Donated books, delivered to the communities that need them.
DEAL is a youth-led nonprofit that collects, organizes, and distributes donated books and educational materials to communities that lack access to them.
How a book drive works
From the first phone call to the last box delivered, every drive follows the same five steps.
Call
Every drive starts with a call to a community, school, or organization that needs books.
Coordinate
We plan the collection and the delivery with the receiving partner.
Collect
Drives gather donated books, textbooks, and educational materials from schools, families, and community partners.
Organize
Every donation is sorted by age range, subject, and condition.
Donate
Sorted books go to tribal communities, schools, hospitals, and literacy organizations across the U.S. and abroad.
Get involved
DEAL runs on students, schools, and community partners. There are three ways to take part.
Start a chapter
Run DEAL book drives at your school or in your community.
Support DEAL
Donations fund the drives. DEAL accepts donations through Zelle.
Get in touch
Questions, ideas, or introductions. Reach the team directly.
DEAL began with one book drive for the Navajo Nation in April 2023. Read our story, or follow recent drives on Instagram at @deal.inc.
Driving Empowerment Action & Learning
DEAL began with one book drive in April 2023. Later, it was formed into the Brophy DEAL Club, and today is known as DEAL, an internationally impactful 501(c)(3) youth-led nonprofit.
Our story
In April 2023, a book drive for the Navajo Nation showed a small group of students just how much impact a stack of donated books could have on a community that needed them.
That drive became the Brophy DEAL Club, and the club became the foundation for what DEAL is today: a network of students, schools, and partners working to put books and educational resources into the hands of people who lack access to them.
What we do
DEAL collects, organizes, and distributes donated books and educational materials to communities that face barriers to access. Every book we redistribute serves two purposes: expanding access to literacy and education, and reducing the environmental waste created when usable books are thrown away instead of reused.
Book drives
Collection events that gather donated books, textbooks, and educational materials from schools, families, and community partners.
Distribution partnerships
Coordinated deliveries to tribal communities, schools, hospitals, and literacy organizations across the U.S. and abroad.
Chapter expansion
Student-led chapters, starting with Brophy College Preparatory, that organize local drives and bring DEAL to new schools and regions.
Fundraising events
Community fundraisers that cover shipping, storage, and distribution costs.
Impact so far
Partners include the Navajo Nation, San Carlos Apache, Hualapai, and Pascua Yaqui tribes; Chinle Planting Hope, Kids Need to Read, and EDRising; and schools and hospitals across Arizona, California, and Texas, with deliveries reaching Eswatini, Rwanda, Vanuatu, and Mexico.
The DEAL team
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Get involved
Start a chapter, support the drives, or just say hello. Tell us how you would like to help and the team will follow up.
Support DEAL
Your gift covers the shipping, storage, and distribution of donated books. DEAL accepts donations through Zelle.
- Open your banking app and choose Zelle.
- Scan the QR code, or send manually to the address below.
- Enter your donation amount and send.
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