Program areas at The Gift of Chess
Purchsed Chess sets with donations and funds raised from members of The local Chess community. All sets were distributed to manhatan and brooklyn public schools.
The organization has various outreach initiatives, which include education, prison, and refugee outreach in The united states as well as globally. Each partner country has an assigned embassador who is leading our miro distribution efforts across schools, orphanages, prisions, refugee camps, community centers and Chess clubs. To date The organization has produced over 75,000 Chess sets for global distribution. Those Chess sets have been donated to nearly 30 countries.
Who funds The Gift of Chess
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at The Gift of Chess
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Russell Makofsky | President | $0 | 2024-05-07 |
| Ian West | Secretary | $0 | 2023-12-31 |
| Ryan Rodriguez | Board Member | $0 | 2023-12-31 |
| Tyrone Davis | Treasurer | $0 | 2023-12-31 |
Financials for The Gift of Chess
| Revenues | FYE 12/2023 | FYE 12/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $307,182 | $90,538 | 239.3% |
| Program services | $0 | $0 | - |
| Investment income and dividends | $0 | $0 | - |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
| Total revenues | $307,182 | $90,538 | 239.3% |
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Data update history
July 13, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
December 28, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $13,631 from PayPal Giving Fund November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990EZ for fiscal year 2021
July 7, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990EZ for fiscal year 2022
Nonprofit Types
Civic / social organizationsSchoolsEducational service providersCharities
Issues
Education
Characteristics
Tax deductible donationsNo full-time employeesAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 308 W 46th St
- New York, NY 10036
- Metro area
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- County
- New York County, NY
- Website URL
- thegiftofchess.org/Â
IRS details
- EIN
- 86-3477107
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2021
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- B90: Educational Services
- NAICS code, primary
- 813410: Civic and Social Organizations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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