Family Career and Community Leaders of America Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The mission of the VA Association of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, Inc. is to promote personal growth and leadership development through family and consumer sciences. Focusing on the multiple roles of family member, wage earner, and community leader, members develop skills for life through: character development, creative and critical thinking, interpersonal communications, practical knowledge, and career preparation.
- Income
- $62,960
- Spending
- $61,327
- Reserves
- 5.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 57%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 79 out of 100.
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $21,158 spent. Conferences and meeting: Provide leadership training and operate competitive events related to Family & Consumer Sciences (FCS) curriculum for student members of Virginia FCCLA. In this fiscal year, many events were held virtually as well as in-person. Approximately 6000 students and teachers in the VA FCCLA participated in virtual or in-person events and leadership activities. Sponsored events included (but were not limited to): Statewide leadership conference, national leadership conferences, state fair competitions, curriculum related competitions at state and national levels, regional leadership trainings to support FCS education, teacher trainings, chapter development resources, and virtual and in-person small-group trainings.
- $29,336 spent. Virginia FCCLA has two governing / planning bodies. The State Executive Council (SEC) is comprised of up to nine secondary students who serve as state officers and their Family and Consumer Sciences teachers, who serve as chapter advisers. The SEC plans and implements leadership training and educational experiences for students and teachers at both state and regional levels. The Board of Directors (BOD) is the governing body in terms of policies, procedures, financial management, and programing decisions. Certain members of the SEC serve on the BOD for continuity. The SEC meets approximately 10 times each year for planning and conducting leadership events for the student members of FCCLA and their teachers. The BOD meets annually in-person and virtually as needed. These meetings and planning sessions are essential to carry out the mission of VA FCCLA.
- $10,833 spent. Office operations, insurance, and legal fees needed to provide assistance to FCCLA members and chapters across Virginia as requested or as needed to maintain the organization. It may include sending state officers and/or advisers to work with members and teachers in schools across the state. This assistance is for implementing and strengthening the VA FCCLA organization as an integral part of Family and Consumer Sciences instruction in high schools and middle schools in Virginia.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending August 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 1946.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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