Los Angeles Metropolitan Debate Commission

Analysis

Los Angeles Metropolitan Debate Commission is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Los Angeles Metropolitan Debate Commission reported income of $596k and spending of $565k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $407k to $596k (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 293%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Los Angeles Metropolitan Debate Commission sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 74th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New North Carolina Project ($596k), Friends of Keene Memorial Library ($596k) and Educational Services Corpus Christi Corp ($596k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $120k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $95k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 4 employees.