Harvard Debate Incorporated FY2020 filing

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Cambridge, MA501(c)(3)Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 04-2597463Revenue $1.9M in FY2020

On file with the IRSharvarddebate.org490 Adams Mail Ctr, 02138-7533 · Cambridge, MATax-exempt since May 1977Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$50K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $12K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$50K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $58
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$208K
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.9M
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$518K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$2.8M
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$2.7M
Net assets
$518K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$518K
FY2021$919K
FY2022$739K
FY2023$671K
FY2024$660K
FY2025$786K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending May 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1977.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $1.8M Management & general 10% · $200K Fundraising 2% · $37K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $50K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$50,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair & Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jazmine Pickens’s $133K as Asst. Dir. of Coaching is at the 55th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jazmine Pickens$132,791—————
Arthur Rebrovick$83,127$67,075$54,500$78,350$57,000$50,000
Kenji Aoki———$690$3,000—
Kimtee Kundu$1,000—————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Harvard Debate Incorporated is an education nonprofit based in Cambridge, MA.

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3 programs · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Provide Summer Debate Workshops

Instruction in traditional and contemporary debate styles, public forum debate styles, and instruction in congressional debate theory and strategy which were held in both camrbidge massachusetts and china.

$857Kprogram expense
02

Organize the harvard high school forensics tournament which affords participants the highest quality of competition available. Over 3,500 students from over 30 states attended. During fy 2020, bi-annual college tournament was also held.

$392Kprogram expense
03

Diversity program to promote educational equity by creating opportunities for underserved youth to gain exposure and access to academic training that will distinguish them as top candidates in thecollege admissions process.

$294Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$58
Grants paid · 7 grants · $356K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$70,693
Unitemized GrantFY2023$7,399
Unitemized GrantFY2022$73,371
Unitemized GrantFY2021$37,810
Unitemized GrantFY2020$27,255
Unitemized GrantFY2019$129,345

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$187K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.8M
Managementcol C$200K
Fundraisingcol D$37K
Owns and owesPt X
$518K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$609K
Total assetsLn 16$726K
LiabilitiesLn 26$208K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$187K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$98K
SavingsLn 2$511K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$609K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$59K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$36K
Total assetsLn 16$726K
LiabilitiesLn 26$208K
Net assetsLn 32$518K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$609K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$50K$59K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$46K$36K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$726K
LiabilitiesLn 26$562K$208K
Net assetsLn 32$688K$518K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$129K$129K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$51K$31K$20K
Accounting feesLn 11c$26K$26K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$744K$637K$77K$30K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$40K$40K
Office expensesLn 13$47K$18K$28K$918
Information technologyLn 14$29K$29K
OccupancyLn 16$397K$397K
TravelLn 17$145K$145K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$45K$43K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$373K$367K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$1.8M$200K$37K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.8M$2.7M$119K$786K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.9M$1.9M−$35K$660K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.8M$1.9M−$69K$671K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.4M−$158K$739K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$1.0M$393K$919K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.9M$2.0M−$178K$518K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,864,930 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $240,040$187,331
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,579,565$1,668,216
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,649$9,383
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,828,254$1,864,930
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $45,825$129,345
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $50,500$51,000
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,725,804$1,862,956
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,822,129$2,043,301
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,125−$178,371
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,864,930 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$187,331
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$187,331
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,668,216$1,668,216
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9,383$9,383
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,668,216 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $9,383$1,864,930
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,043,301 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $129,345$129,345
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $30,600 · Management $20,400$51,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $26,263$26,263
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $637,138 · Management $76,900 · Fundraising $30,000$744,038
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $39,615$39,615
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,593 · Management $28,457 · Fundraising $918$46,968
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $28,672$28,672
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $397,281$397,281
IX-17 TravelPrograms $144,521$144,521
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $43,133 · Management $1,607$44,740
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $10,037$10,037
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,129$8,129
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $366,766 · Fundraising $5,926$372,692
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,805,992 · Management $200,465 · Fundraising $36,844$2,043,301
Part X · Balance sheet $726,128 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $181,432$97,948
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $899,426$511,418
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $72,661$21,900
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $46,113$36,076
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $50,486$58,786
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,250,118$726,128
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $25,216$44,929
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $536,569$107,137
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$55,800
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $561,785$207,866
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $688,333$518,262
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $688,333$518,262
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,250,118$726,128
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $518,262 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,864,930
XI-2 Total expenses$2,043,301
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$178,371
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$688,333
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$8,300
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$518,262

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