The Center for Nonprofits @ the JTL Shop opened in 1996, as the Family Resource Center.  The building was completely renovated in 1995 and now houses more than forty nonprofit organizations.  Since that time, it has served the Northwest Arkansas community by providing many non-profit organizations affordable, professional office and meeting space.  Many of the original organizations continue to be housed in this facility, allowing them to utilize their financial resources on direct services, rather than large overhead costs.

At the JTL Shop, nonprofit tenants are given long-term leases at below-market rates. The center is on a bus route and allows local residents to access multiple services in a single, conveniently- located space.

The Jones Trust, the Custodian of the JTL Shop, is an exempt operating foundation, established in 1994 by Harvey and Bernice Jones.  The Trust owns three buildings in Springdale, Arkansas, which previously housed the headquarters, truck terminal, and truck repair shop of the Jones Truck Line (JTL), founded by Mr. and Mrs. Jones. 

The building that is the current Center for Nonprofits at the JTL Shops used to be the site where Harvey Jones kept his fleet of trucks in tip top working condition for over 50 years.

The JTL Shop building, where big rigs were once repaired, is now home to over 40 non-profit agencies.  Mrs. Jones wishes were for a building where agencies could all be housed together, with nominal charges for utilities and space use. Many of the agencies have called the Center for Nonprofits at the JTL Shop (previously named the Family Resource Center) home since the doors opened to the public in 1996.

The Jones Trust is privileged to partner with the the following nonprofit organizations by offering them rental rates below market value, which allows them to better serve their communities.

Interested in becoming an affiliate?  Contact us below.

• American YouthWorks

• Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families

• Arkansas Coalition of Marshallese

• Arkansas Department of Education

• Arkansas Support Network

• Child Evangelism Fellowship of NWA

• Community Clinic

• Community Development Corporation of Bentonville and Bella Vista

• Dr. Joseph Bates Outreach Clinic

• Economic Opportunity Agency (EOA) of Washington County

• Family Network NWA

• Hispanic Women's Organization of Arkansas

• Latinas en Bici

• Marshallese Educational Initiative

• Monarch Mental Health Services

• NWA Education Service Cooperative

• NWA Harm Reduction

• OneCommunity

• SOAR Afterschool

• United Way of NWA

• Washington Country Public Law Library

• WIC Offices

For general inquiries & office space leasing information please email Mia McCutchen (mmccutchen@thejonescenter.org) or call (479) 936-8191.