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Bright Side Foundation

Broward and Palm Beach counties

Every classroom deserves a 3D printer.

Teachers in elementary, middle, and high schools apply. Donors fund the equipment. We buy it, deliver it, and show you what students make with it.

How much feels right today?

Teachers apply. You fund the equipment. Students design and build.

$40/mo

$5$500

Every month: About 1 kg of printer filament, enough for dozens of small student prints

Secure checkout by Stripe. Tax-deductible.

See where the money goes.

Students watching a 3D printer print a gear in a classroom

How it works

  1. 1

    A teacher applies

    Tell us about your students, what they will build, and which package you need. It takes about 15 minutes.

  2. 2

    We review

    We score every application on need, student reach, and the plan, and confirm it with your principal.

  3. 3

    Donors fund it

    Approved classrooms are funded from our general fund or by a donor or sponsor who picks your classroom.

  4. 4

    We buy and deliver

    We purchase the equipment ourselves and ship it to your school. No cash changes hands.

  5. 5

    Students make things

    After 90 days you send a few photos of student work and a short note. We share it with the people who paid for it.

What we fund

Four fixed packages, so every dollar has a clear destination and we can buy in bulk.

  • Starter printer

    about $600

    • One classroom-friendly 3D printer
    • 10 kg of PLA filament
    • Spare nozzles, build plate, and basic tools

    A teacher getting started with 3D printing in one class.

    Help fund one
  • Classroom lab

    about $1,800

    • Two 3D printers
    • 25 kg of PLA filament
    • Safety gear, spare parts, and a starter lesson guide

    A teacher running printing projects across several sections.

    Help fund one
  • Materials refill

    about $200

    • Filament and consumables for one semester
    • Replacement nozzles and build surfaces

    Classrooms that already have a printer but no budget to run it.

    Help fund one
  • STEM kit set

    about $1,000

    • A class set of robotics or electronics kits
    • Matched to the grade level in the application

    Hands-on engineering beyond printing.

    Help fund one

Costs are planning estimates. We ask vendors for education pricing and confirm real costs at purchase.

Teachers, this is for you.

If your students would design, prototype, and build with the right tools, apply. You don't need any 3D printing experience. Every package includes setup help.

Where

  • Broward County, Florida
  • Palm Beach County, Florida

Grades

  • Elementary (K-5)
  • Middle school (6-8)
  • High school (9-12)

Who can apply

Classroom teachers at public and charter K-12 schools in either county, with their principal's approval. Title I schools get priority.

Where your money goes

  • Equipment, not cash

    We buy and ship the equipment. Schools never handle donor money.

  • Every classroom reported

    Funded classrooms are listed publicly with what they received and, later, what students made.

  • Open books

    We're a 501(c)(3) with Candid's Silver Seal of Transparency. Our Form 990 is public.

Read our transparency page

Follow the classrooms

A short update when a round opens, when classrooms get funded, and when students show what they made.

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