower the next generation of innovators in STEM. They strive to create a community where underserved students from diverse backgrounds can discover their passion for STEM through hands-on, experiential learning to encourage creativity, self-confidence and problem solving skills.
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Loop it Up Savannah | Savannah, GA
Loop It Up Savannah is a youth arts and educational enrichment organization that brings arts-integrated learning to more than 10,000 young people across the Savannah area each year.

Deep Center | Savannah, GA
Deep Center uses writing, art, and culture to fuel the creative fires of Savannah’s young people, helping them connect their learning to their lives, their lives to their communities, and their actions to transformational change.
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Massachusetts Organizations

Arts Wayland | Boston, MA
Their mission is to promote creative expression; to inspire, motivate and support artists of all mediums to enrich the culture of Metrowest communities. Arts Wayland exhibits local artists’ work, hold classes, present events; including artist talks and receptions, music ‘open mic’ nights, Jazz Sundays, author events, and more.
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BioBuilder | Boston, MA
‍‍Established in 2011 from an award-winning teaching team at MIT, BioBuilder takes a comprehensive approach to the emerging field of synthetic biology, providing exceptional programming available for students and educators alike. For students, there is the chance to integrate biology and engineering through practical, hands-on lessons and club activities. For educators, there is the vital opportunity for relevant professional development that fosters new methods of teaching designed to engage and inspire the young scientists in their classrooms.
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Change is Simple | Boston, MA
‍‍Change is Simple is dedicated to instilling social and environmental responsibility through hands-on climate change education that motivates meaningful action. Since its inception in 2011 within a single school, the organization has markedly broadened its influence, annually engaging 8,000 students across 38 schools spanning 13 communities in Eastern Massachusetts.
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Innovators for Purpose | Cambridge, MA
‍‍Innovators for Purpose (iFp) is a BIPOC-led non-profit design and innovation studio in Cambridge, MA. They are on a mission to empower a new generation of diverse, socially conscious innovators. By uniquely blending design + STEM with a focus on social impact, they unlock the potential in young people, especially those from historically marginalized groups. Their young people don’t just emerge as leaders, they become “Innovators for Purpose,” equipped to drive transformative change that shapes both their futures and the communities around them.‍

Boston Public Art Triennial | Boston, MA
‍‍Boston Public Art Triennial is the city’s first and only public art organization dedicated to supporting artists and communities in presenting bold contemporary public art that opens minds, conversations, and spaces, resulting in a more vibrant, open, and equitable region. Their annual programs Lot Lab and the Public Art Accelerator find and foster artists and communities, while serving as feeders to a culminating city-wide Triennial public art exhibition.
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Show Up | Boston, MA
‍‍ShowUp is an art activism-focused nonprofit exhibition space in Boston’s South End. Founded in 2019, as a sister nonprofit to Beacon Gallery, it has taken over the gallery’s mission and programming. It continues to refine the social impact work started in 2017. ShowUp strives to foster art, education, and empowerment through proven models for success. ShowUp supports underpresented artists, with a focus on social impact through its “Three Es": Exhibitions, Education, and Engagement.

Montana Organizations

Montana Afterschool Alliance (MTAA) - STEM Ecosystem Initiative
‍Montana STEM Ecosystem brings together representatives from education, business, afterschool, government, industry and nonprofits along with other engaged citizens to discuss how Montana can continue to grow a strong STEM learning ecosystem across the state.
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Billings Arts Association - Art Grant Program
‍‍This program provides funds and support for local school art projects.

North Carolina Organizations

Arts For Life | Asheville, NC
Arts For Life is dedicated to supporting pediatric patients and families through arts education and engagement. By providing educational arts programs, they enrich patients’ lives, nurture their minds and spirits, and encourage positive healthcare experiences for children and their families.

Cape Fear Makers Guild | Wilmington, NC
‍‍Cape Fear Makers Guild is a community makerspace that provides a collaborative and inclusive environment for individuals to explore, create, and learn through hands-on projects and experimentation. They strive to foster creativity, innovation, and lifelong learning by providing access to a variety of tools, equipment, expertise and other resources. Their goal is to empower individuals to turn their ideas into reality, connect with like-minded makers, and contribute to the growth of their local community through the power of making.
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‍Diamante Arts & Cultural Center | Raleigh, NC
‍‍Diamante is dedicated to the preservation, development, and promotion of the culture, heritage, and artistic expressions of the diverse Latino/Hispanic community of North Carolina.‍
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North Carolina Science Fair Foundation (NCSFF) | Raleigh, NC
‍‍The North Carolina Science Fair Foundation (NCSFF) is a non-profit organization whose purpose and programming promotes STEM education at the elementary, middle, and high-school levels by engaging students and teachers in inquiry-based learning and student-led research.

