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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CHESS FEDERATION.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 16 April 2025. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$1,023,338 changed to $7,695,845
Total expenses
$1,029,806 changed to $8,014,601
Contributions and grants received
$71,884 changed to $821,541
Grants paid
$0 changed to $138,000
Program service revenue
$910,244 changed to $6,424,464
Investment income
$35,949 changed to $410,291
Other revenue
$5,261 changed to $39,549
Total assets, end of year
$7,426,802 changed to $6,911,288
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,131,727 changed to $1,873,077
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,295,075 changed to $5,038,211
Program services expenses
$927,839 changed to $5,580,745
Management and general expenses
$101,492 changed to $2,330,194
Fundraising expenses
$475 changed to $103,662
Program service expenses (Part III)
$927,839 changed to $5,580,745

Listed only on the earlier return

  • Laksmana Viswanath

Listed only on the later return

  • Fred Abousleman
  • Lakshmana Viswanath

Listed under a different title

  • John Fernandez: MEMBER AT LA then VICE PRESIDE
  • Kevin Pryor: VICE PRESIDE then PRESIDENT
  • Ranae Bartlett: EXECUTIVE DI then FORNER EXEC
  • Randy L Bauer: PRESIDENT then MEMBER AT LA

Totals

Total revenue
$7,695,845
Total expenses
$8,014,601
Contributions and grants received
$821,541
Grants paid
$138,000
Program service revenue
$6,424,464
Investment income
$410,291
Other revenue
$39,549
Total assets, end of year
$6,911,288
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,873,077
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,038,211
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,580,745
Management and general expenses
$2,330,194
Fundraising expenses
$103,662
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,580,745

Program services were 69.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $821,541

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP

    total $2,921,534 · related or exempt $2,921,534

  • 2b · Program service revenue: TOURNAMENT REVENUES

    total $2,609,823 · related or exempt $2,609,823

  • 2c · Program service revenue: SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $356,146 · related or exempt $356,146

  • 2d · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $291,259 · related or exempt $291,259

  • 2e · Program service revenue: SALES COMMISSION

    total $128,388 · related or exempt $128,388

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $117,314 · related or exempt $117,314

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $339,572 · excluded $339,572

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $39,549 · related or exempt $39,549

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $62,086 · other assets $8,633

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $62,086 · other assets $8,633

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $70,719 · related or exempt $70,719

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $138,000 · program services $138,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $147,313 · program services $80,889 · management and general $66,424

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,983,400 · program services $1,015,956 · management and general $923,445 · fundraising $43,999

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $226,297 · management and general $226,297

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $12,298 · fundraising $12,298

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $532,766 · program services $523,142 · management and general $9,624

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $593,605 · management and general $593,605

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $74,483 · management and general $74,483

  • 17 · Travel

    total $153,977 · management and general $153,977

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $84,962 · management and general $84,962

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $88,248 · management and general $88,248

  • 24a · Other expenses: TOURNAMENT EXPENSE - INTE

    total $2,305,148 · program services $2,305,148

  • 24b · Other expenses: TOURNAMENT EXPENSE - DOME

    total $1,310,851 · program services $1,310,851

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK AND MERCHANT CHARGES

    total $196,773 · program services $94,375 · management and general $102,398

  • 24d · Other expenses: OTHER PROGRAMING

    total $111,050 · program services $111,050

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $55,430 · program services $1,334 · management and general $6,731 · fundraising $47,365

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,210,737 · end of year $876,130

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $116,636 · end of year $18,547

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $37,960 · end of year $107,462

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $844,831

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $318,939

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $250,768 · end of year $525,892

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $5,696,508 · end of year $5,309,186

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $114,193 · end of year $74,071

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $897,713 · end of year $251,338

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $952,727 · end of year $1,542,912

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $281,287 · end of year $78,827

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,940,530 · end of year $2,341,612

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,354,545 · end of year $2,696,599

Mission and programs · 2024

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.

Activities or mission (Part I)

US CHESS PROMOTES THE STUDY AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE GAME OF CHESS, FOR ITS OWN SAKE AS AN ART AND FOR ENJOYMENT,BUT ALSO AS A MEANS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF SOCIETY. IT INFORMS, EDUCATES, AND FOSTERS THE DEVELOPMENT OF PLAYERS (PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR) AND POTENTIAL PLAYERS. IT ENCOURAGES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NETWORK OF INSTITUTIONS DEVOTED TO ENHANCING THE GROWTH OF CHESS, FROM LOCAL CLUBS TO STATE AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND IT PROMOTES CHESS IN AMERICAN SCHOOLS.

  • 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 CHESS. US CHESS AND ITS MEMBERS SUPPORTED INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS; CONDUCTED, SPONSORED, AND PROMOTED CHESS LESSONS, SEMINARS, AND LECTURES; HELD CHESS TOURNAMENTS FOR YOUTH, ADULTS, AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES; PRODUCED PUBLICATIONS FOR ITS MEMBERS AND OTHERS DESCRIBING THE CORPORATION'S ACTIVITIES AND PROMOTING CHESS EDUCATION; ENCOURAGED THE FORMATION OF CHESS GROUPS, CLUBS, AND ASSOCIATIONS; AND SUPPORTED AND PROMOTED CHESS-RELATED ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.

    Expenses $5,580,745 · Grants $138,000 · Revenue $6,424,464

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Ranae Bartlett

    FORNER EXEC

    Total calculated
    $147,313
    From this org
    $147,313
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Fred Abousleman

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Randy L Bauer

    MEMBER AT LA

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Leila D'Aquin

    MEMBER AT LA

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • John Fernandez

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • David Hater

    MEMBER AT LA

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Mike Hoffpauir

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Kevin Pryor

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Chuck Unruh

    VP OF FINANC

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Lakshmana Viswanath

    MEMBER AT LA

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

  • 318 CHESS CLUB

    $10,000

    SEE SUPPLEMENTAL INF

  • LENOIR CITY SCHOOLS

    $10,000

    SEE SUPPLEMENTAL INF

  • DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS

    $10,000

    SEE SUPPLEMENTAL INF

  • HAMILTON MEADOWS PARK TITLE ONE GRA

    $7,500

    SEE SUPPLEMENTAL INF

  • DR AMERICO PAREDES ELEMENTARY

    $7,500

    SEE SUPPLEMENTAL INF

  • HAMPTON ROADS CHESS ASSOCIATION

    $7,000

    SEE SUPPLEMENTAL INF

  • PEORIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

    $7,000

    SEE SUPPLEMENTAL INF

  • NORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE

    $6,000

    SEE SUPPLEMENTAL INF

  • CHESS CARDINALS

    $6,000

    SEE SUPPLEMENTAL INF

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
2 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202610339349300436

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