Florida Citizens Alliance
Secular conservativehttps://flcitizensalliance.com · founded 2013
Florida Citizens Alliance has been one of the most prolific book-challenging organizations in Florida, filing formal complaints in at least a dozen school districts. Co-founded by Keith Flaugh, the group focuses on K-12 education policy and has been instrumental in pushing for stricter library material review processes in Florida.
Notes
EIN: 46-3854467. 501(c)(3). Based in Marco Island, FL. Source: ProPublica, Tampa Bay reporting.
Connected Laws
Laws this organization has been connected to based on public records.
Education
FLCA lobbied for HB 1069 and filed challenges in 12+ FL districts.
K-12 Education
FLCA lobbied for HB 1467's school material review requirements. FLCA leads a coalition of 17 organizations advocating for book restriction enforcement under Florida law.
Known Funding Sources
Funding data sourced from publicly available IRS 990 filings, news reports, and self-reported disclosures. Amounts are as reported in the cited source.
| Funder | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
Total revenue (IRS Form 990) | $599,034 | 2023 | IRS 990 Revenue declined 21% from 2022 peak. |
Total revenue (IRS Form 990) | $758,426 | 2022 | IRS 990 EIN 463854467. Peak revenue year. Coincides with FL HB 1069 passage. |
Total revenue (IRS Form 990) | $545,838 | 2021 | IRS 990 Revenue continued growing — doubled from 2019 baseline. |
Total revenue (IRS Form 990) | $391,960 | 2020 | IRS 990 Revenue grew 72% year-over-year (2019→2020). |
Total revenue (IRS Form 990) | $227,380 | 2019 | IRS 990 EIN 463854467. Marco Island, FL. 501(c)(3). |
No bans currently attributed by direct FK — flags below show books this group has targeted.
58 books flagged. These are books this group has publicly targeted. A flag is not a ban — books on this list may or may not have been formally challenged or removed from any specific library.
- It's Perfectly Normalsource ↗
by Robie H. Harris
- Real Live Boyfriendssource ↗
by E. Lockhart
- Fifty Shades of Greysource ↗
by E.I. James
- The Hate U Givesource ↗
by Angie Thomas
- Dreaming in Cubansource ↗
by Cristina Garcia
- The Bluest Eyesource ↗
by Toni Morrison
- Killing Mr. Griffinsource ↗
by Lois Duncan
- Two Boys Kissingsource ↗
by David Levithan
- The Kite Runnersource ↗
by Khaled Hosseini
- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Closesource ↗
by Jonathan Safran Foer
- Normal Peoplesource ↗
by Sally Rooney
- This Day in Junesource ↗
by Gayle E. Pitman
- sex is a funny wordsource ↗
by Cory Silverberg and Fiona Smyth
- Sloppy Firstssource ↗
by Megan McCafferty
- The Purim Superherosource ↗
by Elisabeth Kushner
- This One Summersource ↗
by Mariko Tamaki
- And Tango Makes Threesource ↗
by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
- Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teensource ↗
by Jennings, Jazz
- Nineteen Minutessource ↗
by Jodi Picoult
- Worm Loves Wormsource ↗
by J. J. Austrian
- Thirteen Reasons Whysource ↗
by Jay Asher
- The Peacock Among Pigeonssource ↗
by Tyler Curry
- Fates and Furiessource ↗
by Lauren Groff
- A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundosource ↗
by Jill Twiss
- Almost Perfectsource ↗
by Brian Katcher
- Beautiful Bastardsource ↗
by Christina Lauren
- More Happy Than Notsource ↗
by Adam Silvera
- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indiansource ↗
by Sherman Alexie
- The Vincent Boyssource ↗
by Abbi Glines
- The Family Fletcher Takes Rock Islandsource ↗
by Dana Alison Levy
- Daddy's Roommatesource ↗
by Michael Willhoite
- Fly on the Wall: How One Girl Saw Everythingsource ↗
by E. Lockhart
- Everywhere Babiessource ↗
by Susan Meyers
- The Family Booksource ↗
by Todd Parr
- Unravel Mesource ↗
by Tahereh Mafi
- Wait, What?: A Comic Book Guide to Relationships, Bodies, and Growing Upsource ↗
by Heather Corinna, Isabella Rotman (Illustrations)
- Home at Lastsource ↗
by Vera B. Williams and Chris Raschka
- Mommy, Mama, and Mesource ↗
by Lesléa Newman
- The Truth About Alicesource ↗
by Jennifer Mathieu
- A Court of Mist and Furysource ↗
by Sarah J. Maas
- The God of Small Thingssource ↗
by Arundhati Roy
- This Book is Gaysource ↗
by Juno Dawson
- Trans+: Love, Sex, Romance, and Being Yousource ↗
by Gonzales, Kathryn
- Dead Until Darksource ↗
by Charlaine Harris