Public Charity

WORLD CHESS MUSEUM INC

WORLD CHESS MUSEUM INC is a Public Charity headquartered in ST LOUIS, MO. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $3.5M revenue, $3.8M expenses, $5.3M total assets. 3 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $65K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 271280023 ST LOUIS, MO Single Organization Support NTEE: A11 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$3.5M
Total Expenses$3.8M
Total Assets$5.3M
Grant Records3
Funding Total$65K
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE MISSION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES OF THE WORLD CHESS HALL OF FAME AND GALLERIES IS TO EDUCATE VISITORS, FANS, PLAYERS, AND SCHOLARS BY COLLECTING, PRESERVING, EXHIBITING, AND INTERPRETING THE GAME OF CHESS AND ITS CONTINUING CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC SIGNIFICANCE.

Where $100 goes at World Chess Museum Inc

How World Chess Museum Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$79 Programs the work itself
$16 Management running the organization
$5 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $79 for programs

$48
The world chess hall of fame and galleries (wchofg) creates engaging exhibitions celebrating the game of chess, its history, and its impact on art and culture
60% of program spending
$20
Education and adult programming
26% of program spending
$11
Retail store:supports the mission of the world chess hall of fame and galleries by offering chess and chess related merchandise and merchandise related to or supporting the items…
14% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

CHAIRMAN Andrew Walker
SECRETARY Celeste Vossmeyer
DIRECTOR Jennifer Shahade
DIRECTOR John Beckstead
DIRECTOR Mark Rawlins
PRESIDENT Rex Sinquefield

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Top Grant Purposes

Arts & Culture
$64,714 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $3.5M $3.8M $5.3M
2023 $4.0M $3.2M $5.8M
2022 $3.1M $3.3M $5.1M
2020 $2.6M $2.7M $1.6M
2019 $3.5M $3.3M $1.5M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue held roughly steady at around $3.5M, with total assets most recently reported at $5.3M.

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