Support STEM in local classrooms.
Your gift buys 3D printers, filament, and STEM kits for public and charter K-12 classrooms in Broward and Palm Beach counties. We buy the equipment, deliver it to the school, and show you what students make.
Give once, or every month.
A one-time gift goes to work on the next approved classroom. A monthly gift lets us plan purchases ahead and keep classrooms stocked with filament after the printer arrives.
- $25About 1 kg of filament, enough for dozens of small student prints
- $200A semester of filament and spare parts for a classroom that already has a printer
- $600A complete starter 3D printer package for one classroom
- $1,800A full two-printer classroom lab
Costs are planning estimates, confirmed at purchase.
Monthly giving
Charged on the same date each month. Change or cancel any time by replying to a receipt.
Larger gifts
Sponsorship, stock, checks, or DAF grants: see sponsorship or email us.
What your gift buys
Teachers choose one of four fixed packages when they apply. Fixed packages mean every dollar has a clear destination, and we can buy in bulk.
Starter printer
A teacher getting started with 3D printing in one class.
or $50/mo for 12 months
- One classroom-friendly 3D printer
- 10 kg of PLA filament
- Spare nozzles, build plate, and basic tools
Classroom lab
A teacher running printing projects across several sections.
or $150/mo for 12 months
- Two 3D printers
- 25 kg of PLA filament
- Safety gear, spare parts, and a starter lesson guide
Materials refill
Classrooms that already have a printer but no budget to run it.
or $17/mo for 12 months
- Filament and consumables for one semester
- Replacement nozzles and build surfaces
STEM kit set
Hands-on engineering beyond printing.
or $83/mo for 12 months
- A class set of robotics or electronics kits
- Matched to the grade level in the application
Costs are planning estimates. We ask vendors for education pricing and confirm real costs at purchase.
Who you're giving to
- Legal name
- Your Bright Side Foundation, Inc.
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3) public charity
- EIN
- 86-1484490
- Founded
- 2021
- Based in
- Miami, Florida
- Serving
- Broward and Palm Beach counties, Florida
- info@brightsidefoundation.org
- Phone
- +1 (754) 778-7744
Check our tax-exempt status yourself in the IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search using our EIN.
Your receipt
Stripe processes the payment, so we never see or store your card number. As soon as the payment clears, we email a receipt to the address you used at checkout. It shows:
- Our legal name and EIN
- Our 501(c)(3) status
- The amount and date
- One-time or monthly
- A reference number
- A no-goods-or-services statement
Monthly donors get one for every payment. Need a copy? Ask us.
Where the money goes
We buy the equipment
Donations pay for equipment we purchase and ship to schools. Schools and teachers never receive cash from us.
Published rules
How we score applications is public on the How it works page, and it's the same for every teacher.
Every classroom listed
Approved, funded, and delivered classrooms appear on our Classrooms page.
Results shared
Teachers report back about 90 days after delivery. We share student work with the donors and sponsors who paid for it.
Earmarks honored
If you fund a specific classroom, your gift goes to that classroom. If it gets fully funded first, we tell you where the extra went.
Public filings
Our IRS Form 990 is public and lists our board, revenue, and expenses. Ask us and we'll send the latest one.
