Civic Intelligence

Coast Forensic League

990EZ • Fiscal year 2018 • EIN 90-1075270

Jul 01, 2017 to Jun 30, 2018 • Filed on Jan 17, 2019

Organization ProfileWWW.COASTFORENSICLEAGUE.ORG
1346 The Alameda Suite 7 No 294San Jose, CA 95126

(530) 492-0235

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

54th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Liabilities / Revenue

54th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Net Margin

49th percentile

2.8%

Higher net margin than 49% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Top Officer Pay

84th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Asset Growth

60th percentile

7.4%

Faster asset growth than 60% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Revenue Growth

76th percentile

25%

Faster revenue growth than 76% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets54th percentile

Assets

Up

$31,919

Up $2,191 (+7.4%) from 2017

Net Assets

Up

$31,919

Up $2,191 (+7.4%) from 2017

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2017

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue54th percentileNet Margin49th percentile

Revenue

Up

$78,784

Up $15,535 (+25%) from 2017

Expenses

Up

$76,593

Up $6,040 (+8.6%) from 2017

Net Income

Up

$2,191

Up $9,495 (+130%) from 2017

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth60th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2016: $37,032Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $37,0322016Assets 2017: $29,728Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $29,7282017Assets 2018: $31,919Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $31,9192018Assets 2019: $46,845Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $46,8452019Assets 2020: $56,711Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $56,7112020Assets 2021: $76,343Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $76,3432021Assets 2022: $115,928Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $115,9282022Assets 2023: $110,605Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $110,6052023Assets 2024: $125,742Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $125,7422024

Highlighted filing

2018

Assets$31,919
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$31,919
Open 2018 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth76th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2016: $58,845Expenses 2016: $47,732Net Income 2016: $11,1132016Revenue 2017: $63,249Expenses 2017: $70,553Net Income 2017: -$7,3042017Revenue 2018: $78,784Expenses 2018: $76,593Net Income 2018: $2,1912018Revenue 2019: $62,257Expenses 2019: $47,331Net Income 2019: $14,9262019Revenue 2020: $65,452Expenses 2020: $55,586Net Income 2020: $9,8662020Revenue 2021: $52,015Expenses 2021: $32,383Net Income 2021: $19,6322021Revenue 2022: $60,354Expenses 2022: $20,769Net Income 2022: $39,5852022Revenue 2023: $61,816Expenses 2023: $67,139Net Income 2023: -$5,3232023Revenue 2024: $97,285Expenses 2024: $82,148Net Income 2024: $15,1372024

