Harvard Debate Incorporated FY2021 filing

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Cambridge, MA501(c)(3)Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 04-2597463

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$60K 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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FY2021 · 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
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
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
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.6 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
$269K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% 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
$1.4M
-23% vs prior year
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$919K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2021▼ -23%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$2.8M
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2021▼ -49%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$2.7M
Net assets
$919K
FY2021▲ +77%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$518K
FY2021$919K
FY2022$739K
FY2023$671K
FY2024$660K
FY2025$786K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending May 2021) · 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.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $827K Management & general 17% · $181K Fundraising 3% · $30K

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; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$57,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$3,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair & Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 program services account for $827K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Provide Summer and Various Online Debate Workshops

Instruction in traditional and contemporary debate styles, public forum debate styles, and instruction in congressional debate theory and strategy which were held virtually.

$382Kprogram 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.

$234Kprogram 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.

$211Kprogram expense

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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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$972K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$421K
Other incomeLn 4–11$34K
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$827K
Managementcol C$181K
Fundraisingcol D$30K
Owns and owesPt X
$919K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$919K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$269K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$421K
Government grantsLn 1e$56K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$972K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$34K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$917K
SavingsLn 2$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$919K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$70K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$27K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$269K
Net assetsLn 32$919K
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$609K$919K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$59K$70K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$36K$27K
Total assetsLn 16$726K$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$208K$269K
Net assetsLn 32$518K$919K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$27K$27K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$88K$77K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$30K$30K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$594K$490K$74K$30K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$18K
Office expensesLn 13$34K$7K$26K$366
Information technologyLn 14$68K$40K$28K
OccupancyLn 16$13K$13K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$12K$12K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$9K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$139K$139K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$827K$181K$30K

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 Viewing $1.4M$1.0M$393K$919K 990 PDF
FY2020 $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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,431,306 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$55,800
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$364,807
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$420,607
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $972,256$972,256
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,371$4,371
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $34,072$34,072
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $972,256 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $38,443$1,431,306
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,037,825 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $27,255$27,255
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $77,000 · Management $10,800$87,800
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $30,485$30,485
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $489,784 · Management $74,243 · Fundraising $29,813$593,840
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $18,333$18,333
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,455 · Management $25,765 · Fundraising $366$33,586
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $40,000 · Management $27,883$67,883
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,779$12,779
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,790$2,790
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $12,366$12,366
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $9,105$9,105
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,339$2,339
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $139,264$139,264
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $827,026 · Management $180,620 · Fundraising $30,179$1,037,825
Part X · Balance sheet $1,188,002 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $97,948$916,671
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $511,418$2,182
X-4 Accounts receivable$152,664
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $21,900$19,460
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $36,076$26,971
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $58,786$70,054
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $726,128$1,188,002
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $44,929$13,602
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $107,137$254,976
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $55,800$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $207,866$268,578
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $518,262$790,034
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$129,390
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $518,262$919,424
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $726,128$1,188,002
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $919,424 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,431,306
XI-2 Total expenses$1,037,825
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$393,481
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$518,262
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$7,681
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$919,424

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