The Chronicle of Philanthropy

School-Supply Charity Helps to Lighten the Load for Needy Kids

By Elizabeth Greene

Joshua Marcus was only 10 when he conceived of a charity that would provide children with the basics he had taken for granted: backpacks and school supplies.

By age 11, he had the group, Sack It to You, up and running, and classified as a charity under the Internal Revenue Code. The Boca Raton, Fla., organization donates the packs, filled...

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