Become a Member
Qualified potential members are men and women of good character with discretionary authority (presidents, vice presidents, owners, managers) who live or work in Fort Worth. You must be proposed by a member of the club you wish to join.
- Initiation Fee - $500
- Semi-Annual Dues - $650.00 /$1,300.00 per year, lunches included.
- Guest Lunches - $32.00 per meeting (cash or credit card)
Regular meetings are held each Friday from 12:00pm-1:00pm the 12th floor of the Fort Worth Club (306 W. 7th Street, 76102) in downtown Fort Worth. Members are expected to maintain at least a 60% attendance or participation level.
- Once a membership proposal is received, it goes to the Classification and Membership Committee
- The Classification and Membership Committee will review and interview the nominee. Approved nominees will be submitted to the Board of Directors.
- Once approved by the Board of Directors, the nominee will receive first and second readings before the Club members.
- If there are no objections by the club members, the nominee will will receive a welcome letter requesting a photo and payment for semi-annual dues and initiation fee.
- The nominee will be required to attend a New Member Information Session before they are officially introduced.
- New members are introduced by their proposers at the next regularly scheduled meeting.NOTE: The entire process takes approximately 45 days.
Why join the Rotary Club of Fort Worth?
If you’re service-minded and looking for meaningful connections, you’ll find both at the Rotary Club of Fort Worth. Our club brings together business, nonprofit, education, and civic leaders who care about our community—and enjoy getting to know one another. It’s a great place to meet new people, exchange ideas, learn something unexpected, and hear engaging speakers share perspectives on Fort Worth and the wider world.
But the experience goes beyond Friday lunch. Membership offers opportunities to serve alongside new friends, support local nonprofits, invest in young leaders, and contribute to international projects. Whether you’re new to Fort Worth or have called it home for decades, Rotary gives you a welcoming place to build lasting friendships and put your skills to work for others. Come for the connections, discover a cause that matters to you, and see what we can accomplish together.
- The Rotary Club of Fort Worth was instrumental in founding the Child Study Center.
- Our Club assisted in founding the Boys & Girls Club, Better Business Bureau, Community Chest, United Fund and the United Way in Tarrant County.
- In 1916 we donated $1,000 toward the purchase and beautification of a plot of land to be named Rotary Park. Rotary Park was the first headquarters of the Fort Worth Parks Department and the site of the first bath house in Fort Worth.
- The park was rebuilt in 2013 for our Centennial Celebration as Rotary Plaza at Trinity Park.
- We created Fort Worth Citizens Organized Against Crime (known today as the Safe City Commission.)
- We created the nationally recognized STARS (Service Through Active Rotarians and Students) program where our members volunteer hundreds of hours each year.
- We created and maintain the Thomas R. Windham Award to honor the top recruits from the Police and Fire Training Academy classes.
- We developed a High Impact Project for third-grade literacy that involved over 200 people from our community.