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 Community Grant Program, Daffodil Days, cleanups throughout the city and celebrate the work our community does each day through our annual Earth Day Celebration.
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 Community Grant Program, Daffodil Days, cleanups throughout the city and celebrate the work our community does each day through our annual Earth Day Celebration.
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.
There are multiple ways you can support 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.
- Contribute an individual donation through our Donation page.
- Contribute an individual donation to [email protected] through PayPal.
- Contribute with Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) programs via Fidelity, Charles Schwab and BNY Mellon. Learn more about DAFs.
- Become a KOB Business Sponsor! Click here to select your sponsorship package.
- Mail your donation to the following address. Checks are made payable 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.