Highlighted filing

2018

Revenue$78,784
Expenses$76,593
Net Income$2,191
Open 2018 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2017 to Jun 30, 2018
Signed
Jan 17, 2019
Return Version
2017v2.3
Gross Receipts
$78,784
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To promote the best interest of the high schools within its boundaries, the teaching profession, and the participant students by providing interscholastic speech and debate tournaments.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
COAST FORENSIC LEAGUE (CFL) ORGANIZES SPEECH AND DEBATE TOURNAMENTS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THIS IS SPELLED OUT IN ARTICLE II SECTION B OF ITS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, WHICH STATES THAT "COAST FORENSIC LEAGUE SHALL PROMOTE THE BEST INTEREST OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS WITHIN ITS BOUNDARIES, THE TEACHING PROFESSION, AND THE PARTICIPANT STUDENTS BY PROVIDING INTERSCHOLASTIC SPEECH AND DEBATE TOURNAMENTS." CFL SERVES HIGH SCHOOLS IN SAN MATEO, MONTEREY, SAN BENITO, SANTA CLARA, AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES (SEE ARTICLE II SECTION 1 OF THE BYLAWS). NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH FORENSICS USED IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS, THE TERM 'FORENSIC' IN THE NAME OF THIS ORGANIZATION REFERS TO SPEECH AND DEBATE, FOLLOWING THE TERMINOLOGY OF NATIONAL FORENSIC LEAGUE, WHICH IS CURRENTLY DOING BUSINESS AS NATIONAL SPEECH AND DEBATE ASSOCIATION.IN THE 2017-2018 ACADEMIC YEAR, CFL ORGANIZED 18 SPEECH AND DEBATE TOURNAMENTS. TOURNAMENTS ARE NORMALLY HELD ON WEEKENDS FROM 8AM TO 6PM, SOMETIMES LASTING BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THE TOURNAMENT SEASON RUNS FROM SEPTEMBER TO MARCH. TOURNAMENTS ARE NORMALLY HELD ON HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES. A STANDARD TOURNAMENT SERVES ABOUT 200 STUDENTS. IN TOTAL, CFL SERVES ABOUT 2500 STUDENTS EACH YEAR. THE TOURNAMENTS ARE RUN BY LEAGUE OFFICERS (LISTED IN PART IV OF THE 990-EZ FORM), SPECIFICALLY THE LEAGUE PRESIDENT, TREASURER, SECRETARY, AND THE VICE PRESIDENTS OF VARIOUS EVENTS. THE OFFICERS ARE ELECTED ANNUALLY BY THE MEMBERS. THE OFFICERS ARE VOLUNTEERS AND DO NOT RECEIVE ANY COMPENSATION FOR THEIR WORK. THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICERS ARE LISTED IN ARTICLE XXI OF THE BOARD MANUAL. ORGANIZING TOURNAMENTS TAKES OVER 90% OF THE TIME CFL OFFICERS SPEND VOLUNTEERING FOR THE LEAGUE.SPEECH AND DEBATE IS AN EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY DESIGNED TO TEACH STUDENTS SKILLS THAT INCLUDE PUBLIC SPEAKING AND SUPPORTING ARGUMENTS WITH LOGIC AND EVIDENCE. IN DEBATE EVENTS, A STUDENT IS ASSIGNED A TOPIC ROOTED IN SUBJECTS SUCH AS ECONOMICS, PHILOSOPHY, SCIENCE, OR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND IS ASKED TO DEFEND ONE SIDE OF THAT TOPIC AGAINST THE STUDENT WHO IS ASSIGNED THE OPPOSITE SIDE. IN PLATFORM SPEECH EVENTS, A STUDENT PREPARES AN ORIGINAL SPEECH ON A SOCIETAL PROBLEM OF THEIR CHOICE AND PROPOSES THEIR SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. IN EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEECH EVENTS, A STUDENT IS ASSIGNED A DOMESTIC OR FOREIGN POLICY ISSUE, AND, AFTER 30 MINUTES OF PREPARATION AND RESEARCH, DELIVERS A SPEECH ANALYZING THE ISSUE. IN ALL SPEECH AND DEBATE EVENTS, STUDENTS ARE THEN EVALUATED BY JUDGES BASED ON HOW PERSUASIVE, LOGICAL, AND EVIDENCE-BASED THEIR SPEECHES WERE. THE SKILLS DEVELOPED BY STUDENTS DUE TO SPEECH AND DEBATE IMPROVE THEIR PERFORMANCE IN THE CLASSROOM. A REGIS UNIVERSITY 2009 STUDY "AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARTICIPATION IN COMPETITIVE FORENSICS AND STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES" "EXAMINED THE STATE AND NATIONAL TEST SCORES OF SIMILARLY MOTIVATED HONORS ENGLISH STUDENTS IN A SINGLE HIGH SCHOOL, OVER THE COURSE OF 4 YEARS, AND COMPARED THE SCORES OF FORENSIC STUDENTS AGAINST THE SCORES OF NON-FORENSIC STUDENTS. IT WAS FOUND THAT STUDENTS WITH EXPERIENCE IN COMPETITIVE SPEECH SCORED SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER (A = 0.03) ON STATE ADMINISTERED WRITING TESTS AND SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER (A = 0.07) ON A NATIONALLY NORMED READING TEST. ADDITIONALLY, THIS STUDY REVEALED NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN TEST SCORES BETWEEN STUDENTS WHO COMPETED IN THE DEBATE EVENTS VS. THOSE STUDENTS WHO COMPETED IN THE NON-DEBATE EVENTS." (IN THIS CONTEXT, THE WORD 'FORENSIC' IS USED AS A SYNONYM FOR SPEECH AND DEBATE TOURNAMENTS, AND 'NON-DEBATE EVENTS' REFERS TO SPEECH). ACCORDING TO "IMPACT OF PARTICIPATING IN A POLICY DEBATE PROGRAM ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT: EVIDENCE FROM THE CHICAGO URBAN DEBATE LEAGUE," A 2011 STUDY PUBLISHED IN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND REVIEWS, A PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL, "DEBATERS WERE MORE LIKELY TO GRADUATE, MORE LIKELY TO MEET ACT COLLEGE-READINESS BENCHMARKS, AND HAD GREATER GAINS IN CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA) OVER THE COURSE OF HIGH SCHOOL RELATIVE TO COMPARABLE PEERS. THIS IS THE LARGEST EVALUATION STUDY OF A DEBATE PROGRAM ON ACHIEVEMENT, AND THESE FINDINGS SUGGEST THAT DEBATE PROGRAMS MAY OFFER A MEANS TO EXTEND LEARNING TIME AND PROMOTE ENGAGEMENT WITH SCHOLASTIC MATERIALS IN A MANNER THAT TRANSLATES INTO ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE." IN 1999, THE COMMUNICATION EDUCATION JOURNAL PUBLISHED "A META-ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF