Debate-Kansas City
Debate-Kansas City
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About this organization
Mission
To improve academic performance and increase opportunities for urban students through participation in debate.
About
DEBATE-Kansas City (DKC) is an educational partnership that brings co-curricular debate and public policy discourse to middle and high school students. Debate uses competition to develop performance and public speaking skills. More significantly, debate increases reading scores and improves critical thinking. A peer-reviewed study of the Chicago Debate League suggests that African American male students raised their GPAs by 50% of a letter grade, were 70% more likely to graduate from high school than non-debating peers, 70% more likely to reach the ACT College Ready benchmark in reading and twice as likely to reach the college ready benchmark in English. Critical thinking and knowledge of public policy issues are key ingredients in the democratic process and life success. DKC supports students, coaches and members of the community in expanding their horizons through critical thinking and argument. Since 1998 DKC has provided thousands of students the opportunity to learn and grow by participating in academic debate. DEBATE-Kansas City has served 650 active participants this season. DKC held 12 tournaments, with 1,075 total entries this season. DKC also held two student workshops, four coach professional development trainings, a summer camp for students and coaches, as well as hosted a public debate. Additionally, DKC provided students substantial research support, on-site visits and mentoring from DKC graduates and college debaters. DKC also engages and activates hundreds of volunteers in the community to judge at our tournaments and mentor in our schools. DKC membership continued to be strong with 40 active schools from every corner of the city. Through renewed support from KCPS, DKC has sustained a strong push to add an additional five schools and hundreds of participants in the coming year. Programs started at East High School and Paseo Academy for the Performing Arts bring us even closer to fulfilling this goal. DKC is one of the nation's oldest and largest urban debate leagues. DKC routinely excels at the Urban Debate National Tournament each year, with students winning multiple awards against the very best in the country. No other organization in the region offers more opportunities for young people to engage academic and civically important issues. One unique aspect of the DKC program is how it serves students from sixth grade to college graduation. A student can literally grow up with DKC. In addition to its regular middle and high school services, DKC provides opportunities for local college students to act as mentors to DKC students via our coaching connections program. DKC is also instrumental in connecting our students to scholarships and college opportunities across the country. To partner and support DKC, The University of Missouri-Kansas City continues to provide office space and HR services valued at $16,800 and $3,000 annually.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing documents outline the non-profit's mission as “To improve academic performance and increase opportunities for urban students through participation in debate.”.
When outlining the tasks it performs, they were referred to as: “To improve academic performance and increase opportunities for urban students through participation in debate.”.
- The non-profit's reported state of operation is MO as per legal requirements.
- The filing reveals that the address of the non-profit in 2020 is 5100 Rockhill Rd 202 Haag Hall, Kansas City, MO, 64110.
- As of 2020, the non-profit has 0 employees reported on their 990 form.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $100,000 and $250,000.
- Revenue is between $100,000 and $250,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$86,789.
- The organization has 15 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2003.
- The organization pays $122,595 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $6,496 in fundraising expenses.
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