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THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR URBAN DEBATE LEAGUES

EIN 20-4323096 CHICAGO, IL

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Revenue 2024
$1,331,533
Expenses 2024
$1,818,871

Program services were 71.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
B99
Classification
2000
Street
405 W SUPERIOR ST STE 700

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

ADVANCING DEBATE EDUCATION IN URBAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO AMPLIFY YOUTH VOICES AND TO DEVELOP CONFIDENCE FOR FUTURE SUCCESS.

  • IN 2025, NAUDL SERVES AS A BACKBONE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTING 20 DEBATE LEAGUE PARTNERS ACROSS 20 CITIES IN METROPOLITAN AND PREDOMINANTLY UNDERSERVED AREAS NATIONWIDE. THROUGH THE URBAN DEBATE NETWORK, NAUDL COLLABORATES WITH THESE FORMAL PARTNERS TO ESTABLISH, STRENGTHEN, AND SUSTAIN DEBATE PROGRAMS, PRACTICES, AND COMPETITIONS SERVING APPROXIMATELY 12,000 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL DEBATERS FROM 800 SCHOOLS. THE URBAN DEBATE NETWORK SERVES SCHOOLS WHERE 71% OF STUDENTS ARE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, ADVANCING OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH FROM COMMUNITIES WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT.

    Expenses $763,628 · Grants $31,000

  • URBAN DEBATE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP (UDNC): NAUDL'S MARQUEE EVENT, AND THE PINNACLE OF THE SEASON, THIS TOURNAMENT WELCOMES 80 PLUS OF THE NETWORK'S TOP POLICY DEBATERS TO COMPETE AND NETWORK ON A RENOWNED COLLEGE CAMPUS. EACH LEAGUE IS ELIGIBLE TO HAVE TWO QUALIFYING TEAMS (FOUR STUDENTS) REPRESENT THEM IN THE COMPETITION. THE 2025 TOURNAMENT WAS HELD AT EMORY UNIVERSITY IN ATLANTA, GA. NO ENTRY FEES ARE CHARGED FOR STUDENTS PARTICIPAING IN THE TORUNAMENT. NAUDL COVERS A PORTION OF ALL TRAVEL AND HOTEL, AS WELL AS FOOD AND OTHER TOURNAMENT COSTS, FOR ALL TEAMS.DEBATE EN ESPANOL (DEE): DEE IS A CURRICULUM AND COMPETITION CREATED FOR, AND BY, SPANISH-SPEAKING DEBATERS, COACHES AND JUDGES, ENSURING LANGUAGE IS NOT A BARRIER TO ACCESS. DEE WAS ADDED AS A NEW DIVISION FOR THE FIRST TIME TO THE UDNC IN 2025 AND IS ALSO A CRITICAL AVENUE TO INCREASE OVERALL ACCESS AND INVOLVEMENT IN DEBATE ACROSS THE NETWORK. OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, DEE PROGRAMMING HAS GROWN FROM TWO LEAGUES TO NINE.

    Expenses $406,055 · Grants $273,350

  • NAUDL FELLOW: THE NAUDL FELLOWS INTERNSHIP IS A SCALABLE (VIRTUAL) WORKPLACE SKILLS/MENTORSHIP PROGRAM FOR QUALIFIED URBAN DEBATE ALUMS (AT LEAST TWO YEARS OF COLLEGE COMPLETED). PROJECTS ENGAGE FELLOWS IN MULTIPLE ROLES AND PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD AN INITIATIVE, FUNCTION OF PROCESS WITH NAUDL OR A LEAGUE. NAUDL SENIOR STAFF PROVIDED ONGOING OVERSIGHT, COACHING AND ASSESSMENT. ADDITIONALLY, GROUP ROUNDTABLES ARE HOSTED (VIA ZOOM), FEATURING PROFESSIONAL VOLUNTEERS, IN THE WIDELY-ACCEPTED EIGHT COMPETENCIES FOR CAREER-READINESS. IN 2025, WE HAD 8 FELLOWS INTERNSHIPS AND SPENT $50,000. ADDITIONALLY IN FY25, NAUDL RELEASED A RESTRICTED GRANT OF $20,000 TO SUPPORT THE NAUDL FELLOW PROGRAM THROUGH THE ALUMNI SUCCESS PROGRAM AND SCHOLARSHIPS/ACADEMIC SUPPORT FOR URBAN DEBATERS OR DEBATERS OF EXTREME FINANCIAL NEED. NAUDL HAS BEEN TRYING TO MAXIMIZE THE ACADEMIC AND CAREER SUCCESS OF THE STUDENTS WE HAVE BEEN SERVING IN THE MANNER WHICH CREATES THE MOST BENEFIT FOR THE LARGEST NUMBER OF STUDENTS.