FORENSICS AND COMMUNICATION EDUCATION ON CRITICAL THINKING" - REVIEW OF 20 OTHER ACADEMIC STUDIES. THIS META-ANALYSIS FOUND THAT OF ALL FORMS OF COMMUNICATION INSTRUCTION, "FORENSIC PARTICIPATION DEMONSTRATED THE LARGEST POSITIVE IMPACT ON CRITICAL THINKING IMPROVEMENT."STUDENTS INVOLVED IN SPEECH AND DEBATE QUICKLY RUN OUT OF STUDENTS TO COMPETE AGAINST AT THEIR OWN HIGH SCHOOL. SPEECH AND DEBATE TOURNAMENTS PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE AGAINST STUDENTS FROM OTHER HIGH SCHOOLS AND THUS TO BE EXPOSED TO NEW STYLES OF SPEAKING AND ARGUMENTATION. STUDENTS AT SPEECH AND DEBATE TOURNAMENTS PERFORM IN FRONT OF JUDGES FROM OTHER HIGH SCHOOLS, THUS RECEIVING FEEDBACK FROM A DIVERSE GROUP OF ADULTS. THE JUDGING POOL AT TOURNAMENTS CONSISTS OF SCHOOL TEACHERS, SPEECH AND DEBATE COACHES, PARENT VOLUNTEERS, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. JUDGES ARE INSTRUCTED AT THE START OF EACH TOURNAMENT TO REMAIN IMPARTIAL AND SET ASIDE THEIR BIASES REGARDING THE SPECIFIC TOPICS THE STUDENTS SPEAK ABOUT. JUDGES RANK STUDENTS BASED ON THEIR PERFORMANCE AND PROVIDE WRITTEN FEEDBACK TO STUDENTS AT THE END OF EACH TOURNAMENT ROUND (SEE SAMPLE FEEDBACK ATTACHED).EACH ACADEMIC YEAR, CFL ORGANIZES AND FUNDS THE SPEECH AND DEBATE DEMO DAY. DEMO DAY ATTENDANCE IS FREE FOR ALL STUDENTS, PARENTS, TEACHERS, COACHES, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS INTERESTED IN SPEECH AND DEBATE. THE DEMO DAY FEATURES VARSITY SPEECH AND DEBATE COMPETITORS PUTTING ON DEMONSTRATION DEBATES AND SPEECHES IN ALL EVENTS OFFERED BY CFL. THE DEMO DAY IS USEFUL FOR ADVERTISING SPEECH AND DEBATE TO INCOMING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, FOR TRAINING PARENT VOLUNTEERS ON HOW TO JUDGE SPEECH AND DEBATE ROUNDS, AND FOR PROVIDING AN EXHIBITION OF SPEECH AND DEBATE TO SCHOOLS THAT DO NOT YET HAVE A SPEECH AND DEBATE PROGRAM BUT ARE INTERESTED IN STARTING ONE (SEE DEMO DAY FLYER ATTACHED).CFL SEEKS TO ENSURE THAT ITS TOURNAMENTS ARE AFFORDABLE TO ALL STUDENTS. THE STANDARD ENTRY FEE AT A CFL TOURNAMENT IS $10 PER STUDENT (SEE ARTICLE XI SECTION 3 OF THE BYLAWS). THESE ENTRY FEES PROVIDE THE BULK OF THE REVENUE CFL USES TO CARRY ON ITS ACTIVITIES (SEE PART I OF FORM 990-EZ). BECAUSE THESE ENTRY FEES ARE VOTED ON BY THE SAME MEMBER SCHOOLS WHO THEN PAY THEM WHEN THEY REGISTER FOR TOURNAMENTS, THERE IS NO INCENTIVE TO RAISE THE ENTRY FEES ANY HIGHER THAN IS NECESSARY TO COVER THE COSTS OF RENTING TOURNAMENT FACILITIES AND COVERING OTHER TOURNAMENT COSTS. FOR COMPARISON, SPEECH AND DEBATE TOURNAMENTS OUTSIDE OF CFL THAT ARE RUN WITH THE INCENTIVE OF GENERATING PROFIT FOR THE TOURNAMENT ORGANIZERS OFTEN HAVE ENTRY FEES IN EXCESS OF $100 PER STUDENT. IN ADDITION, ARTICLE II SECTION B OF THE CFL ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION STATES THAT CFL SHALL HAVE "A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON SUPPORTING HIGH SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS WHO ARE SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED." THE SPECIFIC MECHANISM FOR THIS FOCUS IS OUTLINED IN ARTICLE XI SECTION 8 OF CFL BYLAWS, WHICH STATES THAT THE "BOARD SHALL SPEND UP TO $5,068 PER YEAR ON SUPPORTING MEMBER SCHOOLS THAT HAVE SPEECH AND DEBATE PROGRAMS WITH A HIGH PROPORTION OF SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS AND THAT "THIS SUPPORT SHALL INCLUDE WAIVING CFL MEMBERSHIP DUES AND TOURNAMENT ENTRY FEES FOR ANY MEMBER SCHOOL THAT REQUESTS THIS IN WRITING AND HAS A SPEECH AND DEBATE PROGRAM THAT HAS A HIGH PROPORTION OF SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS." IN THE 2017-2018 ACADEMIC YEAR, CFL GRANTED 100% MEMBERSHIP FEE AND TOURNAMENT ENTRY FEE WAIVERS TO FOUR SCHOOLS WHERE THE PROPORTION OF STUDENTS ELIGIBLE FOR FREE OR REDUCED-PRICE LUNCH WAS IN EXCESS OF 75%.ALL CFL MEMBERS ARE EITHER PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS OR NONPROFIT PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOLS THAT ARE ACCREDITED IN CALIFORNIA (SEE ARTICLE II SECTION 1 OF THE BYLAWS). SPEECH AND DEBATE PROGRAMS AT CFL MEMBER SCHOOLS ARE SUPPORTED BY THEIR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIONS AS PROMOTING AN EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY AND EACH PROGRAM HAS A TEACHER ADVISER. TO JOIN CFL, EACH SPEECH AND DEBATE PROGRAM MUST OBTAIN WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM ITS SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR (SEE CFL MEMBERSHIP FORM). IN ADDITION, NATIONAL FORENSIC LEAGUE (DOING BUSINESS AS NATIONAL SPEECH AND DEBATE ASSOCIATION), WHICH ORGANIZES THE SPEECH AND DEBATE HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT, AND CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL SPEECH ASSOCIATION, WHICH ORGANIZES THE SPEECH AND DEBATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT IN OUR STATE, ARE BOTH RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS TAX-EXEMPT PUBLIC CHARITIES.$0$69,734
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay84th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
BRANDON GARRETTCo-Vice President Of Debat-$0--
CHARLES SCHLETZBAUMCo-Vice President Of Debat-$0--
JOHN FOYCo-Vice President Of Speec-$0--
KAREN CRUZCo-Vice President Of Speec-$0--
DUSTIN TAOVice President Of Scripts-$0--
SIERRA MACIOROWSKIVice President Of Topics-$0--
ARTEM RASKINPresident-$0--
TAMRA GARDNERSecretary-$0--
BRIAN BECKERTreasurer-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Coast Forensic League
EIN
90-1075270
Phone
5304920235
Address
1346 THE ALAMEDA SUITE 7 NO 294, SAN JOSE, CA 95126

