Nonprofit · EIN 04-2703613
MASSACHUSETTS CHESS ASSOCIATION
Also known as MACA
Tax-exempt · ACTON, MA 01720
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2026 | 990-EZ | $84,874 | $77,326 | $7,548 | $204,041 | $7,708 | $196,333 |
| April 30, 2025 | 990-EZ | $106,323 | $90,229 | $16,094 | $185,817 | $2,322 | $183,495 |
| April 30, 2024 | 990-EZ | $91,997 | $76,127 | $15,870 | $169,144 | $1,229 | $167,915 |
| April 30, 2023 | 990-EZ | $85,886 | $70,661 | $15,225 | $153,647 | $1,394 | $152,253 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended April 30, 2026
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $5,348
- Membership dues
- $4,873
- Program service revenue
- $71,798
- Investment income
- $2,855
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $2,750
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $6,331
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $6,737
- Professional fees and payments to contractors
- $2,900
- Occupancy
- $27,125
- Printing, publications and postage
- $1,899
- Other expenses
- $35,915
- Program services (functional)
- $70,561
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $185,817
- Total assets, end of year
- $204,041
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $7,708
- Net assets, end of year
- $196,333
- Cash, savings and investments
- $196,386
- Gross receipts
- $84,874
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990-EZ for the year ended April 30, 2026, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Gladding | Director (until 4/24/26, then resigned), Tournament Director | 5 | $1,840 |
| Dmitry Barash | Director, Tournament Director | 5 | $1,673 |
| Colin Scheriff | Director, Tournament Director | 5 | $1,618 |
| Nicholas Sterling | Clerk | 5 | $600 |
| Elsie Smits | Director, Tournament Director | 5 | $600 |
| Robert J King | President (until 9/28/25), then Director | 10 | $0 |
| Michael Urbonas | Vice President (until 9/28/25), then President | 10 | $0 |
| Robert Messenger | Treasurer, Tournament Chair | 20 | $0 |
| Kateryna Odnorozhenko | Director (until 9/28/25), then Vice President | 5 | $0 |
| Jamie Williams | Director (beginning 12/14/25), Tournament Director | 5 | $0 |
| Charles Recchia | Director | 5 | $0 |
| Mark Gruman | Director (Beginning 3/17/26) | 5 | $0 |
| Ray Xue | Director (Beginning 3/17/26) | 5 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended April 30, 2025: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert J King | President | 10 | $0 |
| Matthew Phelps | Vice President | 5 | $0 |
| Robert Messenger | Treasurer, membership secretary, tournament chair, tournament director | 20 | $0 |
| Nicholas Sterling | Clerk | 5 | $0 |
| Kateryna Odnorozhenko | Director, women's chess coordinator | 10 | $0 |
| Dmitry Barash | Director, scholastic chair, tournament director | 15 | $0 |
| Dustin Hopkins | Director, website chair | 10 | $0 |
| Michael Urbonas | Director, election chair | 10 | $0 |
| David Katsman | Director | 5 | $0 |
| Elsie Smits | Director, tournament director, election committee | 7 | $0 |
| Igor Klempf | Director | 5 | $0 |
| Frank DelBomis | Director, tournament director, tournament committee | 7 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended April 30, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dmitry Barash | Director, scholastic chair, tournament director | 10 | $1,315 |
| Nicholas Sterling | Director, tournament director | 4 | $410 |
| Frank DelBomis | Director, tournament director | 3 | $160 |
| Andrew Hoy | President, budget chair, website designer | 15 | $0 |
| Steven Winer | Vice President, communications chair | 2 | $0 |
| Robert Messenger | Treasurer, membership secretary, tournament chair, tournament director | 20 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Caruso | Clerk, parliamentarian, election chair (died in June 2023) | 1 | $0 |
| Alonzo Ross | Clerk, election chair | 4 | $0 |
| Latanya Sweeney | Director, league director | 4 | $0 |
| Yi Wang | Director, tournament director | 2 | $0 |
| Elsie Smits | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Igor Klempf | Director, email blasts | 3 | $0 |
| Nadezda Kosintseva | Director, women's chess coordinator | 2 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended April 30, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Hoy | President, budget chair, website designer | 10 | $1,000 |
| Dmitry Barash | Director, scholastic chair, tournament director | 8 | $965 |
| Nicholas Sterling | Director, tournament director | 4 | $490 |
| Steven Winer | Vice President, communications chair | 2 | $0 |
| Robert Messenger | Treasurer, membership secretary, tournament chair, tournament director | 20 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Caruso | Clerk, parliamentarian, election chair | 4 | $0 |
| Latanya Sweeney | Director, education committee chair | 4 | $0 |
| Oleg Poliannikov | Director, web coordinator | 2 | $0 |
| Yi Wang | Director, tournament director | 4 | $0 |
| Alonzo Ross | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Elsie Smits | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Igor Klempf | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Paul Arond | Director | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 7 SPRUCE ST APT B, ACTON, MA 01720-2906
- In care of
- % OLEG POLIANNIKOV
- Mailing address (990-N for 2013)
- 15 Adams St, Medford MA 02155
- Principal officer (990-N for 2013)
- Nathan Smolensky, 15 Adams St, Medford MA 02155
- Signed the 990-EZ
- Colin Scheriff, Treasurer
- Phone
- (603) 891-2484
- Website
- www.masschess.org
Mission
To promote and encourage the game of chess.
