sharethespiritlogowEBT_reversed
  • Home
  • Stories
  • Grants
  • About/Contact Us
  • Home
  • Stories
  • Grants
  • About/Contact Us
DONATE

Tag: sports

2025

An East Oakland teen’s grades plummeted during COVID’s worst days. Then he met a soccer coach.

Donations to Oakland Genesis Academy will enable the nonprofit to provide soccer coaching and play opportunities alongside academic support to 275 boys and girls from low- and moderate-income families in Oakland’s underserved East and West Oakland communities.

2024

How Battle Tested Kids is providing mentorship to the next generation

Donations will help Battle Tested Kids to offer camp to 150 underserved youth, and to support and fund three paid internships for at-risk youth wanting to pursue careers in sports, social media management, photography, web design, entrepreneurship or marketing. Goal: $25,000.

2024

This Bay Area nonprofit is helping folks with disabilities thrive

Donations will cover staff costs for Bay Area Outreach and Recreation Program (BORP) Adaptive Sports and Recreation to offer 100 open hours at its cycling center over four months. Goal: $10,000

2023

Girls on the Run inspires self-confidence and strength in girls — at the age it’s needed most

Donations will help Girls on the Run provide financial aid and support for at least 25 low-income girls in Alameda and Contra Costa counties and pay for the training and supplies for six coaches in the region.

2023

Berkeley organization provides community for people with disabilities

Donations will help BORP Adaptive Sports and Recreation provide instructor payments for 150 in-person and online fitness classes, providing 2,000 hours of fitness for individuals with physical and vision disabilities.

Posts navigation

Older posts

2022 Share the Spirit Stories
2021 Share the Spirit Stories
2020 Share the Spirit Stories
2019 Share the Spirit Stories
2018 Share the Spirit Stories
Additional Stories Archive

DONATE TODAY! »

Share the Spirit is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization operated by the East Bay Times, The Mercury News and Bay Area News Group.

Tax ID: 77-0229665

Copyright © 2025 MediaNews Group

Navigation

  • Home
  • Stories
  • Grants
  • About Us
  • DONATE
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Terms of Use

Contact us

Share the Spirit, East Bay Times
P.O. Box 2127
Dublin, CA, 94568

[email protected]
408.920.5014

© 2024 All rights reserved