WIN Warehouse is grateful to partner with Thomas Dunn Learning Center, a long-time community pillar located in South St. Louis. The nonprofit organization embodies creativity, accessibility, and lifelong learning. They’re an essential and inspiring resource, and we are honored to help them make a difference in their community.
Their Mission
The organization’s roots stretch back to the 1930s, when philanthropist Thomas Dunn established the original Thomas Dunn Home as a working center for boys. By the 1960s, its programs expanded into what became the Marquette Civic and Recreation Center.
In 1991, Thomas Dunn Learning Center was built next door, continuing and growing the organization’s legacy of education, creativity, and community empowerment. Today, the center offers a rich variety of free and sliding-scale educational opportunities, including:
- Art classes in painting, architecture, sculpture, literature, music, performing arts, and cinema
- English as a Second Language courses
- Teen and youth programs
- Adult education and career counseling
- Civic resources to help residents connect with their local government
- A vibrant community garden with regular volunteer days
Their 9th Annual Winter Artisan Market is Saturday, November 29, 2025. This event, taking place from 10 am to 4 pm, features 30 vendors from across the region who showcase and sell their creations across 24 different mediums. You won’t want to miss it!
WIN Warehouse’s Impact
Since becoming a WIN member in 2016, Thomas Dunn Learning Center has utilized a variety of resources from our warehouse to further its mission.
Executive Director Paula Gaertner has sourced an incredible range of items from WIN to support these programs. Items include shelving units, painting easels, work clothes, and snow shovels, to brooms, mop buckets, paper products, bulletin boards, and even a picnic table!
Partner With WIN and Make a Bigger Impact
When nonprofits save money, they can make an even greater impact. As a member, you’ll pay up to 90% off the retail price, allowing you to do more good.
Members can discover the wide range of products ready for distribution at our showroom and shop our online catalog anytime.
Together, let’s make a difference. Become a member today and see how your nonprofit can change the world like never before!