Public Charity

CHICAGO CHESS FOUNDATION

CHICAGO CHESS FOUNDATION, of Chicago, IL, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $201K in revenue, $221K in expenses, $73K in total assets. 14 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $295K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 465424330 Chicago, IL Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$201K
Total Expenses$221K
Total Assets$73K
Grant Records14
Funding Total$295K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

We provide all Chicago youth with equitable access to chess education empowering them with essential life skills for success on and off the board.

Sample Grants Received

$19,419
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$7,050
$6,000
The Chicago Community Trust
2023
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
$42,950
$26,073

Showing up to 5 of 14 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Board Trustee Adam Geisler
Board Trustee Alan Furth
Board Trustee Benjamin Wong
Board Trustee Cassandra Salgado
Board Trustee Christine Laskero
Board Trustee David Pickens Jr

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Support of the Chi town chess summer celebration at the nature playlot in West Englewood (no tickets or benefits received). Contribution to chi-town chess, general operating support for the afterschool program, to provide programming to build community cohesion through the Chicago Fund for Safe and Peaceful Communities.
$70,000 2 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$66,989 3 grants
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
$42,950 1 grant
support for an exchange trip to Ghana for chess playing students: P&I contribution, support for BootCamp: Management Suite contribution, General operating support, For gap programming between Memorial day and the end of June to provide enrichment opportunities and community building supports for children and youth., for gap programming in the month of August and Labor Day provide enrichment opportunities and community building supports for children and youth., For programming to build community cohesion through the Chicago Fund for Safe and Peaceful Communities.
$40,100 1 grant
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$28,535 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $201K $221K $73K
2024 $146K $148K $98K
2023 $155K $143K $96K
2022 $146K $135K $113K
2021 $106K $100K $73K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $106K to $201K (+88%), with total assets most recently reported at $73K.

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