Boeing Gives $300,000 to Free 2 Teach

The gift supports Free 2 Teach's Free 2 Explore STEM program, which provides lesson kits to public school teachers in north Alabama.

Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Financial Aid

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Boeing announced a $300,000 gift to Free 2 Teach, a Huntsville-based nonprofit, on Monday. The donation is directed toward Free 2 Explore, the nonprofit's STEM initiative.

Why it matters

The gift expands classroom science, technology, engineering and math resources for teachers in Madison, Morgan and Limestone counties, areas served by the Huntsville nonprofit. It also reflects Boeing's longstanding role as Free 2 Teach's first investor.

Boeing's gift is $300,000, directed to Free 2 Explore, which gives lesson kits to teachers from pre-kindergarten through high school. Free 2 Teach reports serving 97,000 students and 6,000 teachers across 158 public schools, though the report does not detail how the funds will be divided among those groups.

The players

Boeing

Boeing is a major American aerospace company headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, with significant manufacturing operations in Huntsville, Alabama.

Free 2 Teach

Free 2 Teach is a Huntsville-based nonprofit that provides free classroom resources to public school teachers in north Alabama.

Chrystal Morgan

Chrystal Morgan is Boeing's director of government operations, who announced the donation.

The details

Boeing announced the donation at a press conference at the Free 2 Teach warehouse in Huntsville, where Chrystal Morgan, director of government operations at Boeing, made the announcement. Boeing's first contribution to the organization, founded in 2011, was a box truck full of binders.

2011: Free 2 Teach was founded.
Monday, November 2, 2026: Boeing announced the $300,000 gift.

Market Landscape

Free 2 Explore is an existing STEM lesson-kit program run by Free 2 Teach, and Boeing's gift adds corporate funding to that program. The donation places Boeing among the early investors supporting classroom STEM resources in the Huntsville area.

Teachers in Madison, Morgan and Limestone counties may gain access to Free 2 Explore lesson kits, which cover pre-kindergarten through high school. Free 2 Teach's resources are provided at no cost to participating public schools.

The takeaway

Corporate partnerships with local nonprofits can extend classroom resources at no cost to public school teachers. Parents and educators interested in STEM lesson materials can ask their school whether it participates in Free 2 Teach programs.