Alexandria Soccer Association
EIN: 54-0902413 · Tax status: 501(c)(3) nonprofit
Overview
Alexandria Soccer Association (ASA) is a community-based youth soccer nonprofit serving the City of Alexandria, Virginia. Founded in 1972 and tax-exempt since October of that year, ASA has grown into one of the largest single-city soccer organizations in the Washington, DC metro by revenue. Its model emphasizes broad community access — including substantial scholarship programs and partnerships with Alexandria City Public Schools — alongside competitive travel programming.
ASA is geographically constrained to a small but dense urban catchment (City of Alexandria population ~160,000), which differentiates it from suburban Northern Virginia clubs like Loudoun Soccer or Vienna Youth Soccer that draw from sprawling exurban counties.
Financials
| Metric | FY2024 (ending June) | FY2015 (reference) |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $6,692,201 | $1,880,000 |
| Expenses | $6,077,938 | — |
| Net assets | $6,129,473 | — |
| Total assets | $7,918,254 | — |
Confidence: HIGH (Form 990, FY2024).
Program services represent 92.1% of revenue ($6.17M); contributions add 3.6%; investment income contributes 3.7%. The revenue trajectory is striking: ASA has more than tripled from $1.88M in 2015 to $6.69M in 2024, an ~13.5% compound annual growth rate over nine years. Net assets of $6.1M against $7.9M total assets reflect a strong balance sheet and meaningful operational reserves.
Teams & Players
ASA serves several thousand players across recreational, academy, travel, and TOPSoccer (special-needs) programs. The breadth of programming — including English- and Spanish-language outreach in a city with a large immigrant population — drives a broader registration base than most national-pathway clubs of comparable revenue.
League Affiliations
- NCSL travel league
- EDP Soccer (select age groups)
- ECNL Regional League (Virginia Premier Soccer League) — select teams
- ODP and state cup competition through VYSA
ASA does not hold a full ECNL, MLS Next, or Girls Academy franchise in its own name. Players seeking those pathways typically move to neighboring clubs like Arlington Soccer, McLean Youth Soccer, or DC United’s academy structure.
Facilities
ASA operates primarily on City of Alexandria public fields and Alexandria City Public Schools facilities. The club does not own a dedicated facility, which is a structural constraint compared to peers like Loudoun Soccer (Loudoun Soccer Park) or Arlington Soccer (Long Bridge Park access).
Leadership
- Thomas Park — Executive Director (FY2024 compensation $382,631)
- Christopher Arnold — Deputy Director (FY2024 compensation $160,250)
- James Hogan — Deputy Director (FY2024 compensation $130,000)
- Katherine Brooks — PR & Communications Director (FY2024 compensation $119,250)
ASA’s executive compensation structure — three deputy directors plus a six-figure communications role — is unusual for a single-city youth soccer nonprofit and reflects the organization’s complexity (multi-program, multi-language, scholarship-heavy).
Competitive Position
ASA’s positioning is distinctive: it is one of the largest youth soccer revenue generators in Virginia (top 5 by revenue), but it is not a national-pathway competitive powerhouse. Travel families seeking ECNL or MLS Next competition typically commute to Arlington, McLean, or DC United pathways. ASA’s competitive edge is community access, scholarship depth, and city-school partnerships — a model closer to a YMCA-style community sports organization than to a competitive academy.
Industry Context
ASA’s growth from $1.9M to $6.7M over a decade is one of the more notable revenue trajectories in the Virginia market. The model relies on dense urban geography, a stable institutional partnership with Alexandria City Public Schools, and a broad recreational base rather than elite-pathway team monetization. The club’s lack of national-league franchises caps the per-player revenue ceiling but also insulates it from the franchise-fee economics and roster-poaching pressures that dominate national-pathway clubs. The strong balance sheet ($6.1M net assets) provides operational stability uncommon at this scale in the segment.
The contrast with Loudoun Soccer — also a single-county nonprofit at similar scale, but with declining revenue and an active push into MLS Next / Girls Academy — illustrates two divergent strategic models within the same Northern Virginia market.