Our Mission
Create and sustain a beautiful, clean, green, litter-free Oakland through education, community engagement, and volunteer action.
Former Oakland Mayor (2015-2023) Libby Schaff supports Keep Oakland Beautiful!
Keeping Oakland Beautiful is Everyone's Business
To fulfill the mission of Keep Oakland Beautiful, it takes dedicated individuals to play a critical role in this endeavor. For the last two decades, the Keep Oakland Beautiful Board of Directors is comprised of 100% volunteer leaders who share their time and expertise. Our board members run and support our cleanup events, annual programs, and community initiatives.
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. Consider making a donation to support our mission today!
To fulfill the mission of Keep Oakland Beautiful, it takes dedicated individuals to play a critical role in this endeavor. For the last two decades, the Keep Oakland Beautiful Board of Directors is comprised of 100% volunteer leaders who share their time and expertise. Our board members run and support our cleanup events, annual programs, and community initiatives.
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. Consider making a donation to support our mission today!
Keep Oakland Beautiful Distinctions
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KOB achieved the Gold Seal of Transparency. Learn more about our 501(c)3 status by visiting our organization page on GuideStar.
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Keep Oakland Beautiful has been a proud Keep America Beautiful President's Circle member in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2023.
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Keep America Beautiful Affiliation
Keep Oakland Beautiful is an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful (KAB), a national nonprofit organization with a mission 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. 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.
Keep Oakland Beautiful is an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful (KAB), a national nonprofit organization with a mission 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. 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.
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 https://www.oaklandca.gov/topics/keep-oakland-clean-and-beautiful.
