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Chess Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 30-0782279 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025

Total grants paid
$1.4M
Grants reported
75
Typical grant
$10K
Future commitments
Not reported

Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.

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Original filing text

Reported organization name: CHESS FOUNDATION

Giving by tax year

Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
202537$788K
202438$618K

Where Chess Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

King School

Stamford, CT

$50KTax year 2025

General support

New Heights Youth

Brooklyn, NY

$50KTax year 2025

General support

Youth Enrichment Services

West Islip, NY

$50KTax year 2025

General support

Trinity College

Hartford, CT

$50KTax year 2025

General support

Soccer Without Borders

Baltimore, MD

$50KTax year 2025

General support

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from Chess Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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