Giving Tuesday · December 1, 2026
Give a kid Czech, so they can talk to their grandparents.
$20 is one Saturday a child spends in Czech, with friends. Czech School in Miami is a 501(c)(3) started by two Czech mothers. Give any amount, once or monthly.
Give now- Tax-deductible, receipt by email
- Secure checkout on Stripe
- Monthly: cancel any time
Why we're asking
“I started Czech School in Miami for my own daughter, Jasmine. I wanted her to be able to talk to her grandparents in Czech, to really know them, and there was nowhere for little kids to learn and play in Czech here. So we built one.”
Czech School in Miami covers its costs with a blend of two things: a modest grant from the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the fees families pay for classes and events. The grant is not guaranteed, and it covers roughly half. Together they pay for the classroom, the teaching, the materials and the events.
A class or an event costs a family about $20 a child, and we learned something: not every family in our community can pay that. So we tried the other way. Story Time became free, every week, paid for out of the grant. Families came. This Halloween we ran our first free event, asked for gifts instead of tickets, and the people who gave covered it. The room was full.
Our goal is to open the school to more of our community: more events and more activities for more children and more families, with fees that come down each year until, one day, everything is free. Every gift takes the place of a fee a family would otherwise pay. A monthly gift is what turns that from a hope into a plan.
- families in the school
- 40
- people at Mikuláš 2025
- 150+
- workshops in 2025
- 7
Three years in, the school has a classroom of its own, a head teacher, weekly online classes and free Story Time every week. What it does not have yet is a way to make every Saturday free. That is what your gift is for.
Why December
Giving Tuesday is Tuesday, December 1, 2026: the start of our year-end drive.
Mikuláš is Saturday, December 5, 2026: your gift helps us put on the Czech Saint Nicholas Day for the whole community.
December 31 is the last day a gift counts toward your 2026 taxes.
Give in a minute
A child's Saturday class costs a family $20. Your gift pays for teachers, books and a warm room to learn in.
Your gift lands in a school that is already running
Saturday classes in Miami and an online class on Sundays, for ages 4 to 7, about 10 children a class, so every child gets attention. Led by Lenka Brinkman, a qualified primary teacher who taught Czech in New York for 10 years.
Backed and recognized
- 501(c)(3) nonprofit
- Backed by the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Member, Czech Schools in North America
Who runs it
This school is a labor of love. Jitka, Jana and Lenka give their time because they believe in this community and its children. Your gift goes straight into the school: the classroom, the teaching, the materials and the events.
Jitka Putra
Co-founder and board member. Honorary Consul of the Czech Republic in Miami.
Jana Gabrielová
Co-founder and board member.
Mgr. Lenka Brinkman
Head teacher.
Before you give
Is my gift tax-deductible?
In the USA, yes. Czech School in Miami is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, EIN 93-4636616. Your receipt comes by email for your records. Gifts from outside the USA are probably not tax-deductible in your country.
Where does the money go?
Into the school itself: the classroom, the teaching, the materials and the events. Today a blend of the Ministry grant and class and event fees covers them. Your gift lets us charge families less and, one day, nothing. Our goal is Czech classes and events free for every family.
Can I stop a monthly gift?
Any time. Every monthly receipt carries a link to update your card or stop your gift. No call, no email needed.
Is paying safe?
You pay on Stripe's secure page. Your card details never reach the school. Your receipt comes from the school by email.
Can't give right now?
Join free Story Time on Zoom, or send this page to a Czech family in Miami. Both help.
Give a kid Czech
A gift today is a Saturday a child spends in Czech, with friends, this school year.
Give nowYou'll get a receipt by email for your records. Czech School in Miami is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, EIN 93-4636616.
Gifts from outside the USA are probably not tax-deductible in your country.
Czech School in Miami keeps your name, email and gift to send your receipt and keep the records the law asks of a charity. Gift records are kept for 7 years. Stripe (payments) and Resend (email) process them for us in the USA. You can ask to see, correct or delete your details at any time (gift records stay for the 7 years): write to hello@czechschoolmiami.com. Privacy Policy
A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE (1-800-435-7352) WITHIN THE STATE OR VISITING www.FDACS.gov. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE.