The Welman Project is a Fort Worth-based nonprofit providing free supplies for teachers and creative reuse for the community. On a mission to fill a classroom, not a landfill, The Welman Project serves as a free resource for teachers, distributing surplus materials from local companies for creative reuse in the classroom and beyond, and making creativity accessible to the whole community through a creative reuse storefront and workshops in an on-site makerspace.
After a decade of service and five years in our technicolor building on West Vickery, The Welman Project has relocated to the historic Kimbell Milling Company building at 2109 S Main Street! With almost 27,000 sq ft, the new, larger space allows The Welman Project to serve more educators, save more materials from the landfill, and provide more makerspace programming that's fun and safe for the whole community.
The Welman Project uplifts our community at the intersection of imagination, education, and the environment. Through creative repurposing of surplus business waste, we give teachers the tools and support they need to provide vital hands-on learning opportunities to every student.
Translation: We take stuff businesses would normally have to throw in landfills (from event signage to office chairs to misprinted T-shirts) and put it to creative new uses through three main venues:
- Teacher warehouse full of unlimited free materials and curriculum-enhancing creative reuse ideas
- Retail store for makers and families to get funky treasures and affordable arts and craft supplies
- Makerspace with tools and workshops that empower everyone to explore their creativity
Every $1 donated helps us provide $10 of free materials to educators and their classrooms!
At The Welman Project, we believe in the transformative power of education. We're committed to continually educating ourselves on the racial injustices we perpetuate in this country so that we can work to no longer be complicit in them.
We pledge to use our platform to advocate for equity in our schools, where systemic racism has harmed generations of children, and to amplify the voices of BIPOC in our community.
We embrace diversity and strive for inclusion in all we do. Everyone is welcome at Welman.
Organization name
The Welman Project
Tax id (EIN)
81-1116926
Causes
Environment & Conservation
Operating Budget
$1,000,000 - $2,999,999
Counties Served
Wise, Tarrant, Somervell, Rockwall, Parker, Palo Pinto, Navarro, Montague, Kaufman, Johnson, Hunt, Hood, Grayson, Fannin, Erath, Ellis, Denton, Dallas, Cooke, Collin
Address
2109 S Main Street