Treasure Coast Builders Association

What Treasure Coast Builders Association does

Treasure Coast Builders Association (TCBA) is a nonprofit professional trade association founded in 1973 and headquartered in Port St. Lucie, Florida, serving construction industry professionals across Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River, and Okeechobee Counties. Its membership base comprises builders, remodelers, subcontractors, suppliers, and affiliated construction businesses. TCBA operates as a regional chapter of the broader Florida Home Builders Association network and participates in statewide industry events such as the Southeast Building Conference.

TCBA generates revenue through annual membership dues, a tiered annual partnership/sponsorship program that grants marketing exposure to the member base, and transaction-based event registration fees across recurring activities such as monthly Builder Breakfast meetings, Construction Night Out networking events, an annual Builders Showcase/Trade Show, OSHA-10 certification training, and Professional Women in Building council events. A secondary revenue stream is charitable donations to the TCBA Charitable Foundation (established 1988), which funds workforce development initiatives including Careers in Construction Week (a one-week hands-on training program for ages 18-30 covering 12 trades), Careers in Construction Day (single-day high school events), Future Builders of America student chapters, and a scholarship program offering up to $1,000 per recipient.

The underlying technology stack is minimal: TCBA's website, member directory, event registration, and membership management are powered by GrowthZone, an off-the-shelf association management platform. The organization has 1-10 employees and is led by an Executive Officer of the Charitable Foundation and a Director of Workforce Development. The business model is fundamentally a community-and-association model: TCBA monetizes its position as the convening body for regional construction stakeholders rather than selling a product, and its competitive moat rests on its incumbency as the established regional trade body, the workforce development pipeline that connects employers with future talent, and its affiliation with state and national home builder associations.

Name

Treasure Coast Builders Association

Legal name

Treasure Coast Builders Association

Website

https://treasurecoastba.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Treasure Coast Builders Association is a nonprofit regional trade association founded in 1973 that serves builders, subcontractors, and suppliers across four Florida counties through membership, networking events, advocacy, and workforce development programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Port St. Lucie

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: TCBA generates revenue through annual membership dues from builders, subcontractors, suppliers, and other construction industry professionals. The association offers various membership tiers with associated benefits.
2. Annual Sponsorship Program: Companies pay to become annual partners and sponsors, receiving marketing exposure and promotional benefits to TCBA's member base. The association offers multiple sponsorship levels.
3. Event Registration Fees: Revenue from various events including Builder Breakfast meetings, Construction Night Out networking events, Annual Golf Tournament, Builders Showcase/Trade Show, OSHA training courses, and Professional Women in Building events. Pricing varies by event type and member status.
4. Charitable Fundraising: The TCBA Charitable Foundation accepts donations to support workforce development programs including Careers in Construction events. Donations are solicited through the Blue Collar Big Dollar initiative.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Treasure Coast Builders Association is a nonprofit professional trade association serving builders, remodelers, subcontractors, suppliers, and other construction-industry professionals across Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River, and Okeechobee Counties in Florida. It sells annual memberships, sponsorships, and event registrations; delivers networking (Builder Breakfast, Construction Night Out), training (OSHA-10), workforce programs (Careers in Construction Week/Day, Future Builders of America), scholarships, and industry advocacy. Revenue is generated through member dues, sponsorships, paid event registration, and donations to its Charitable Foundation.

