Stephen Colbert picks up $800K tab for teacher grants

Comedian Stephen Colbert announced Thursday that he would fund every existing grant request South Carolina public school teachers have made on the education crowdfunding website DonorsChoose.org.

The soon-to-be host of the "Late Show" funded some 1,000 projects for over 800 teachers at around 375 schools, according to USA Today.

A South Carolina native and graduate of its public schools, Colbert announced the funding during a conference in New York hosted by DonorsChoose.org, a crowdfunding nonprofit through which teachers create projects requesting materials and experiences their students need to learn, and donors support the projects that inspire them.

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