Triangle Art Works | Raleigh, NC
Their mission is to provide the services, support, and resources necessary to cultivate and ensure a thriving arts community in the Triangle region of North Carolina.
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Tweens and Technology | Raleigh, NC
‍The National STEM Society, Inc. is a STEM enrichment education, and research institution branded SPARK S.T.E.M™ 365 on a mission to cultivate underserved young K-College minds in underrepresented communities across cultures to ignite the 21st-century social response to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics including the Arts in early childhood education through higher education studies to impact STEM education, careers, and fields. ‍

United Arts Council | Raleigh, NC
‍‍United Arts, a nonprofit organization, has worked for more than 50 years to grow the cultural offerings across Wake County through grant programs to artists, arts organizations, and municipalities and through our robust education programs for Wake County students. They work daily to serve all 1.2 million residents of Wake County through the arts.

Tennessee Organizations

ArtsEd Tennessee | Tennessee
‍‍ArtsEd Tennessee is a statewide coalition of arts education advocates coming together to ensure that every Tennessee student has access to a comprehensive and sequential arts education (dance, music, theatre, and visual arts). Their focus is on promoting supportive arts education policies and essential funding at the state level and building advocacy capacity at the local level.
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Aspirnaut | Nashville,TN
‍‍Aspirnaut’s™ mission is to increase STEM achievement and the numbers and diversity of the STEM workforce. The program provides opportunities in STEM for talented youth from rural and diverse backgrounds, empowering them to effect positive change in themselves, their families and communities for generations to come. Persistence in STEM courses of study, pursuit of advanced degrees, and entry into the STEM workforce exceeds national norms.

Be The Change Youth Initiative (Youth Art Initiative) | Chattanooga,TN
‍‍Driven by their commitment to encourage youth towards balanced mental well-being, Be The Change Youth Initiative educates, equips, and empowers the next generation to become advocates for their communities. They do this through personal engagement and collaboration through art, music, and leadership as they Share Stories, Extend Compassion, and Take Action towards a brighter tomorrow.
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Gig City Girls | Chattanooga, TN
‍‍Seeks to give school-age girls a safe, inviting, and compelling environment to develop their understanding, skills, and confidence using technology to solve problems. Gig City Girls gives female students the opportunity to learn critical skills in coding, robotics, and STEM by providing teachers and mentors with easy to use lessons and activities that engage students at every level!
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Hunter Museum of Art | Chattanooga, TN
‍‍The Hunter Museum of American Art collects, preserves, and presents American art and connects the community through inspiring educational and visitor-focused experiences for all.

Our Place Art | Knoxville, TN
‍‍Our Place Art Organization Incorporated is established to enriching the lives of individuals with disabilities through the arts.The purpose of Our Place Art programs are to assist and support youth and adults as they find support and recognition in a community that values the unique perspectives and strengths of individuals with disabilities. Our Place Art provides workshops, trainings, and opportunities for individuals with disabilities to find their voices and express themselves through the medium of creativity.

Potentia360 | Nashville, TN
‍‍Potentia360 empower high school girls through education in emerging technologies and leadership, equipping them with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to become the visionary leaders of tomorrow.

Texas Organizations

Apex Arts League | Dallas/Southlake, TX
‍‍To enhance appreciation, provide access, and promote participation in the arts in their community – the Apex of the D/FW Metroplex – through partnership with leading arts and civic organizations.
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Black Girls Do Engineer | Houston, TX
‍‍Black Girls Do Engineer Corporation (BGDE) was created to inspire and encourage Black-American girls ages 6 to 21 to consider and pursue STEM-related careers by providing long-term support for that goal. Their organization goals are to provide access, awareness, and advocate for 2 million Black- American girls to choose science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers by 2050.‍
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Fresh Arts | Houston, TX‍
‍Fresh Arts is a Houston-based arts service organization. For the past two decades, they have been at the forefront of empowering Houston area artists, providing them with the tools to learn, the encouragement to create, and the environment to thrive. Fresh Arts fiscally sponsors art projects throughout Houston, hosts professional development workshops and networking events for the creative community, and provides access to hyper-local resources to support artists and collectives in their creative endeavors.

Magpies & Peacocks | Houston, TX
‍‍Magpies & Peacocks, Inc. is a design house based in Houston, Texas. Their mission is to create an environment for positive change by nurturing arts education, keeping fashion out of landfill, and giving back to the Houston community. Their model rests on four pillars: Collaborate, Create, Educate and Invest. They build creative connections between local leaders, businesses, donors, artists, designers, educators and Houston area nonprofits.
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Young Audiences Arts for Learning | Houston, TX
‍Their mission is to educate and inspire children through the arts, to make the arts an integral part of the school curriculum, and to advance the field of arts in education through teacher professional development training and community partnerships. ‍

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