Fort Worthians are lucky to have many ways to give back since Fort Worth is a diverse community. Below we've provided a listing of just a few of the many organizations to get involved with. Please contact the orgs directly for more information.
Get Involved
Animal Rescue League: The Animal Rescue League (ARL) is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to the quality care of homeless, sick, and/or abused animals in the North Texas area. ARL is composed of volunteers that have many years of experience dealing with domestic animals. All funds are spent providing spay/neuter surgeries and promoting the quality care of animals.
Big Brothers Big Sisters*: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tarrant County exists to provide programs and services that enhance the social, emotional and character development of children. Through relationships with caring, responsible adult mentors, increasing numbers of children have the opportunity to grow into responsible adulthood.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Fort Worth
903 Summit Ave
Fort Worth, TX 76102
p: (817) 877-4277
f: (817) 877-5294 www.bbbs-tc.org
Community Service Foundation: The mission of the Community Services Foundation (“CSF”) is to improve the living climate conditions of elderly, disabled, and low-income homeowners and non-profit community agencies serving people in crisis by providing safe, energy efficient air conditioning and heating equipment.
Community Service Foundation
P.O. Box 11603
Fort Worth, TX 76110
p: (817) 354-8811
f: (817) 354-8822 www.csfonline.org
Goodwill*: Founded in 1949, Goodwill Industries of Fort Worth Inc. has built on that heritage to become a dynamic force that empowers those who seek not an open hand, but the open door of opportunity. Most people think of Goodwill as just a thrift store. But our business is really about changing lives — training the injured truck driver for a new career in computer technology, putting the single mother on welfare back to work, or simply employing a person who has no work history in one of our nine retail stores and 16 donation centers.
Goodwill Fort Worth
4005 Campus Drive
Fort Worth, TX 76119
p: (817) 332-7866 x251 www.goodwillfortworth.org
Fort Worth Botanic Garden*: Enriching people's lives through environmental stewardship and education.
One of the best assets of the Fort Worth Botanic Garden is our enthusiastic volunteer base. Volunteers provide the garden with substantial contributions in many areas including: gardens, greenhouses, gift shop, clerical, special events and education.
Fort Worth Botanic Gardens
3220 Botanic Garden Boulevard
Fort Worth, TX 76107
p: (817) 871-7966 www.fwbg.org
Fort Worth Opera*: Our Mission: To educate, entertain, and expand the horizons of current and future audiences and artists through variety and artistic integrity. Our Passion: To become recognized internationally as an organization that preserves and expands the transcending Art of opera.
Fort Worth Opera
1300 Gendy St.
Fort Worth, TX 76017
p: (817) 731-0726
f: (817) 731-0835 www.fwopera.org
Funding Information Center: The Funding Information Center (FIC) provides nonprofits and donors with information, education, and other assistance. Our resources cover the spectrum of funding information, nonprofit management best practices, regulation and compliance. We offer free and fee-based services to ensure the success of charitable organizations in our community.
Funding Information Center*
329 South Henderson
Fort Worth, TX 76104
p: (817) 334-0228
f: (817) 334-0167 www.fic-ftw.org
Lone Star Film Society*: The Lone Star Film Society exists to preserve and present the art of the moving image and examine its influence on world culture. LSFS, a non-profit corporation, achieves these goals and engenders visual literacy by cultivating an appreciation of the visual arts, supporting film initiatives in the community and building the recognition and status of Fort Worth, and of Texas in general, as a filmmaking center.
Lone Star Film Festival
2501 Forest Park Boulevard, Ste. 2
Fort Worth, TX 76110
p: (817) 924-6000
f: (817) 924-6001 www.lonestarfilmsociety.com
March of Dimes*: The March of Dimes Mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. We carry out this mission through research, community services, education and advocacy to save babies' lives.
March of Dimes- Texas Chapter
12660 Coit Road , Suite 200
Dallas, TX 75251
p: (972) 669-3463
f: (972) 669-1117 www.marchofdimes.com/texas
Meals on Wheels: The mission of Meals on Wheels is to promote the dignity and independence of the disabled, the elderly and other homebound persons by delivering nutritious meals
and coordinating needed services.
Meals on Wheels Inc. of Tarrant County
320 South Freeway
Fort Worth, TX 76104
p: (817) 336-0912 x 122 www.mealsonwheels.org
Performing Arts of Fort Worth/ Bass Hall*: The mission of the Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall is to serve as a permanent home to major performing arts organizations of Fort Worth and as a premiere venue for other attractions so as to enhance the range, quality, and accessibility of cultural fare available to the public; to promulgate arts education; and to contribute to the cultural life of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, and the region.
Performing Arts of Fort Worth
330 East 4th Street
Fort Worth, TX 76102
p: (817) 212-4208
f: (817) 810-9294 www.basshall.com
River Legacy Foundation: River Legacy Parks is the product of a public/private partnership between River Legacy Foundation and the city of Arlington. Founded in 1988, our mission is to preserve and enhance land along the Trinity River and its tributaries as an extraordinary recreational, educational and natural resource.
River Legacy Foundation
2111 N. Collins, Suite 301
Arlington, TX 76011
p: (817) 861-2576
f: (817) 861-2051 www.riverlegacy.org
Ronald McDonald House of Fort Worth*: The Ronald McDonald House provides help, hope and a “home away from home” for families of seriously ill children who are hospitalized or receiving treatment in Fort Worth area hospitals.
Ronald McDonald House of Fort Worth
1004 7th Avenue
Fort Worth, TX 76104
p: (817) 870-4942
f: (817) 870-0254 www.ftworthrmh.org
The Volunteer Center of North Texas: Mission Statement: To make volunteerism a part of everyday life. The Volunteer Center of North Texas has played matchmaker to thousands of nonprofit organizations needing assistance – and countless volunteers anxious to help them. Since 1971, organizations serving a myriad of causes addressing everything from animal advocacy to violence prevention have relied on the Volunteer Center as their source of volunteers who want to make a difference.
Volunteer Center of North Texas*
3740 S. University Drive, Suite 101
Fort Worth, TX 76109
p: (817) 927-7172
f: (817) 927-3280 www.volunteernorthtexas.org
Volunteer Match: Volunteer Match is a leader in the nonprofit world dedicated to helping everyone find a great place to volunteer. The organization offers a variety of online services to support a community of nonprofit, volunteer and business leaders committed to civic engagement. Our popular service welcomes millions of visitors a year and has become the preferred internet recruiting tool for more than 61,000 nonprofit organizations.
Volunteer Match*
717 California St., Second Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
p: (415) 241-6872
f: (415) 520-9650 www.volunteermatch.org
The Women’s Center:The Women’s Center’s mission is to enable and empower women, individually and as a group, and to build better futures for women, families and for the community. We provide rape crisis and victim services, employment solutions and counseling.
The Women's Center
1723 Hemphill
Fort Worth, TX 76110
p: (817) 927-4006 www.womenscenter.info
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