Our Mission
Create and sustain a beautiful, clean, green, litter-free Oakland through education, community engagement, and volunteer action.
Keeping Oakland Beautiful is Everyone's Business

Keep Oakland Beautiful is an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful (KAB), a national nonprofit organization. KAB’s mission is to engage citizens in taking personal responsibility for improving their community environments. KAB has established diverse, highly effective programs that instill community pride and produce tangible local benefits for years to come.
For Oakland to reap the full benefits of belonging to this national effort, it takes dedicated individuals to play a critical role in this endeavor. For the last two decades, Keep Oakland Beautiful board members share their time and expertise as volunteer leaders of Keep Oakland Beautiful. Our board members run and support the Small Grant Program, Daffodil Days, and cleanups throughout the city and attend events such as Dia de los Muertos to educate the community on keeping our city clean and beautiful.
Measurement and accountability are cornerstones of Keep America Beautiful and its affiliates. KAB’s Litter Index is an essential part of the planning and education process to address the littered conditions of cities nationwide.
For Oakland to reap the full benefits of belonging to this national effort, it takes dedicated individuals to play a critical role in this endeavor. For the last two decades, Keep Oakland Beautiful board members share their time and expertise as volunteer leaders of Keep Oakland Beautiful. Our board members run and support the Small Grant Program, Daffodil Days, and cleanups throughout the city and attend events such as Dia de los Muertos to educate the community on keeping our city clean and beautiful.
Measurement and accountability are cornerstones of Keep America Beautiful and its affiliates. KAB’s Litter Index is an essential part of the planning and education process to address the littered conditions of cities nationwide.
How to Support Keep Oakland Beautiful
There are multiple ways you can donate to KOB.
Keep Oakland Beautiful (KOB) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with the tax id # 82-5359377. All donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
There are multiple ways you can donate to KOB.
- Donate online through our secure form here,
- Become a KOB business sponsor! Click here to select your sponsorship package.
- Mail your donation to the following address. Make checks out to “Keep Oakland Beautiful”.
Keep Oakland Beautiful
PO BOX 22015
OAKLAND, CA 94623-2015
Keep Oakland Beautiful (KOB) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with the tax id # 82-5359377. All donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Please Note: Keep Oakland Beautiful (KOB) is sometimes confused with Keep Oakland Clean and Beautiful (KOCB). KOCB is a division of Oakland Public Works responsible for regularly scheduled street sweeping, City-wide litter reduction, maintenance of sidewalk litter containers, keeping paved medians and City-owned lots free of overgrown vegetation, pick-up of illegal dumping on streets, graffiti removal from public property, and cleanup of homeless encampments. More information available at www.oaklandca.gov/services/public-works/keep-oakland-clean-and-beautiful.