Mission
ADVANCING DEBATE EDUCATION IN URBAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO AMPLIFY YOUTH VOICES AND TO DEVELOP CONFIDENCE FOR FUTURE SUCCESS.
Public Charity
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR URBAN DEBATE LEAGUES
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR URBAN DEBATE LEAGUES is a Public Charity headquartered in CHICAGO, IL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $1.3M revenue, $1.8M expenses, $2.6M total assets. 55 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $4.3M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 204323096
CHICAGO, IL
Education N.E.C.
NTEE: B99
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.3M
Total Expenses$1.8M
Total Assets$2.6M
Grant Records55
Funding Total$4.3M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at National Association for Urban Debate Leagues
How National Association for Urban Debate Leagues divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$68
Programs
the work itself
$15
Management
running the organization
$17
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $68 for programs
$40
In 2025, naudl serves as a backbone organization supporting 20 debate league partners across 20 cities in metropolitan and predominantly underserved areas nationwide
$21
Urban debate national championship (udnc)
$4
Naudl fellow
Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
EDUCATION
$700,250
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$137,000
GENERAL
$27,685
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$15,000
CHARITABLE DONATION
$10,883
Showing up to 5 of 55 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Aaron Timmons
DIRECTOR
David Glass
DIRECTOR
Eric Ball
DIRECTOR
George S Lemieux
DIRECTOR
Honorable Kenneth Karas
DIRECTOR
James R Roland
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.3M | $1.8M | $2.6M |
| 2024 | $3.1M | $1.4M | $3.1M |
| 2023 | $809K | $1.3M | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $2.1M | $1.0M | $1.9M |
| 2021 | $950K | $915K | $822K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $950K to $1.3M (+40%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.6M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.