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FAMILY CAREER AND COMMUNITY LEADERS OF AMERICA INC

FAMILY CAREER AND COMMUNITY LEADERS OF AMERICA INC (Virginia) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $139,599 to it, the largest being NATIONAL ROAD SAFETY FOUNDATION INC ($68,050). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2025
$7.1M
Funders on record
4
Grants received
$140k
Net assets
$14M
3/4 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 1%
01What it does

What Family Career and Community Leaders of America Inc does

Mission

To promote personal growth and leadership development through family and consumer sciences education. Focusing on the multiple roles of family member, wage earner, and community leader, members develop skills for life through character devlopment, creative and critical thinking, interpersonal communication, practical knowledge, and career preparation.

As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.

Programs

  1. "during fy 2025 the organization held five meetings: national leadership conference (nlc) - this annual conference is designed to train chapter members and advisers in their roles as leaders; recognize states, individuals, and corporations for their contributions to fccla; elect national officers, and conduct the business of the organization. Thousands of attendees participate or assist in star (student taking action with recognition) events, and the family and consumer sciences knowledge bowl. Capitol leadership was held this year. This event provides leadership and career training for the youth and professional development for the advisers. The students visit with their respective legislative representatives to share the work of fccla and the impact of family and consumer sciences education on their personal education journey.fall leadership institute (fli) - a two-day meeting scheduled in the fall, designed to provide leadership opportunities for our members and advisers through workshops and sessions that interpret the national program focus, introduce ideas and develop strategies for chapter projects, train chapter officers, and promote an understanding of fccla. Members also…

    $2,954,615 spentof which $302 as grants$4,365,193 earned by the program
    65% of program spending
  2. Program department: this department oversees competitive events, plans and conducts major training programs for national officers, state presidents, peer educators, and other chapter members including the annual meeting. It also assists communications and membership departments.

    $871,426 spentof which $251,918 as grants$437,278 earned by the program
    19% of program spending
  3. Communications: this department coordinates the publication functions of the organization. It produces a wide variety of newsletters, workshop and seminar materials, as well as other general information. It educates and informs members and the public as to the organization's mission and accomplishments. This department also oversees and handles use of our registered trademarks.

    $502,631 spentof which $599 as grants$28,461 earned by the program
    11% of program spending
  4. Membership service: this department manages data processing related to member affiliations and oversees distribution and mailings of membership supplies and publications to the state and local levels. It maintains affiliation records and membership lists and provides alumni service.

    $204,408 spentof which $14,687 as grants$1,406,359 earned by the program
    5% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $4,533,080.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20172017 Revenue 100 ($5.0M) Expenses 100 ($4.4M) Net assets 100 ($4.5M)2018 Revenue 103 ($5.1M) Expenses 104 ($4.5M) Net assets 115 ($5.1M)2020 Revenue 52 ($2.6M) Expenses 74 ($3.3M) Net assets 120 ($5.4M)2021 Revenue 91 ($4.6M) Expenses 62 ($2.7M) Net assets 171 ($7.7M)2022 Revenue 146 ($7.4M) Expenses 99 ($4.3M) Net assets 220 ($9.9M)2023 Revenue 117 ($5.9M) Expenses 107 ($4.7M) Net assets 251 ($11M)2024 Revenue 4 ($219k) Expenses 5 ($214k) Net assets 2 ($100k)2025 Revenue 141 ($7.1M) Expenses 144 ($6.3M) Net assets 307 ($14M)
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Revenue (141)Expenses (144)Net assets (307)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $109k to $16M (+14852%).

$4.9M
$5.6M
$6.1M
$8.1M
$11M
$14M
$109k
$16M
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Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2017
2018
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Government-grant reliance: 2018 4% · 2021 7% · 2022 3% · 2024 0% · 2025 0%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.

1% of FAMILY CAREER AND COMMUNITY LEADERS OF AMERICA INC’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (82% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 2,035 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.

$640k
’17
$611k
’18
−$636k
’20
$1.9M
’21
$3.0M
’22
$1.2M
’23
$5k
’24
$783k
’25
2.0
months of
reserve

Leadership and staff

The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.

Chief executive

Sandra Spavone

Executive director

Board chair

Katy Blatnick-Gagne

Chair

As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.

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Listed232425272627420
Joined·+7·+7+6+9+4+20
No longer listed·6·578274
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2020 → 2023: the base held at 3 funders, grant income rose $35k → $49k.

Funder
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24*
total
funders
3
3
2
3
1

2 of 4 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 23% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.

From the IRS filings of FAMILY CAREER AND COMMUNITY LEADERS OF AMERICA INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How concentrated its funding is

FAMILY CAREER AND COMMUNITY LEADERS OF AMERICA INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 49% of grant income and the top three 99%; half comes from just 2 funders.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left

71% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund FAMILY CAREER AND COMMUNITY LEADERS OF AMERICA INC.

49%
largest funder
99%
top three
~3
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 51% · 2021 56% · 2022 97% · 2023 82% — growing more concentrated.

“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

Where its funders are

FAMILY CAREER AND COMMUNITY LEADERS OF AMERICA INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Virginia, across 2 states in all.

MI
NY

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

’20
’21
’22
’23
Virginia out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $32k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

FAMILY CAREER AND COMMUNITY LEADERS OF AMERICA INC runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 1,064 youth development nonprofits its size.

Operating margin11% · above the median
Months of reserve2.0mo · below the median
Revenue growth (annualized)4% · below the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,064 youth development nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025

Government funding FAMILY CAREER AND COMMUNITY LEADERS OF AMERICA INC receives

Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $316k on record.

Federal$316k
grants $316kcontracts $0
Top agencies
  • Department of Transportation$316k

Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.

Organizations like FAMILY CAREER AND COMMUNITY LEADERS OF AMERICA INC

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In Virginia

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

72% of spending goes to programs.

Program 72%Management 28%Fundraising 0%

Governance

17
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990✓Audited financials

Public support

82%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 2 states

VA
DC

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Questions and answers

Who funds FAMILY CAREER AND COMMUNITY LEADERS OF AMERICA INC?
FAMILY CAREER AND COMMUNITY LEADERS OF AMERICA INC (Virginia) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $139,599 to it, the largest being NATIONAL ROAD SAFETY FOUNDATION INC ($68,050). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does FAMILY CAREER AND COMMUNITY LEADERS OF AMERICA INC have?
IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $139,599 in grants to FAMILY CAREER AND COMMUNITY LEADERS OF AMERICA INC, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of FAMILY CAREER AND COMMUNITY LEADERS OF AMERICA INC?
NATIONAL ROAD SAFETY FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $68,050 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like FAMILY CAREER AND COMMUNITY LEADERS OF AMERICA INC find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Virginia. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 4 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing