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DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION CLUBS OF AMERICA

EIN 53-0215806 RESTON, VA

Revenue 2024
$14,732,313
Expenses 2024
$10,101,050

Program services were 82.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
B90Z
Classification
2000
Street
1908 ASSOCIATION DR

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Group exemption

The central organization of an IRS group exemption (group number 1151), covering 56 subordinate organizations. matched by us

The IRS lists each organization's group exemption number; we match a subordinate to its central organization by that number and the affiliation code the IRS assigns.

  • AK DECA

    DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION CLUBS OF AMERICA EIN 23-7066212 NORTH POLE, AK

  • AL DECA

    DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION CLUBS OF AMERICA EIN 63-6155284 MONTGOMERY, AL

  • AR DECA

    DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION CLUBS OF AMERICA EIN 71-6059985 LITTLE ROCK, AR

  • AZ DECA-COLLEGIATE DECA

    DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION CLUBS OF AMERICA EIN 86-6052333 PHOENIX, AZ

  • CA DECA

    DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION CLUBS OF AMERICA EIN 91-1918358 SANTA ANA, CA

  • CO DECA

    DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION CLUBS OF AMERICA EIN 84-6044839 DENVER, CO

  • CT DECA

    DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION CLUBS OF AMERICA EIN 51-0164028 PLAINVILLE, CT

  • FL DECA

    DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION CLUBS OF AMERICA EIN 59-6173273 CLERMONT, FL

  • FLORIDA COLLEGIATE DECA ASSOCIATION & FOUNDATION INC

    EIN 81-3977195 GROVELAND, FL

  • GA DECA

    DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION CLUBS OF AMERICA EIN 58-6053488 COVINGTON, GA

All 56 subordinates →

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION CLUBS OF AMERICA, INC. (DECA) PREPARES EMERGING LEADERS AND ENTREPRENEURS IN MARKETING, FINANCE, HOSPITALITY AND MANAGEMENT.

Activities or mission (Part I)

DECA PREPARES EMERGING LEADERS AND ENTREPRENEURS IN MARKETING, FINANCE, HOSPITALITY AND MANAGEMENT.

  • EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND SCHOLARSHIPS - DECA PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS AROUND THE GLOBE THROUGH ITS VARIOUS CONFERENCES, COMPETITIVE EVENTS, PUBLICATIONS AND RESOURCE MATERIALS. DECA IS ORGANIZED INTO TWO UNIQUE STUDENT DIVISIONS, THE HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION AND COLLEGIATE DIVISION, EACH WITH PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE LEARNING STYLES, INTERESTS AND FOCUS OF ITS MEMBERS. DECA'S STUDENT MEMBERS LEVERAGE THEIR DECA EXPERIENCE TO BECOME ACADEMICALLY PREPARED, COMMUNITY ORIENTED, PROFESSIONALLY RESPONSIBLE, AND EXPERIENCED LEADERS. DECA ENHANCES THE PREPARATION FOR COLLEGE AND CAREERS BY PROVIDING CO-CURRICULAR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT INTEGRATE INTO CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION, APPLYING LEARNING IN THE CONTEXT OF BUSINESS, CONNECTING TO BUSINESSES AND THE COMMUNITY AND PROMOTING COMPETITION. DECA SPONSORS CONFERENCES AND COMPETITIVE EVENTS EACH YEAR TO BRING THE HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGIATE MEMBERS INTO THE LARGER DECA COMMUNITY WHILE PROVIDING UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES TO EXTEND CLASSROOM LEARNING. ADVISORY BOARD AND OTHER PROJECTS - DECA'S BUSINESS PARTNERS PROVIDE STRATEGIC ADVICE ON ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY, PROFESSIONAL INSIGHT ON CONTENT AND CRUCIAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMMING. SOME OF DECA'S BUSINESS PARTNERS PARTICIPATE ON ITS NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD. THESE PARTNERS ENHANCE THE CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE BY PROVIDING "REAL WORLD" APPLICATIONS TO LEARNING. PROFESSIONALS AND ALUMNI-DECA ADVISORS HAVE UNPARALLELED ACCESS TO RESOURCES TO ENHANCE THE CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE, BRING LEARNING TO LIFE AND MOTIVATE STUDENTS. PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT TOOLS AND RESOURCES FOR CHAPTER ADVISORS ENSURE EFFECTIVE USE OF DECA'S COMPREHENSIVE LEARNING PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ENHANCE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. DECA'S PROFESSIONAL NETWORK ALSO ALLOWS DECA ADVISORS TO SHARE RESOURCES AND IDEAS AMONG COLLEAGUES AND ENHANCE THEIR SKILLS THROUGH ADVISOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

    Expenses $8,282,622 · Grants $349,050 · Revenue $8,016,655

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • DONNA MCFADDEN

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related

  • LORI HAIRSTON

    PRESIDENT-ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related

  • SHAYNA BROWN

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related

  • SCOTT JONES

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related

  • LISA DELAMPAN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related

  • TIM FANDEK

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related

  • JOSH SHANKLE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related

  • JOHN STILES

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related

  • ADAM LUKOSKIE

    NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related

  • FRANK PETERSON

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $309,936
    From this org
    $273,540
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,396
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $273,540
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,871
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,525
    Filer's total
    $309,936

  • CHRISTOPHER YOUNG

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $172,805
    From this org
    $155,495
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,310
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,765
    Bonus
    $730
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,311
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,999
    Filer's total
    $172,805

  • CINDY SPINKS-ALLEN

    DIRECTOR OF SPONSORSHIPS

    Total calculated
    $126,857
    From this org
    $118,232
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,625
    Hours/week
    40

  • SARAH COZEWITH

    CHIEF PARTNERSHIP OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $121,676
    From this org
    $110,533
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,143
    Hours/week
    40

  • MICHAEL STUART MOUNT JR

    DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $122,480
    From this org
    $107,233
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,247
    Hours/week
    40

  • DIANE P PRUNER

    GRANTS PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $110,019
    From this org
    $103,270
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,749
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $14,732,313
    Expenses
    $10,101,050
    Contributions
    $1,541,253
    Grants paid
    $349,050
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $11,984,378
    Expenses
    $8,438,417
    Contributions
    $1,194,061
    Grants paid
    $275,193
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $8,997,881
    Expenses
    $7,571,900
    Contributions
    $1,142,035
    Grants paid
    $145,355

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2024 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2023 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2022 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,483,475
    Expenses
    $6,405,303
    Assets (EOY)
    $10,720,399

  • 2021 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,936,562
    Expenses
    $3,980,414
    Assets (EOY)
    $11,017,402

  • 2020 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,342,663
    Expenses
    $5,985,211
    Assets (EOY)
    $9,969,409

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $12,439,136
    Expenses
    $12,447,219
    Assets (EOY)
    $10,147,436

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $10,100,790
    Expenses
    $10,356,708
    Assets (EOY)
    $10,736,362

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility GROUP.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.