Glenn Pelham Foundation

The Glenn Pelham Foundation for debate education, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, is one of the most successful non-profit organizations targeting debate outreach in the nation. Since 1987, the Glenn Pelham Foundation has attracted and dispersed more than three million dollars in grant money to support debate-oriented programs for underserved... urban, rural and international students. This includes major grants from organizations such as: Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Atlanta Housing Authority Boys and Girls Club Korean Debate Association Open Society Institute Phillips Petroleum The Southern Company United Nationals Better World Fund Wachovia Foundation As the first nonprofit organization to focus on urban debate, the Glenn Pelham Foundation has been one of the major forces in the national Urban Debate League movement. Starting with 20 students in 1985 from at-risk Atlanta communities, Urban Debate Leagues have now served over 40,000 students and teachers in 24 cities. 90% of these students have graduated from high school and 75% have gone on to college. Over 100 colleges and universities now recruit out of UDL populations.Read More