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Sign In — Free (10 views/day)NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR URBAN DEBATE LEAGUES, founded in 2004, is a community nonprofit in the Education sector that reported $1.3M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue fell 57% from the prior year — a significant decline worth monitoring. Expenses of $1.8M exceeded revenue, resulting in a 37% operating deficit.
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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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.
Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency
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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)
Sign In — Free (10 views/day)| 2024 | 2023 | Change | |
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| Revenue | $1,331,533 | $3,123,308 | -0.6% |
| Expenses | $1,818,871 | $1,434,875 | +0.3% |
| Net Income | $-487,338 | $1,688,433 | -1.3% |
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Sign In| Name | Title | Hours/Week | Role | Reportable Comp | Other Comp | Total |
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| JENNIFER NORTHAM WADE | CHAIR | 10.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| WAYNE FIRESTONE | CO-CHAIR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| STUART H SINGER | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY DUNBAR | SECRETARY | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| NIKHIL MIRCHANDANI | TREASURER | 1.00 |
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| JEFFREY ALLRED | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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| ERIC BALL | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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| KEVIN DONALDSON | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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| JOSHUA FRIESS | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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| LEONARD A GAIL | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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| MARK GIDLEY | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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| DAVID GLASS | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL GOTTLIEB | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| KELSEY HILBRICH | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| HONORABLE KENNETH KARAS | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK T KOULOGEORGE | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE S LEMIEUX | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| MEREDITH MCCLINTOCK | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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| TAMMY MCCUTCHEN | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| NIRAV PATEL | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN PERRY | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM ROGERS | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES R ROLAND | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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| RANDAL SANDLER | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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| JOHN STUBBS | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON TIMMONS | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAUN VAN HORN | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| RHONDA HAYNES | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40.00 |
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$230,000 | $7,537 | $237,537 |
| SARA SANCHEZ | DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS & COM | 40.00 |
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$115,000 | $6,172 | $121,172 |
| LUKE HILL | DIRECTOR OF DATA & PERFORM | 40.00 |
Highest
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$110,000 | $4,730 | $114,730 |
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net Income |
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| 2025 | $1,331,533 | $1,818,871 | $2,590,691 | $-487,338 |
| 2024 | $3,123,308 | $1,434,875 | $3,135,766 | $1,688,433 |
| 2023 | $809,090 | $1,319,017 | $1,460,705 | $-509,927 |
| 2022 | $2,118,999 | $1,034,735 | $1,924,868 | $1,084,264 |
| 2021 | $949,878 | $915,165 | $822,423 | $34,713 |
| 2020 | $1,126,524 | $1,104,156 | $802,732 | $22,368 |
| 2019 | $850,101 | $1,506,778 | $790,978 | $-656,677 |
| 2018 | $1,443,507 | $1,548,202 | $1,474,637 | $-104,695 |
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