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Funding Healthy Communities

Brightli Foundation

About Us

The Brightli Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Brightli, the parent company for Burrell Behavioral Health (and subsidiary Comprehensive Mental Health Services), Preferred Family Healthcare, Southeast Missouri Behavioral Health, Firefly Supported Living & Employment Services, Adult & Child Health, and Places for People. 

Our mission is to support the Brightli system to increase access to high quality community-based healthcare across the Midwest through cultivating collaborative funder relationships. We believe that by finding innovative ways to bridge the gap to care created by financial constraints, we can help more people live their brightest lives. 

Help us fund healthy communities across the Brightli family!

Current & Upcoming Fundraisers

April 2025

Chow Down For Chandler

Chow Down For Chandler hosts multiple events and opportunities to support Burrell Behavioral Health's Autism Programs in Springfield, MO during Autism Awareness Month. If you dine in or get takeout from Maso Pizza Bar Restaurant on 3653 E Sunshine St., $1 will be donated to our mission per pizza. The next bingo night will be April 24th! 

April 18 - May 31, 2025

Together, We Grow Campaign

This campaign benefits Places for People's Youth & Family Program. Don't miss your opportunity to learn about a family's inspiring story and donate to help more families in need of mental health services! 

May 2, 2025

The Force 5K

This 5K fundraiser benefits Bridgeway's Domestic Violence Services, a division of Preferred Family Healthcare. The event is held at Frontier Park in St. Charles, MO and features a 5K, 1 mile family fun fun, 100-yard dash, and more! We are looking for runners, sponsors, and volunteers to help make this event possible. Click HERE for sponsorship opportunities. 

October 3, 2025

Places for People's Golf Tournament

The 23rd Annual Golf Tournament benefiting Places for People in St. Louis, MO will take place at the Missouri Bluffs Golf Club. Stay tuned for more details!

New Grant For Nature Therapy Program

News

The Brightli Foundation received a grant for $10,000 from the Community Foundation of the Ozark’s Everyone Outdoors Grant programs to help expand Brightli’s nature therapy program in southwest Missouri. 

Message From Our Executive Director

We wouldn't be ready for this next step in our journey without you - our community, and our corporate, individual, and employee champions. Your recognition of the importance of normalizing brain health conversations - in our workplaces, schools, and communities - is truly humbling.