Silicon Valley Urban Debate League

Analysis

Silicon Valley Urban Debate League is a registered charity in United States, based in San Jose, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2015, 11 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 December 2023, Silicon Valley Urban Debate League reported income of $1.3m and spending of $988k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $961k to $1.3m (+32%), an average of +7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Silicon Valley Urban Debate League sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Biotechnical Institutes of Maryland ($1.3m), Que Tal Language Program ($1.3m) and Affirming Youth Foundation Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $217k (22% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $327k. It paid $48k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $654k against liabilities of $85k, net assets of $569k. It reported 6 employees.