Mission
WE UNLOCK THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF DEBATE FOR NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS TO DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF INFORMED, COMPASSIONATE, AND COURAGEOUS LEADERS.
Public Charity
NEW YORK CITY URBAN DEBATE LEAGUE INC
NEW YORK CITY URBAN DEBATE LEAGUE INC is a Public Charity headquartered in NEW YORK, NY. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $2.9M revenue, $2.2M expenses, $3.3M total assets. 67 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.7M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 455249743
NEW YORK, NY
Student Services
NTEE: B80
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.9M
Total Expenses$2.2M
Total Assets$3.3M
Grant Records67
Funding Total$1.7M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at New York City Urban Debate League Inc
How New York City Urban Debate League Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$76
Programs
the work itself
$20
Management
running the organization
$4
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $76 for programs
$56
Debate tournaments
$8
Club membership
$7
Msqi initiative -in 2014, the New York City Urban Debate League and the New York city department of education partnered up to bring curricular debate and after school…
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
SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING
$67,500
TO SUPPORT ACADEMIC DEBATE PROGRAMS IN MCB9 SCHOOLS ALONG WITH PARTICIPATION IN TOURNAMENTS DURING SCHOOL YEAR
$20,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
$8,500
General Operating Support
$1,000
EDUCATION
$59,640
Showing up to 5 of 67 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Amisha Mehta
BOARD MEMBER
Ari Selman
BOARD MEMBER
Darryl Stein
TREASURER (FROM NOV 2024)
Elizabeth Robinson
BOARD CHAIR
Eric Aboaf
FINANCE AND OPERATIONS OFFICER
Jeffrey Barlow
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.9M | $2.2M | $3.3M |
| 2024 | $2.8M | $1.8M | $2.5M |
| 2023 | $1.4M | $1.6M | $1.6M |
| 2022 | $1.9M | $1.1M | $1.8M |
| 2021 | $1.1M | $636K | $969K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.1M to $2.9M (+157%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.3M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.