Public Charity

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CHESS FEDERATION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CHESS FEDERATION is a Public Charity headquartered in ST LOUIS, MO. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $7.7M revenue, $8.0M expenses, $6.9M total assets. 18 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $780K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 135624511 ST LOUIS, MO Thrift Shops NTEE: P29 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$7.7M
Total Expenses$8.0M
Total Assets$6.9M
Grant Records18
Funding Total$780K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

US CHESS IS A NON-PROFIT EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO ADVANCING THE ROLE OF CHESS IN AMERICAN SOCIETY. US CHESS PROMOTES THE STUDY AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE GAME OF CHESS, NOT JUST FOR ITS OWN SAKE AS AN ART, AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL AND FOR ENJOYMENT, BUT ALSO AS A MEANS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF SOCIETY.

Where $100 goes at United States of America Chess Federation

How United States of America Chess Federation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$62 Programs the work itself
$36 Management running the organization
$2 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $62 for programs

$62
Us chess promoted the study and knowledge of chess by educating the public, particularly secondary and elementary age students, about the game, art, science, sport, and discipline of…
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
WOMENS CHESS PROGRAMMING GRANT & CHESS OLYMPIAD SUPPORT
$165,000
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$23,197
2024
TRAINING/TOURNAMENT
$20,000
2023
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$10,500

Showing up to 5 of 18 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

VP OF FINANC Chuck Unruh
MEMBER AT LA David Hater
EXECUTIVE DI Fred Abousleman
VICE PRESIDE John Fernandez
PRESIDENT Kevin Pryor
MEMBER AT LA Lakshmana Viswanath

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$436,612 12 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$206,500 3 grants
Unspecified
$137,029 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $7.7M $8.0M $6.9M
2024 $1.0M $1.0M $7.4M
2023 $6.2M $5.2M $6.0M
2022 $3.9M $3.7M $6.1M
2021 $3.5M $2.6M $5.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.5M to $7.7M (+122%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.9M.

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