Filipino Student Association at UT Dallas

What Filipino Student Association at UT Dallas does

The Filipino Student Association at UT Dallas (UTD FSA) is a volunteer-run, student-led non-profit organization founded in 2001 at The University of Texas at Dallas in Richardson, Texas. It serves UT Dallas students by building community around Filipino cultural heritage through social events, cultural traditions, sports, dance programming, and a structured Pamilya mentorship system that groups members into smaller "family" units led by older-student mentors (kuyas/ates). The organization is governed by an annually elected 17-18 member officer board and is one of the largest student organizations on campus, though it is not officially affiliated with the University.

UTD FSA operates a custom-built member portal at utdfsa.org built on Supabase for database and authentication, Google OAuth for sign-in, AWS S3 for media storage, Stripe for payment processing, Resend for transactional emails, and Vercel for hosting. The portal supports membership registration, Pamilya application and matching workflows, event ticketing with QR code delivery, Goodphil attendance and points tracking, and an administrative interface for officers. All payments are processed via Stripe with card details handled directly by Stripe, never touching UTD FSA servers; manual payment methods (cash, Venmo, Zelle) are accepted at officer discretion.

The organization's revenue model is straightforward and limited: annual or periodic membership dues plus per-event ticket fees. No corporate sponsorship, grant funding, or external investment is reported. Marketing and outreach are organic, driven by social media (Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Discord) and word-of-mouth referrals through the Pamilya system. Total annual revenue is not publicly disclosed but is inferred to be small, consistent with a single-campus student organization.

Name

Filipino Student Association at UT Dallas

Legal name

Filipino Student Association at UTD

Website

https://utdfsa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Filipino Student Association at UT Dallas is a volunteer-run, student-led non-profit founded in 2001 that serves UT Dallas students through cultural events, sports, dance, and a Pamilya mentorship system, operating a custom member portal and funded solely by membership dues and event tickets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Richardson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual or periodic membership fees paid by students to join FSA, processed through Stripe or manually by officers via cash, Venmo, or Zelle
2. Event Tickets: Paid tickets for certain events and activities, processed through Stripe with QR code ticket delivery

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

UTD FSA operates a web-based member portal that serves as the central hub for Filipino Student Association membership management, enabling students to sign in via Google OAuth, pay membership dues and event tickets through Stripe, and participate in organization activities. The portal integrates Pamilya matching (assigning members to smaller family groups), event registration with QR code ticketing, Goodphil points tracking for attendance, and officer administrative tools. Beyond the portal, UTD FSA delivers cultural events, social gatherings, sports, dance programs, and mentorship through the Pamilya system for UT Dallas students.

Product overview

UTD FSA operates a single unified member portal platform that integrates membership management, pamilya matching, event registration and ticketing, attendance/points tracking, and officer administrative tools into one cohesive system. The core offering is a member-centric web application where students create accounts via Google OAuth, pay membership dues through Stripe, register for events, and receive QR code tickets. The platform includes an internal pamilya matching system that collects ading and kuya/ate applications to help officers assign members to smaller family groups. A Goodphil points tracking system monitors member participation across events. Officer-level tools provide administrative access to member data, event check-in management, and application review capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Member Portal The central web hub for UTD FSA providing authenticated members access to their profiles, event registrations, attendance tracking, FSA points balance, and Pamilya assignments. Members sign in via Google OAuth and access organizational tools through the portal.
• Pamilya Matching System Internal matching system that pairs new members (adings) with smaller family groups (pamilyas) led by older siblings (kuyas/ates). The system collects application responses including hobbies, interests, vibe preferences, and MBTI type to inform officer-conducted placements.
• Event Registration and Ticketing Event registration and QR code ticket issuance system for members and non-member guests. Supports paid event ticketing via Stripe integration and free event registration, with QR code tickets delivered via email.
• Goodphil Points Tracking Attendance and points tracking system that records member event participation and maintains FSA points balances for Goodphil eligibility through QR code ticket check-in at events.
• Officer Administrative Tools Administrative interface for officers and administrators to manage membership, conduct Pamilya matching, manage event check-in, review applications, and access member data for organizational operations.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationPayment processing platform for membership dues and event tickets. Card details are entered directly on Stripe's platform and never transmitted to or stored on UTD FSA's servers. FSA retains Stripe customer ID, checkout session ID, and payment intent ID for reconciliation.
• SupabasecoreTechnology or IntegrationBackend infrastructure providing database, authentication, and server-side functionality for the member portal including pamilya matching and administrative tools.
• GooglecoreTechnology or IntegrationSign-in via Google OAuth for account creation. Google manages credentials; FSA receives only name, email address, and profile picture.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Texas A&M Filipino Student Association: Filipino cultural student association at Texas A&M University, a peer regional institution; comparable in mission and scope but operating from a different student population within the same state.

Broad incumbents

• Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS): A larger, established Filipino-heritage organization operating nationally with cultural, archival, and educational programming that overlaps with FSA's mission of celebrating Filipino culture and heritage, but at a broader scale and with a different audience mix.

Direct peers

• Filipino Student Association at UT Austin: Cultural student association at another UT System university with an almost identical mission — Filipino cultural celebration, social events, and Pamilya-style mentorship programming for Filipino-American and ally students. Most directly comparable as a same-state, same-system peer.
• Filipino American Student Association at UC Berkeley: Filipino cultural student org at UC Berkeley serving a similar Filipino-American undergraduate population with comparable cultural programming, mentorship structures, and community engagement focus.
• Filipino Student Association at UCLA: Long-running Filipino cultural student organization at a large public research university offering the same mix of cultural, social, and mentorship programming for students of Filipino heritage, making it a structurally close comparable.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@fsautd
• Instagraminstagram.com/fsautd
• TikToktiktok.com/@utdfsa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/utdfsa

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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