Program accomplishments
- Adult tournaments. MassChess held 6 adult tournaments during the fiscal year, with an average of 131 players at each tournament. The largest was the 93rd Massachusetts Open, which had 233 players. Most of these tournaments were open to both adults and children.Expenses $33,409
- Scholastic tournaments. MassChess held 8 scholastic tournaments during the fiscal year, with an average of 109 players at each tournament. These included the four quarterly Spiegel Cup qualifiers and the Hurvitz Cup, the Massachusetts scholastic team championship, which had 189 players and was the largest event of the year.Expenses $24,491
- Women's and girls' tournaments. MassChess ran the Boston Queens tournament series for women and girls, together with the Massachusetts Girls Qualifier and the Massachusetts Girls Championship. The Girls Championship winner qualified for the WIM Ruth Haring National Tournament of Girls State Champions.Expenses $7,792
- Player travel. MassChess paid $500 each to partially reimburse travel expenses for players representing Massachusetts in national tournaments.Expenses $2,500 · grants $2,500
- Other programs. Other programs include prison chess, in which MassChess mails books and magazines to prison inmates to encourage their interest in chess, the Living Memorial Chess Fund which purchases chess supplies to help launch and maintain chess clubs throughout the state, the masschess.org website used for tournament listings and education/news related to our charitable programs, and other expenses related to chess player development. This also includes a $250 donation made on behalf of a deceased organization member and former director, the donation was made to the Gastric Cancer Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit.Expenses $2,369 · grants $250
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in April, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | April 30, 2026 | September 15, 2026 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2024 | April 30, 2025 | September 15, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | April 30, 2024 | September 16, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 04-2703613
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1980
- Accounting year ends
- April
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Recreation and sports (N50Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $204,041
- Income (IRS master file)
- $84,874
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | April 2026 | $84,874 | $77,326 | $204,041 | XML |
| 990-EZ | April 2025 | $106,323 | $90,229 | $185,817 | XML |
| 990-EZ | April 2024 | $91,997 | $76,127 | $169,144 | XML |
| 990-EZ | April 2023 | $85,886 | $70,661 | $153,647 | XML |
| 990-EZ | April 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2013 Officer: Nathan Smolensky | June 30, 2014 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 04-2703613).
Questions about MASSACHUSETTS CHESS ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of MASSACHUSETTS CHESS ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MASSACHUSETTS CHESS ASSOCIATION is 04-2703613.
- Is MASSACHUSETTS CHESS ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1980.
- Are donations to MASSACHUSETTS CHESS ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MASSACHUSETTS CHESS ASSOCIATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of MASSACHUSETTS CHESS ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending April 30, 2027) is due September 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MASSACHUSETTS CHESS ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended April 2026.
- Who is the principal officer of MASSACHUSETTS CHESS ASSOCIATION?
- The 990-N for 2013 names Nathan Smolensky.
- Who are the officers and directors of MASSACHUSETTS CHESS ASSOCIATION?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended April 30, 2026 lists 13 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $1,840 (Lawrence Gladding, Director (until 4/24/26, then resigned), Tournament Director).
- How much revenue does MASSACHUSETTS CHESS ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended April 30, 2026 it reported revenue of $84,874, expenses of $77,326 and total assets of $204,041 at year end.
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