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Associations and Nonprofits

Fairfax County is home to nearly 300 associations and nonprofit organizationsNearly 300 trade associations, professional societies and other nonprofit groups are based in Fairfax County from the small to the very large. Whether its a non-profit's headquarters or a legislative affairs office, Fairfax County is the location of choice for associations in a wide variety of industries, including:

  • Agriculture
  • Automotive
  • Banking & Finance
  • Food
  • Health
  • Health Care / Medicine
  • Manufacturing
  • Retailing
  • Technology

Associations located in Fairfax County have ready access to:

  • Federal agencies, national policymakers and Congressional lawmakers.

  • Thousands of associations and professional organizations in the Washington, D.C., area, including the American Society of Association Executives.

  • Global markets through Washington Dulles International, Reagan National and Baltimore Washington airports.

  • An educated and talented workforce, many with years of experience in the non-profit community.

  • More than 106 million square feet of office space.

  • One of the largest concentrations of IT firms in the country.

  • Business tax exemptions for eligible groups – and tax exempt financing for qualifying associations.

For more information about Fairfax County's association and non-profit community, contact the FCEDA by email or by calling 703-790-0600.


Selected List of Associations in Fairfax County

Name
Employees
American College of Radiology 150
American Society of Civil Engineers 295
American Society of Newspaper Editors 9
Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association 59
Internet Society 14
National Automobile Dealers Association 450
National Rifle Association 450
National Wildlife Federation 500

A complete list of associations based in Fairfax County is available as a PDF file.

 

 


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