Signing Officer

Name
Brian Becker
Title
Treasurer
Phone
4088135301
Signed
2019-01-17
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Boman Accounting Group Inc
Address
20 UNION AVENUE, CAMPBELL, CA 95008
Preparer
Lynda R Boman CPA
Phone
4088662004
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 8 - Other Revenue

“Description: refunds. Amount: 132.”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: awards. Amount: 6,496. Description: bank and merchant fees. Amount: 417. Description: chssa. Amount: 1,136. Description: filing fees. Amount: 945. Description: insurance. Amount: 1,330. Description: logistics. Amount: 515. Description: meetings. Amount: 316. Description: tournament food. Amount: 17,324. Description: tournament supplies. Amount: 265. Description: other expenses. Amount: 323. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 29,067.”

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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1DESCRIPTION: AWARDS. AMOUNT: 6,496. DESCRIPTION: BANK AND MERCHANT FEES. AMOUNT: 417. DESCRIPTION: CHSSA. AMOUNT: 1,136. DESCRIPTION: FILING FEES. AMOUNT: 945. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 1,330. DESCRIPTION: LOGISTICS. AMOUNT: 515. DESCRIPTION: MEETINGS. AMOUNT: 316. DESCRIPTION: TOURNAMENT FOOD. AMOUNT: 17,324. DESCRIPTION: TOURNAMENT SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 265. DESCRIPTION: OTHER EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 323. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 29,067.
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2018 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$31,919
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$31,919
Revenue
$78,784
Expenses
$76,593
Net income
$2,191
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.26$0.00$1.26$0.97$0.82$0.15
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.11$0.00$1.11$0.62$0.67$0.05
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.16$0.00$1.16$0.60$0.21$0.40
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.76$0.00$0.76$0.52$0.32$0.20
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.57$0.00$0.57$0.65$0.56$0.10
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.47$0.00$0.47$0.62$0.47$0.15
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.32$0.00$0.32$0.79$0.77$0.02
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.30$0.00$0.30$0.63$0.71$0.07
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.37$0.00$0.37$0.59$0.48$0.11