Speech and Debate Educators Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Sandia Park, NM EIN: 87-2211343

Speech and Debate Educators Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in Sandia Park, NM. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $196K in total assets.

Speech and Debate Educators Foundation Inc at a glance

Total assets
$196,106
+46.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$98,149
-0.4% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$35,689
-63.5% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Speech and Debate Educators Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

AlbuquerqueFarmingtonLos AlamosSandia Park

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K0 grants2022 7 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2023 it made 7 grants totaling $86K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
National Forensics League Los Alamos Hill Talkers Inc Los Alamos, NMAssistance with Speech & Debate Competitions$21,000
Cottonwood Classical Prepatory School Albuquerque, NMAssistance with Speech & Debate Competitions$16,500
Albuquerque Academy Albuquerque, NMAssistance with Speech & Debate Competitions$14,250
La Cueva Speech & Debate Booster Club Albuquerque, NMAssistance with Speech & Debate Competitions$11,250
Navajo Prepatory School Inc Farmington, NMAssistance with Speech & Debate Competitions$11,250
East Mountain High School Sandia Park, NMAssistance with Speech & Debate Competitions$6,750
Hope Christian School Albuquerque, NMAssistance with Speech & Debate Competitions$5,250
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$196,106$98,149$35,689——
2024$133,646$98,522$97,695——
2023$132,819$246,305$150,216$86,2507
2022$36,730$98,522$61,792——

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Speech and Debate Educators Foundation Inc is led by James Trey Smith, President on every filing since 2022; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • James Trey Smith

    President

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adelynn Nee

    Treasurer

    Operations & Finance Coordinator → Board Member, 2023

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    10 hrs/week

    $10K (2022) → $0 (2025)

  • Kristelle Siarza

    Member

    Secretary → Member, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Torres

    Member

    Vice President → Member, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elise Matton

    Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Margo Batha (2022–2023) — Treasurer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2023 IRS filing

Adelynn Nee — Board Member: $10KAdelynn NeeBoard Member$10K

The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $10K, to Adelynn Nee (Board Member).

Frequently asked questions about Speech and Debate Educators Foundation Inc

How large is Speech and Debate Educators Foundation Inc?

Speech and Debate Educators Foundation Inc reported $196K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $98K.

Where does Speech and Debate Educators Foundation Inc operate?

Speech and Debate Educators Foundation Inc has awarded grants in New Mexico.

What is Speech and Debate Educators Foundation Inc's EIN?

Speech and Debate Educators Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 87-2211343. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 15, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 12, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 14, 2025)
  4. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 25, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2025

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