National Forensic League

WEST DES MOINES, IA EIN: 39-0840589 Website

THE NATIONAL SPEECH AND DEBATE ASSOCIATION CONNECTS, SUPPORTS, AND INSPIRES A DIVERSE COMMUNITY COMMITTED TO EMPOWERING STUDENTS TOWARD HIGHER EDUCATION THROUGH COMPETITIVE SPEECH AND DEBATE.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$5.6M

+13.3% YoY

Annual Giving

-100.0% YoY

Grant Count

0

-100.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M$7M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$5,586,208$4,928,820$4,697,772
Revenue$6,704,608$5,793,374$5,105,926
Expenses$5,990,877$6,113,377$5,239,811
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$91,071$43,760$58,827
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$45K$90K$135K$180K0 grants20201 grants20215 grants20221 grants20230 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2024

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

J SCOTT WUNNEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$286KAMY SEIDELMANASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECT$182KNICOLE WANZER-SERRANODIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT$177KLAURA STEINDIRECTOR OF BUSINESS & FIN$160KAARON HARDYDIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY$140K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
BYRON ARTHURPRESIDENT1
DAVID HUSTONVICE PRESIDENT1
ANOOP MISHRATREASURER1
HOLLY WILLIAMSSECRETARY, ADMINISTRATIVE REPRESENTATIVE1
WENDY ORTHMANDIRECTOR1
JAMELLE M BROWNDIRECTOR1
EREZ KALIRDIRECTOR1
JAY RYEDIRECTOR1
DR ALAN COVERSTONEDIRECTOR1
ADAM JACOBIDIRECTOR1
RENEE MOTTERDIRECTOR1
SARA GIBSONDIRECTOR1
J SCOTT WUNNEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$285,635
LAURA STEINDIRECTOR OF BUSINESS & FIN40$159,905
AARON HARDYDIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY40$140,485
AMY SEIDELMANASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECT40$182,050
NICOLE WANZER-SERRANODIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT40$176,987

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Cities

BEN LOMONDCARLSBADFARMINGTONLEXINGTONNAMPAPEORIAWICHITA

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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