Product overview

Treasure Coast Builders Association (TCBA) is a professional construction industry association offering a suite of membership services rather than a unified software product. The organization provides core membership services including a searchable member directory and event calendar management system. TCBA's workforce development division operates multiple programs including Careers in Construction Week (one-week hands-on training in multiple trades), Careers in Construction Day (single-day school events), and Future Builders of America (student leadership chapters at local high schools). The association also offers scholarship programs for construction education and trades certification. Annual signature events include the Builders Showcase/Trade Show, Annual Golf Tournament, and regular Builder Breakfast networking meetings across five counties. TCBA supports members through disaster preparedness resources and OSHA safety training certification programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Membership Directory
• Builder Breakfast Networking Meetings
• Construction Night Out Networking Events
• Annual Builders Showcase / Trade Show
• Careers in Construction Week
• Careers in Construction Day
• Future Builders of America (FBA) Program
• Scholarship Program
• OSHA-10 Training
• Professional Women in Building Council
• Disaster Preparedness Resources
• Annual Partnership / Sponsorship Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 27 young adults graduated from Careers in Construction Week in 2025, with 9 participants starting jobs in the trades or joining trades programs
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Florida Home Builders FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1988TCBA's Charitable Foundation works in collaboration with The Florida Home Builders Foundation to provide scholarship funding for students pursuing higher education opportunities in the construction industry. This partnership supports the Future Builders of America program and annual leadership summits for student members.
• Future Builders of America (National)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTCBA supports the Future Builders of America program, a national nonprofit workforce development and student leadership program affiliated with the National Home Builders Association. The local TCBA supports FBA chapters in Treasure Coast schools and connects students with the building community.
• Indian River State CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCareers in Construction Week programs are hosted at Indian River State College's Eastman Advanced Workforce Training Center. The partnership provides facilities for hands-on training in multiple construction trades.
• Local High Schools (Port St. Lucie High School, Southfork High School, Okeechobee High School)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTCBA partners with local high schools to host Future Builders of America chapters offering programs in carpentry, construction technologies, drafting, and welding. Students gain real-world understanding of the construction industry.
• Florida Training ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOSHA-10 Training courses are conducted at Florida Training Services office location, providing certification training for construction industry professionals.
• Florida Home Builders Association (FHBA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTCBA participates in the Southeast Building Conference (SEBC), hosted by the Florida Home Builders Association. SEBC is the largest building industry trade show in the southeast, providing educational programs, networking, and industry briefings.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Building Industry Association of Southern California (BIASC): Regional construction industry trade association operating outside Florida with comparable dues, advocacy, and event-based structure. Analogous trade-association model, serving as a useful comp on revenue mix and event cadence despite geographic separation.
• Home Builders Association of Greater Austin: Regional U.S. home builder trade association offering membership, advocacy, networking events, and a charitable foundation. Same operating model and revenue mix as TCBA, in a different geography but materially similar scope and scale.

Direct peers

• Tampa Bay Builders Association: Regional Florida home builders trade association offering dues-based membership, networking events, advocacy, and workforce programs. Closely comparable regional peer to TCBA with similar mission and event-driven revenue model.
• HBA of Greater Orlando: Regional Florida HBA chapter serving the Orlando metro with membership, advocacy, events, and a charitable foundation. Directly comparable in operating model, scale, and service mix to TCBA, differing only by geography within Florida.
• Florida Home Builders Association (FHBA): State-level home builder trade association of which TCBA is an affiliate. Operates the same trade-association model — dues, advocacy, events, SEBC — at statewide scale, and is the umbrella under which TCBA participates in Southeast Building Conference.
• HBA of East Central Florida: Regional Florida HBA chapter covering Volusia and Flagler counties with the same membership, advocacy, and event-based operating model. Directly comparable regional trade-association peer.
• Greater Miami & the Keys HBA: Regional Florida home builders association serving South Florida with membership, advocacy, and events. Same trade-association structure and revenue model as TCBA, with broader geography but materially similar operating profile.
• Builders Association of North Central Florida: Regional Florida HBA chapter providing membership, networking, and advocacy to builders in the Gainesville/North Central Florida region. Direct local-trade-association peer with identical mission and revenue streams as TCBA.
• Associated General Contractors of Florida (AGC Florida): Statewide construction industry trade association representing general contractors. Comparable trade-association structure, advocacy function, and event/training revenue model, though skewed toward commercial rather than residential construction.

Broad incumbents

• National Association of Home Builders (NAHB): National umbrella trade association for the residential construction industry. Operates the same dues/advocacy/event model as TCBA but at national scope and is the parent affiliation behind the Future Builders of America program that TCBA runs locally.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/TreasureCoastBA
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/TCBABuildersAssoc
• Facebookfacebook.com/treasurecoastba
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/treasure-coast-builders-association-0a396b30

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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