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← SILICON VALLEY URBAN DEBATE LEAGUE

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SILICON VALLEY URBAN DEBATE LEAGUE.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 28 March 2025. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$322,890 changed to $1,085,877
Total expenses
$564,157 changed to $1,231,726
Contributions and grants received
$284,391 changed to $925,725
Program service revenue
$46,021 changed to $140,474
Investment income
$580 changed to $1,390
Other revenue
-$8,102 changed to $18,288
Total assets, end of year
$388,972 changed to $291,103
Total liabilities, end of year
$61,474 changed to $109,454
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$327,498 changed to $181,649
Program services expenses
$421,916 changed to $901,870
Management and general expenses
$41,212 changed to $111,797
Fundraising expenses
$101,029 changed to $218,059
Program service expenses (Part III)
$421,916 changed to $901,870

Listed only on the earlier return

  • James Basile
  • Julia Alloggiamento
  • Kian Sandijeh
  • Leslie M Spencer
  • Matt Abrahams
  • Sahil C Bhardwai

Listed only on the later return

  • Jennifer Min
  • Jim Basile
  • Julia Allogiamento
  • Kian Sanjideh
  • Leslie Spencer
  • Rak Garg
  • Sahil Bhardwaj

Listed under a different title

  • Andrew Gold: Board Member then Chair Emeritus, Chair of Governance Committee
  • Rick Tinsley: Treasurer then Treasurer, Chair of Finance Committee
  • Rolland Janairo: Executive Director then CEO

Totals

Total revenue
$1,085,877
Total expenses
$1,231,726
Contributions and grants received
$925,725
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$140,474
Investment income
$1,390
Other revenue
$18,288
Total assets, end of year
$291,103
Total liabilities, end of year
$109,454
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$181,649
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$901,870
Management and general expenses
$111,797
Fundraising expenses
$218,059
Program service expenses (Part III)
$901,870

Program services were 73.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $271,483

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $20,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $634,242

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Invitational fees

    total $111,210 · related or exempt $111,210

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Professional developme

    total $29,264 · related or exempt $29,264

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,390 · excluded $1,390

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $134,555

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $271,483

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $116,267

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $18,288 · excluded $18,288

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $244,380 · program services $187,665 · management and general $7,331 · fundraising $49,384

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $461,174 · program services $358,216 · management and general $17,152 · fundraising $85,806

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $11,335 · program services $8,342 · management and general $340 · fundraising $2,653

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $49,043 · program services $35,146 · management and general $2,719 · fundraising $11,178

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $53,902 · program services $39,458 · management and general $2,045 · fundraising $12,399

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $37,027 · management and general $37,027

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $31,286 · management and general $31,286

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $46,418 · fundraising $46,418

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $149,549 · program services $142,829 · fundraising $6,720

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $9,492 · program services $8,482 · management and general $481 · fundraising $529

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $7,551 · program services $6,532 · management and general $1,019

  • 17 · Travel

    total $33,503 · program services $31,030 · management and general $398 · fundraising $2,075

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,473 · program services $1,825 · management and general $67 · fundraising $581

  • 24a · Other expenses: Materials and supplies

    total $81,962 · program services $80,178 · management and general $1,642 · fundraising $142

  • 24b · Other expenses: Miscellaneous

    total $8,314 · program services $2 · management and general $8,312

  • 24c · Other expenses: Membership and dues

    total $4,317 · program services $2,165 · management and general $1,978 · fundraising $174

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $253,837 · end of year $168,640

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $6,867 · end of year $8,257

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $99,016 · end of year $80,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $23,334 · end of year $28,755

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,209 · end of year $4,214

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $9,892

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $8,655

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,709 · end of year $1,237

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $61,474 · end of year $70,837

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $38,617

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $228,482 · end of year $101,649

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $99,016 · end of year $80,000

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Our mission is to empower Silicon Valley students, regardless of their race or socioeconomic status, to reach their full potential to become professional and community leaders by teaching critical thinking and communication skills through speech and debate programming.

  • During the period of July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025, SVUDL worked with 19 high school partners in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties, serving nearly 2,500 students. Of these students, 856 students participated in the highest level of involvement attending 10+ practices and at least 1 tournament. In addition to afterschool Speech & Debate programming, SVUDL has been more active in the classroom working with our high school partners to develop a customized plan that also includes Speech & Debate Curriculum offerings and Debate Centered Instruction (DCI). This comprehensive approach provides for rigorous instruction, student engagement, and teacher support. SVUDL staff and Teacher Coaches spent more than 36,000 hours with students throughout the year. In addition, students participated in 12 Professional Access visits. Lastly, independent research has shown once again the participation in any of SVUDL's three programs was correlated with higher GPAs for participating students compared to their non-participating peers.

    Expenses $901,870 · Revenue $140,474

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Jim Basile

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Alison Elliott

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Sheputis

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bryson Santaguida

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kian Sanjideh

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jennifer Min

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark Lemley

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rak Garg

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carrie Williamson

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Iris Chen

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Julia Allogiamento

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Vaishali Sirkay

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sahil Bhardwaj

    Board Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andrew Gold

    Chair Emeritus, Chair of Governance Committee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Leslie Spencer

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rick Tinsley

    Treasurer, Chair of Finance Committee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rolland Janairo

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $251,738
    From this org
    $235,876
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,862
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $200,876
    Bonus
    $35,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,862
    Filer's total
    $251,738

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.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part I, Line 3
The SVUDL Board used nonprofit compensation data from commercially available surveys to review market compensation for this position considering geography, type of nonprofit work performed, organization size, position, title, and responsibilities. The CEO's compensation was set by a unanimous vote of the full Board, and documented in the offer letter to the CEO after considering this material, without any participation by the CEO. It is the intent of the SVUDL Board to follow substantially the same process each year in reviewing and adjusting as appropriate the CEO's compensation.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
12 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202620439349301712

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