    Expenses $70,000

  • "I RESOLVE" SEEKS TO SHOWCASE THE POWER OF DEBATE FOR A PUBLIC AUDIENCE WHILE EXPLORING SOME OF THE MOST PRESSING ISSUES IN OUR SOCIETY. ITS VALUE IS IN THE PERSPECTIVE, VOICE AND VALUES OF THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS: HIGH SCHOOL DEBATERS. THE 90-MINUTE PROGRAMS ARE CENTERED AROUND STUDENT ARGUMENTS AND SUBSEQUENT FEEDBACK, DISCUSSION, AND Q&A VIA A PANEL OF DISTINGUISHED CIVIC AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. PRESENTERS ARE JOINED BY AN AUDIENCE OF STUDENT PEERS, SCHOOL DISTRICT AND LEAGUE LEADERS, NAUDL AND LEAGUE DONORS, PARTNERS, AND DEBATE CHAMPIONS. IN FY25, WE HAD I RESOLVE EVENTS IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: SILICON VALLEY/BAY AREA, DALLAS AND WASHINGTON DC. SPORTS DEBATE GROUNDBREAKING SERIES USES SPORTS TOPICS AND THE LEAGUES, RULES, AND INSTITUTIONS OF THE SPORTS INDUSTRY, AS A FRAMEWORK TO SPARK INTEREST IN DEBATE AND ACCELERATE RECRUITMENT. IT ALSO URGES STUDENTS TO RESEARCH, DEVELOP, AND ADVOCATE FOR SOLUTIONS AROUND THESE ISSUES, ENHANCING CIVIC EDUCATION WHILE ALSO INTRODUCING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO CAREER PATHWAYS IN SPORTS AND SPORTS MEDIA. SPORTS DEBATE WAS PILOTED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE TULSA DEBATE LEAGUE IN APRIL 2025.

    Expenses $68,348 · Grants $68,348

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Jennifer Northam Wade

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Wayne Firestone

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stuart H Singer

    IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kelly Dunbar

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nikhil Mirchandani

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeffrey Allred

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Eric Ball

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kevin Donaldson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joshua Friess

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Leonard A Gail

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark Gidley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Glass

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Gottlieb

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kelsey Hilbrich

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Honorable Kenneth Karas

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark T Koulogeorge

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • George S Lemieux

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Meredith McClintock

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tammy McCutchen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nirav Patel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stephen Perry

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tom Rogers

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • James R Roland

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Randal Sandler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Stubbs

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $1,331,533
    Expenses
    $1,818,871
    Contributions
    $1,353,855
    Grants paid
    $372,698
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $3,123,308
    Expenses
    $1,434,875
    Contributions
    $3,147,415
    Grants paid
    $186,427
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $809,090
    Expenses
    $1,319,017
    Contributions
    $841,664
    Grants paid
    $177,522

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,118,999
    Expenses
    $1,034,735
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,924,868

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $949,878
    Expenses
    $915,165
    Assets (EOY)
    $822,423

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,126,524
    Expenses
    $1,104,156
    Assets (EOY)
    $802,732

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $850,101
    Expenses
    $1,506,778
    Assets (EOY)
    $790,978

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,443,507
    Expenses
    $1,548,202
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,474,637

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,335,223
    Expenses
    $1,415,184
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,570,744

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,328,362
    Expenses
    $1,281,332
    Assets (EOY)
    $626,720

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,546,699
    Expenses
    $1,243,424
    Assets (EOY)
    $673,447

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,133,191
    Expenses
    $1,111,197
    Assets (EOY)
    $321,993

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.