For 35 years, the RYLA 5810 Foundation has been North Texas's premier youth leadership development organization - and we're just getting started. What began as a single week-long camp has grown into a comprehensive network of programs that continues to shape leaders long after they leave our doors.
Strong leaders are made, not born. Leadership principles are learned, not inherited. That's the foundation of everything we do.
Our Proven Impact By the Numbers
The RYLA Transformation - What Makes Us Different
RYLA isn't just another summer camp, it's a comprehensive leadership ecosystem designed to create lasting change:
Why North Texas Needs RYLA
In an era where young people face unprecedented challenges - social media pressure, academic stress, uncertain futures - RYLA provides what they need most: authentic connection, genuine confidence, and practical leadership skills.
Our graduates become the teachers, business leaders, healthcare professionals, nonprofit directors, and community volunteers who shape North Texas. They carry forward the values of servant leadership, creating positive change in their schools, workplaces, and communities.
The ripple effect is extraordinary: One RYLA graduate influences their school, their workplace, their community. They mentor others, volunteer more, lead with greater authenticity. They become the leaders who grow more leaders.
Join Our Legacy of Leadership
Whether you're discovering RYLA for the first time or you're part of our extended family of alumni, parents, Rotarians, and supporters, your gift on North Texas Giving Day helps us continue 35 years of transformational impact.
For First-Time Supporters: Welcome to a community that believes every teenager has leadership potential waiting to be unleashed. Your gift joins a proven track record of creating confident, caring leaders who make our communities stronger.
For Our RYLA Family: You know the transformation RYLA creates because you've lived it or witnessed it firsthand. Your continued investment ensures that the same life-changing experience reaches the next generation of North Texas youth.
Every dollar matters. Every gift creates impact. Every leader grown creates more leaders.
The RYLA 5810 Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) charitable corporation founded in 2013 to provide support to the Camp RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Award) program of Rotary International District 5810, and continuing education through the RYLA 5810 Alumni Association.
RYLA Rotary District 5810 seeks to develop a diverse group of servant leaders by instilling life-long leadership skills and a commitment to service above self. RYLA cultivates an environment for learning and personal growth driven by intentional programming with an emphasis on teamwork and communication. With core themes of authenticity, inclusivity, and belonging, RYLA strives to empower leaders to make a positive impact in their communities.
Our current need is to grow the RYLA Foundation to better support and sustain Camp RYLA, continue to grow programming for the Alumni Association including Alumni Scholarships, and to make capital improvements to supplies that support our programs.
Your Investment Creates Impact. Where Your Gift Goes (100% to Programming and Capital Improvements)
Expert Facilitators: Professional leadership trainers who see potential in every teenager and help them discover their authentic voice
Comprehensive Curriculum: Workshops on communication, ethics, personal development, and servant leadership
Alumni Programming: Ongoing support and development opportunities that sustain transformation long after camp ends
Scholarship Support: Ensuring financial barriers never prevent deserving students from participating
A database and communications tool to better connect and communicate with the RYLA 5810 community
At Rotary, we understand that cultivating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture is essential to realizing our vision of a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change.
We value diversity and celebrate the contributions of people of all backgrounds, across age, ethnicity, race, color, disability, learning style, religion, faith, socioeconomic status, culture, marital status, languages spoken, sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity as well as differences in ideas, thoughts, values, and beliefs.
Recognizing that individuals from certain groups have historically experienced barriers to membership, participation, and leadership, we commit to advancing equity in all aspects of Rotary, including in our community partnerships, so that each person has the necessary access to resources, opportunities, networks, and support to thrive.
We believe that all persons hold visible and invisible qualities that inherently make them unique, and we strive to create an inclusive culture where each person knows they are valued and belong.
In line with our value of integrity, we are committed to being honest and transparent about where we are in our DEI journey as an organization, and to continuing to learn and do better.
Organization name
RYLA 5810 Foundation
Causes
Youth & Children
Operating Budget
$100,000 - $249,999
Counties Served
Collin, Dallas, Ellis, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt, Kaufman, Rockwall
Address
RYLA 5810 Foundation 1610 Millview Place