Non-Profit Organizations

Non-profit trade association for restaurant industry.

The Salvation Army has a long and storied history. When William Booth resigned as a Methodist minister to start a street ministry in London in 1865, people threw rotten eggs and pots of urine on him as he preached on street corners.

TRANS's a nonprofit organization that promotes the public vocational-rehabilitation program's ability to provide employment services to persons with disabilities and disability related solutions to businesses.

Forty years ago, Angus Wynne envisioned what was to be the nation's largest master-planned business Park. Wynne along with his staff planned and implemented a set of standards that developers throughout the country would soon envy and model after. Stringent deed restrictions, designated sign criteria, architectural review committees and ongoing control of these issues by a concerned property owners association known as the Great Southwest Association helped to assure major corporations that the Great Southwest Industrial Park would set the standard for industrial development.

Citizens Development Center is a nonprofit agency that exists to empower men and women with disabilities to achieve their highest level of employability and ultimately their highest level of independence. There are more than 600,000 people with disabilities in the DFW Metroplex. That is enough men, women and children to fill the Texas Stadium nine times over.

Marco Polo World Foundation, a non-profit organization, initiated the Annual DFW Dragon Boat, Kite and Lantern Festival in 2007. Its mission is to promote the new sport of dragon boating in the DFW region, showcase Asian culture, enhance intercultural understanding and celebrate Asian/Pacific Heritage Month The festival works with private and public sector partners and community organizations to encourage regional and international participation.

Avalon Residential Care Homes, Inc. is a non-profit corporation specializing in the care of victims of Alzheimer’s Disease. In the past, Alzheimer’s victims were treated as sick-room patients. They were mainstreamed in with the general nursing home population, where they were frequently restrained chemically and/or physically. Large institutional settings can also be very confusing to the AD patient. Brightly lit long corridors with multiples of doorways and directions to choose from can cause the patient to become extremely confused or frightened.

The Garland Symphony Orchestra is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with a mission to enhance the quality of life in our growing and diverse community by inspiring, entertaining and involving citizens and organizations through music concerts of superior cultural and educational value.

Jewish Family Service is a non-profit organization providing essential and affordable mental-health and social services. We serve all constituents of the Dallas area regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or ability to pay.

Dallas Leadership Foundation (DLF) is a Christian non-profit organization that is on a mission to accomplish a broad vision in the City of Dallas.