Healthy soil, clean water, and a fair shot at sustainability.

Every year, 400,000 tons of organics are lost to Omaha’s landfills, and 4 million tons of nitrate-producing fertilizer are used in Nebraska. This poisons our air, soil, and drinking water.

But there’s a better way.

The Hillside Foundation Fund is a 501(c)(3) organization building an equitable composting movement—supporting farmers, schools, and underserved communities who’ve been excluded from sustainable practices for far too long.

With your help, we can normalize composting across Nebraska, strengthen the circular food system, and create a cleaner, healthier future for our children. Join us in laying the foundation for lasting change.

A few of our 2026 goals:

Help schools divert uneaten food from landfills and normalize composting among their students.
Help rural and urban farmers use organic resources to reduce dependence on nitrate-producing fertilizers (read about our plans).
Build a food-chain stakeholder coalition that presents a unified solution to decision-makers within Nebraska and Omaha’s Climate Action Plans and Governor Pillen’s Water Quality and Quantity Task Force.
Launch a residential curbside composting program in Spring 2026 (join the waitlist).