Brightside Foundation Inc.

Donor funded and volunteer-driven since 1986, Brightside works to unite people in clean and green activities to beautify the city and foster community pride. We believe that a clean and green city promotes a high quality of life, which is deserved by all citizens.

Volunteers and community engagement are essential to Brightside's core values.  Our community-wide clean-ups have empowered thousands of volunteers to help remove litter throughout our city. In 2023, nearly 16,000 volunteers at our clean-ups removed over 65 tons of garbage from Louisville’s streets and parks. 

Brightside promotes sustainability through our long-standing education programs that spread our mission to future generations and prepare for a brighter tomorrow, while our green living program advocates and educates about everyday sustainable living practices.  Our BrightSites and planting projects strengthen and support our native eco-system and tree canopy, while encouraging community involvement, pride in place, and economic development.  

Trees are the common thread between beautification and sustainability. Trees benefit the city in many ways: by improving air quality, managing stormwater runoff, decreasing urban heat, and helping build community pride by providing quality green spaces.

Who We Are

​BRIGHTSIDE FOUNDATION
ABOUT US

The Brightside Foundation supports the environmentally focused activities of Brightside Inc., encompassing all of Louisville/Jefferson County, Kentucky. Activities include community-wide cleanups to reduce waste and litter and encourage recycling; the creation and maintenance of green spaces and plantings; sustainability efforts to conserve and expand the tree canopy; educational programs that instill values of clean, green and sustainability among our youngest citizens; and high-profile events that raise public awareness and help support Brightside’s mission.