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Nonprofit · EIN 34-1961748

PROGRESS WITH CHESS INC

Tax-exempt · CLEVELAND, OH 44120

Financials

$717K$597K2023$609K$526K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of PROGRESS WITH CHESS INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$609,484$525,939$83,545$462,654$12,442$450,212
December 31, 2023990$716,800$596,877$119,923$393,678$24,976$368,702
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$22,500
Program service revenue
$586,984
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$70,000
Other salaries and wages
$112,000
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$195,923
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$4,548
Occupancy
$8,049
Travel
$8,035
Program services (functional)
$398,644
Management and general (functional)
$123,042
Fundraising (functional)
$4,253

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$393,678
Total assets, end of year
$462,654
Total liabilities, end of year
$12,442
Net assets, end of year
$450,212
Net assets without donor restrictions
$450,212
Gross receipts
$609,484
Employees
3
Year formed
1995
State of legal domicile
OH

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 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Bob ScacciaBoard Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0
Karen McKeehanSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0
Scott WachterDirector
Trustee or director
3$0
Joel FeldmanDirector
Trustee or director
3$0
Anthony AkinsDirector
Trustee or director
3$0
Jonathan GlauserDirector
Trustee or director
3$0
Wayne JenningsDirector
Trustee or director
3$0
Taylor Lovell ShockeyDirector
Trustee or director
3$0
Michael JoelsonPresident
Key employee
40$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Michael JoelsonPresident
Key employee
40$62,667
Jonathan GlauserDirector
Trustee or director
3$0
Anthony AkinsDirector
Trustee or director
3$0
Taylor Lovell ShockeyDirector
Trustee or director
3$0
Wayne JenningsDirector
Trustee or director
3$0
Scott WachterDirector
Trustee or director
3$0
Joel FeldmanDirector
Trustee or director
3$0
Bob ScacciaBoard Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0
Karen McKeehanSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
12200 FAIRHILL RD STE D230, CLEVELAND, OH 44120-1058
In care of
% MICHAEL JOELSON
Signed the 990
MICHAEL JOELSON, President
Phone
(216) 321-7000
Return prepared by
DiSalvo CPA

Mission

To promote interest in chess among young people and by doing so, increase their self-esteem and problem solving skills. Through chess we provide area youth with opportunities for positive social interaction with people of diverse ages, nationalites and cultural backgrounds.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • Provide students in area schools with intruction and supervised practice in playing chess Approximentley 2,500 students partcipate.
    Expenses $262,527
  • Organize county wide chess tournaments for students, approxmatley 980 students attend. We offer free partication in our tournaments and free US chess Federation memberships to 132 low income students. We introduced hundreds of area youth to US Chess Federation rated tournament play.
    Expenses $91,116
  • Organized summer day camps with instruction and supervised practice in chess, approximately 300 students participate.
    Expenses $45,001

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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
34-1961748
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2002
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B90)
Assets (IRS master file)
$462,654
Income (IRS master file)
$609,484

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024–––IRS
990December 2023$716,800$596,877$393,678IRS
990December 2022$562,242$435,715$261,061IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.

Questions about PROGRESS WITH CHESS INC

What is the EIN of PROGRESS WITH CHESS INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of PROGRESS WITH CHESS INC is 34-1961748.
Is PROGRESS WITH CHESS INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2002.
Are donations to PROGRESS WITH CHESS INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does PROGRESS WITH CHESS INC 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 PROGRESS WITH CHESS INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did PROGRESS WITH CHESS INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who are the officers and directors of PROGRESS WITH CHESS INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 9 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does PROGRESS WITH CHESS INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $609,484, expenses of $525,939 and total assets of $462,654 at year end.

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