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Help Support Oakland Strokes
Racing under the Park Street Bridge at Head of the Estuary 2021
Oakland Strokes is supported by the generosity of our donors. All donations, no matter the amount, help us improve our facilities, buy equipment, fund financial aid for our athletes and operate day to day.
How to Give:
ANNUAL FUND
To donate to our annual athlete fundraiser, please click the link below. We appreciate your support!
All donations are tax deductible. Many employers have matching gift programs that can double or triple your charitable contribution! For contributions over $1,000 or if you are a group of families want to make a targeting donation such as purchasing or naming a rowing shell please reach out directly to our Fundraising Chair at giving@oaklandstrokes.org.
Tax Deductible
Donations are tax-deductible, provided that you have not received any goods or services in exchange for your gift. Oakland Strokes is tax-exempt under IRS section 501(c)3 and our tax ID is 94-3132016. You may give to the Strokes via the following methods:
Via the link below
Mail a check made out to Oakland Strokes, 4096 Piedmont Avenue, PMB 308, Oakland, CA 94611 Attn: Fundraising Chair
Donate stock to Oakland Strokes: Instructions on how to donate stock
Please note that donations through this portal are subject to bank and credit card processing fees. If you wish to make a large gift, or would like donation options that do not involve processing fees, please contact us at giving@oaklandstrokes.org.
Donate Your Vehicle to Charity
Do you have a used car, boat, or motorcycle that you would like to donate to charity? The Oakland Strokes have partnered with Cars2ndChance.com so that the proceeds from your used vehicle can benefit our club. Cars2ndChance is a joint project of the Clayton Valley/Concord Sunrise and Lamorinda Sunrise Rotary Clubs. By using Rotary Club volunteers they are able to direct a much higher percentage of the vehicle’s worth to the charity than other for profit car donation services. Proceeds are split 50/50 by the Strokes and the Rotary Club, who direct their proceeds to worthy causes in the local community.
Click on the donate button at the top of the screen and choose "Oakland Strokes" in the drop down menu as the Nonprofit.
How Your donation is used:
Equipment
The Oakland Strokes uses world class equipment to allow our rowers the opportunity to compete at the highest level possible. This equipment is continuously maintained to keep it in top working shape. However, all equipment has a finite lifetime and are routinely replaced.
Financial Aid
Oakland Stokes is committed to ensuring no youth is turned away because they can’t afford the full standard fees. Last year, we awarded more than $60,000 in financial aid, and we are budgeted increases over the coming years to help make rowing more accessible to all. Your donations make this Financial Aid possible year after year.
COMMUNITY INCLUSION PROGRAMS – BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS, DEEPENING RELATIONSHIPS
Oakland Strokes continues to extend our commitment to the local community; our Board of Directors, coaches, and rowers are dedicated to supporting local middle and high schools in Oakland both financially and with personal time by donating backpacks and school supplies, providing physical education training, and learn to row programs. Oakland Strokes works with local community partners to expand opportunities for Oakland youth to experience rowing. Recent projects have seen us to connecting with kids from East Oakland Youth Development Center, We Lead Ours and the Oakland Athletic League.
Building strong relationships with local organizations is one of the ways that Strokes can share the sport of rowing with our community neighbors, and hopefully inspire a new generation of athletes to join us at the boathouse and on the water. All of our community inclusion programs are at no cost to the athletes. To keep these programs free for athletes, directly support Oakland Strokes community inclusion initiatives by contacting our Fundraising Chair at giving@oaklandstrokes.org
If you would like to make a Stock Donation, please download and fill out the form listed below.
To make other financial contributions or if you have any questions, please contact our Fundraising Chair at giving@oaklandstrokes.org