Foster Care Alumni of America

What Foster Care Alumni of America does

Foster Care Alumni of America (FCAA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2004 and headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia. It operates as a national, alumni-led, volunteer-driven membership body that connects people who have lived experience of foster care, kinship care, or other out-of-home placement, and channels that collective voice into policy advocacy and community support. Its mission centers on reducing the isolation of foster care alumni by providing an extended-family network, peer support, leadership development, and a federal-level advocacy platform through the National Foster Care Youth & Alumni Policy Council (co-developed with FosterClub since 2012 at the request of ACF leadership and supported by Casey Family Programs).

FCAA's product portfolio is programmatic rather than technological: Alumni Reunions, Strategic Sharing training, the Flux Book & Training program on life after foster care, the annual FosterWalks awareness and fundraising campaign, a Speaker Bureau, the National Community Art Project, Healing-Centered Leadership, and a scholarship program. Distribution is delivered through a network of 24+ state chapters (Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington) and digital channels including the fostercarealumni.org website, Facebook, LinkedIn, and email newsletter.

The revenue model combines sliding-scale annual membership dues ($0–$250) for alumni, allies, and organizations with individual donations (one-time, recurring, and memorial gifts such as the In Honor of Misty Stenslie fund). FCAA does not disclose annual revenue or budget figures, and 11–50 employees support national operations alongside volunteer chapter leadership. The organization is governed by a National Board of Directors composed predominantly of alumni with lived foster care experience and has received recognition including the 2016 American Academy of Pediatrics Lifetime Achievement Award for Advocacy and the 2016 CCAI Angel in Adoption Award.

Name

Foster Care Alumni of America

Legal name

Foster Care Alumni of America

Website

https://fostercarealumni.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Foster Care Alumni of America is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that builds a national alumni-led community of former foster youth across 24+ state chapters, providing peer support, leadership development, training, and federal policy advocacy through the National Foster Care Youth & Alumni Policy Council.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Foster Care Advocacy & Community Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Student & Alumni Communities (BPAMABAK)

Keywords

• Foster care advocacy
• Alumni membership services
• Community building
• Child welfare nonprofit
• Policy advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Alexandria

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: FCAA generates revenue through one-time and recurring donations from individuals, with options to designate funds to specific purposes such as Policy and Advocacy Fund, Scholarship Fund, or Alumni Reunion activities.
2. Annual Membership Dues: The organization sells annual memberships ranging from $0 to $250, providing a pathway for alumni, allies, and organizations to join and support the FCAA mission.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Foster Care Alumni of America operates a national alumni-led nonprofit membership organization that connects the foster care alumni community through 23+ state chapters, annual events, training programs, and advocacy initiatives. It sells annual memberships ($0–$250 sliding scale) and accepts one-time and memorial donations to fund community programs, leadership development, and policy advocacy on behalf of people in and from foster care.

Product overview

Foster Care Alumni of America operates as a nonprofit membership organization offering a portfolio of community-building programs, advocacy initiatives, and fundraising products. The core offerings include Alumni Reunions, Flux Book & Training, Foster Sharing Training, Foster Walks awareness campaign, a Speaker Bureau, the National Community Art Project, and Policy & Advocacy work through the National Policy Council. The organization runs a membership program ($0-$250 annual) and accepts donations including one-time donations and memorial gifts. FCAA also maintains a network of 24+ state chapters across the country. This is not a technology/SaaS product but a social impact organization providing advocacy and community services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• National Foster Care Youth & Alumni Policy Council: A project in partnership between Foster Care Alumni of America and FosterClub, with support from Casey Family Programs, established in 2012 to develop policy priorities and advocate for foster youth.

Products and services

• Annual Membership Sliding-scale annual membership program ($0–$250) for alumni, allies, and organizations to join FCAA, providing access to the alumni network and advocacy community.
• Make a One-Time Donation One-time donation product allowing donors to designate funds to causes including Where Most Needed, Policy and Advocacy Fund, Scholarship Fund, or Alumni Reunion.
• In Honor of Misty Stenslie Donation Memorial donation product honoring Misty Stenslie, founding leader who helped launch the foster care alumni movement and FCAA in 2004.
• FosterWalks Annual Campaign Annual national awareness and fundraising campaign involving walks across multiple U.S. states to raise visibility and funds for foster care alumni needs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Established 23+ state chapters and national membership network
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FosterClubcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012FCAA partners with FosterClub on the National Foster Care Youth & Alumni Policy Council (NPC), a project co-developed to give foster youth a national voice in policy discussions. The Council was created in 2012 at the request of ACF leader George Sheldon.
• Administration for Children and Families (ACF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe National Foster Care Youth & Alumni Policy Council meets regularly with ACF leadership including Commissioner Jones-Gaston, Associate Commissioner Schomburg, and Dae'Shawn Nixon to discuss policy priorities and advocate for foster youth.
• FosterMoreminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of the annual FosterWalks campaign that raises awareness of foster care alumni needs.
• Foster FocusminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of the annual FosterWalks campaign that raises awareness of foster care alumni needs.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Children's Defense Fund: Children's Defense Fund is a long-established national child advocacy organization working on poverty, child welfare, and youth justice; comparable as a peer child welfare advocacy nonprofit with a national footprint, but operating at much larger scale and broader scope than FCAA.
• Casey Family Programs: Casey Family Programs is the founding and ongoing institutional funder of FCAA and the broader foster care alumni movement; as one of the largest U.S. child welfare philanthropies operating nationally, it sits in the same ecosystem but at a much larger scale and with a broader portfolio than FCAA.
• Youth Villages: Youth Villages is a large national nonprofit providing direct services to children in foster care, behavioral health, and at-risk youth programs; comparable as a peer foster-care nonprofit with national scope and outcomes-focused programming, though service-delivery oriented rather than alumni-led advocacy.
• Child Welfare League of America: CWLA is the largest and oldest U.S. child welfare membership organization, addressing the full continuum from prevention through foster care and adoption; FCAA's Board Chair serves on its board, evidencing direct overlap, though CWLA operates with a much broader mandate than FCAA's alumni focus.

Direct peers

• National Indian Child Welfare Association: NICWA is a national nonprofit focused on child welfare for American Indian and Alaska Native children, where FCAA Assistant Treasurer Crys O'Grady works; NICWA combines lived-experience advocacy, federal policy engagement, and direct service support in a similar way to FCAA.
• Fostering Connections: Fostering Connections is a national advocacy organization promoting policies to improve outcomes for children and youth in foster and kinship care, including extended foster care; directly comparable to FCAA on federal and state policy advocacy for the foster care population.
• FosterClub: FosterClub is the most direct peer: it is FCAA's formal co-development partner on the National Foster Care Youth & Alumni Policy Council, focuses on connecting current and former foster youth, runs the National Foster Youth Institute, and shares the lived-experience mission that defines FCAA.
• Think of Us: Think of Us is a national nonprofit driving innovation for children and youth in foster care, with strong emphasis on youth and alumni voice and on leveraging data and technology to transform child welfare — directly comparable to FCAA's mission of connecting alumni and transforming policy and practice.
• National Foster Care Alliance: National Foster Care Alliance is a national advocacy organization focused on better outcomes for youth in and from foster care, working with states, agencies, and lived-experience experts; closely aligned with FCAA's combination of federal advocacy and alumni engagement.

Others

• National Association of Counsel for Children: NACC is the leading national membership organization for child welfare legal professionals and FCAA actively participates in its annual conference; it operates in the same foster care ecosystem but its primary audience is attorneys and legal advocates rather than alumni.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries24 records

Funding overview

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