Welcome to NovatoSpirit!

We provide healthy recreation to disadvantaged kids in Novato.
NovatoSpirit is a 501c3 nonprofit program that was formed to offer recreational scholarships to kids from families with financial needs, enabling them to participate in professional recreational programs in our Novato community.
Did you know that almost 26% of our kids in Novato received free or reduced price meals at school? These kids are likely candidates for a NovatoSpirit scholarship.

Kids from families with financial needs have less access to wholesome activities because they are too expensive for their families to afford. The kids’ resultant inactivity puts them at risk for obesity and increased problems with chronic diseases, such as diabetes.
At NovatoSpirit we award scholarship funding to programs that help our kids - we emphasize physical fitness, self-discipline and restraint, patience, dedicated practice and respect for others. To apply, kids must be 7-18 years old, live in Novato and/or go to a Novato school. Scholarships can be applied for programs provided through Novato martial arts, dance classes, and soccer. The kids love these programs!
Checks can be made payable to NovatoSpirit
Please mail them to:
The NovatoSpirit Scholarship Program
936 7th Street,
Suite B, PMB 236
Novato, CA 94945
Can you help? Here’s what your help will do:
• $70 will enable a child to play soccer.
• $500 will enable a child to dance—ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop, urban, and other styles.
• $1,000 will enable a child to practice karate, tai chi chuan, or tae kwon do.
For more information, please contact:
NovatoSpirit Executive Director Marian Schinske
Phone: (415) 892-5118
Email: mschinske@comcast.net
Donations of any amount are much appreciated and are tax-deductible.
  Download our applications in English
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We thank all individuals in Novato and beyond for supporting NovatoSpirit.
To honor your privacy, we are not naming you here.
NovatoSpirit kids appreciate you!
We appreciate the support of these charitable organizations:
• The County of Marin, as requested by Supervisor Judy Arnold
• The County of Marin, as requested by Supervisor Steve Kinsey
• Indian Valley 4-H Club, Novato
• The Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit Leadership—The Marin Human Race
• The Cowgirls Foundation
• The Jewish Community Endowment Fund
• The John Brockway Huntington Foundation
• JP Morgan Chase Foundation
• The Marin Charitable Association
• The Maier Family Foundation
• The Meridian Health Foundation
• Novato United Methodist Church
• Rotary Club of Ignacio
• San Geronimo Valley Presbyterian Church
• Unity in Marin
     
We are grateful for the in-kind services and/or support provided by these Marin County businesses:

• Bobbie Bukzar, graphic designer
• William Buzbuzian, DC, LAc, chiropractor
• Catlin Fuller I, LLC
• Embroideme
• Five Little Monkeys
• Ghirardo CPA
• Brian Hollander, DDS, MS, periodontist
• Home Thrift Mortgage
• Mary’s Pizza Shack
• Brandon Mead, logo designer
• NKB Media Services Inc.
• Novato Toyota
• Jade Paterson, computer setup and repair
• Peet’s Coffee & Tea
• Perry & Perry Family Dental Practice
• Sentimental Journey Antiques
 
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