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← WASHINGTON URBAN DEBATE LEAGUE

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by WASHINGTON URBAN DEBATE LEAGUE.

Totals

Total revenue
$538,506
Total expenses
$466,985
Contributions and grants received
$531,791
Grants paid
$4,406
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$6,715
Total assets, end of year
$178,728
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,178
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$177,550
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$378,380
Management and general expenses
$24,882
Fundraising expenses
$63,723
Program service expenses (Part III)
$378,380

Program services were 81.0% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $531,791

  • 11a · Other revenue: SALES

    total $6,715 · unrelated business $6,715

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $6,715

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $4,406 · program services $4,406

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $262,919 · program services $197,189 · management and general $13,146 · fundraising $52,584

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $2,756 · program services $2,756

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $31,687 · program services $26,006 · management and general $1,136 · fundraising $4,545

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $4,346 · fundraising $4,346

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $3,500 · management and general $3,500

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $37,090 · program services $35,350 · management and general $1,557 · fundraising $183

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,536 · program services $2,536

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $10,392 · program services $4,190 · management and general $4,137 · fundraising $2,065

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $9,678 · program services $9,678

  • 17 · Travel

    total $50,853 · program services $50,853

  • 20 · Interest

    total $141 · management and general $141

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $16,192 · program services $16,192

  • 24a · Other expenses: MEALS

    total $25,299 · program services $25,299

  • 24b · Other expenses: AWARDS

    total $3,925 · program services $3,925

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN

    total $1,265 · management and general $1,265

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $112,636 · end of year $178,728

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $6,607 · end of year $1,178

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $106,029 · end of year $177,550

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF URBAN DEBATE IS SIMPLE, TEACH URBAN KIDS TO THINK, COMMUNICATE, COLLABORATE, AND LOVE LEARNING. THE WASHINGTON URBAN DEBATE LEAGUE USES DEBATE AS A TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY TO RE-ENGAGE STUDENTS AND TEACH THEM PORTABLE SKILLS SUCHS AS CRITICAL THINKING, RESEARCH, PUBLIC SPEAKING, AND ADVOCACY THAT THEY WILL USE IN THEIR FUTURE EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER PURSUITS, AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. URBAN DEBATE PROGRAMMING REMOVES BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION AND MAKE DEBATE ACCESSIBLE TO STUDENTS ATTENDING PUBLICLY FUNDED EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, ESPECIALLY TTILE 1 SCHOOLS, WHERE SUCH OPPORTUNITIES HAVE BECOME SCARCE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE MISSION OF URBAN DEBATE IS SIMPLE, TEACH URBAN KIDS TO THINK, COMMUNICATE, COLLABORATE, AND LOVE LEARNING. WE WANT EVERY STUDENT TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL PREPARED TO SUCCEED IN THEIR FUTURE ENDEAVORS, AND TO SCHOOL AND LUNCHTIME ACTIVITIES, AND OTHER PROGRAMMING FOR STUDENTS, FREE OF CHARGE TO THEM AND THEIR SCHOOLS.

  • AFTER SCHOOL DEBATEWUDL TRAINS TEACHERS AND PROVIDES DIRECT INSTRUCTION FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT DEBATE. WE HOST WEEKEND TOURNAMENTS AND SUPPORT PRACTICES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. ONE TEAM QUALIFIED TO THE TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS.

    Expenses $128,111 · Grants $4,406

  • WUDL EXPANDED THE DEBATE PROGRAM BY 13%

    Expenses $85,147

  • GREW REVENUE TO SUPPORT FUTURE EXPANSION

    Expenses $165,122

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Christine T Mahoney

    CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Alex Lenon

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ellen Oberwetter

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Erik Jaffe

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Marc Goldman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joe Terry

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tristan Morales

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Donald Klawiter

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Shue

    DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jay Cox

    PROGRAMMING

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Peggy Hamilton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Guillermo Vidaurre

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kit Pierson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Arielle Giordano

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shawn Leonard

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dolores Millhouse

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Aliison Pickett

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 May 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202511339349301546

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