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WORLD CHESS MUSEUM INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
WORLD CHESS MUSEUM INC (EIN 27-1280023)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-11-15
IRS object ID
201723199349305087
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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MissionTHE MISSION OF THE WORLD CHESS HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM IS TO EDUCATEVISITORS, FANS, PLAYERS, AND SCHOLARS BY COLLECTING, PRESERVING,EXHIBITING, AND INTERPRETING THE GAME OF CHESS AND ITS CONTINUINGCULTURAL AND ARTISTIC SIGNIFICANCE.MissionDesc
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DescSEE SCHEDULE O.THE WORLD CHESS HALL OF FAME CREATES ENGAGING EXHIBITIONS CELEBRATING THE GAME OF CHESS, ITS HISTORY, AND ITS IMPACT ON ART AND CULTURE. THROUGH THESE EXHIBITIONS AND INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, THE WCHOF POPULARIZES CHESS AMONG A NEW AND DIVERSE AUDIENCE. THE WCHOF ALSO SEEKS TO SERVE AS A REPOSITORY FOR ARTIFACTS RELATED TO THE RICH HISTORY OF THE GAME OF CHESS.BATTLE ON THE BOARD: CHESS DURING WORLD WAR II - JUNE 25, 2015 TO JANUARY 17, 2016THOUGH CHESS IS OFTEN PERCEIVED AS A GAME OF WAR, IT ALSO SERVES AS A MEANS OF PASSING LONG HOURS OR AS AN AID IN RECUPERATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY. BATTLE ON THE BOARD: CHESS DURING WORLD WAR II PROVIDED INSIGHT INTO HOW A GAME MODELED UPON BATTLE CAN PROVIDE A SENSE OF HOME AND COMMUNITY AS WELL AS DEMONSTRATING THE DRAMATIC CHANGES THE WAR BROUGHT TO THE GAME. THE EXHIBITION INCLUDED PRISONER OF WAR CHESS SETS FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE MARINE CORPS AND NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, ARCHIVAL MATERIAL FROM THE JOHN G. WHITE CHESS COLLECTION AT THE CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY, AND HIGHLIGHTED FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE WCHOF.LADIES KNIGHT: A FEMALE PERSPECTIVE ON CHESS - OCTOBER 29, 2015 TO MAY 1, 2016LADIES' KNIGHT: A FEMALE PERSPECTIVE ON CHESS EXAMINES HOW A GAME OFTEN DOMINATED BY MEN INSPIRES CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS. THE EXHIBITION PRESENTED WORKS BY 12 FEMALE ARTISTS WHOSE DIVERSE INTERPRETATIONS OF THE GAME RANGE FROM THE PLAYFUL AND FEMININE TO THE SERIOUS, AND ENCOURAGED DIALOGUE ABOUT SUBJECTS LIKE CRIME, LANGUAGE, PEACE AND CONFLICT, AND INEQUALITY. THE WCHOF ENDEAVORS TO PRESENT EXHIBITIONS THAT HONOR THE GAME'S PIONEERS, REFLECT ITS SIGNIFICANT CULTURAL IMPACT, AND APPEAL TO A WIDE AUDIENCE. IN 2015 AND 2016, THE WCHOF IS LAUNCHED AN INITIATIVE TO ENCOURAGE MORE WOMEN TO TAKE UP THE GAME. KINGS, QUEENS & CASTLES - OCTOBER 31, 2015 TO SEPTEMBER 11, 2016THE WCHOF IS PLEASED TO PRESENT KINGS, QUEENS & CASTLES, AN INNOVATIVE EXHIBITION WHICH BROUGHT THE CHESS BOARD TO LIFE AND PROVIDED AN ENGAGING INTRODUCTION TO INDIVIDUAL CHESS PIECES AND GAME STRATEGY. THE EXHIBITION WAS DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MAGIC HOUSE. FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE WCHOF IS PRESENTED AN EXHIBITION SOLELY FOCUSED ON CHILDREN AND CHESS. WITH A GIANT MEDIEVAL CASTLE, SLIDES, LIFE-SIZE CHESSBOARD, LARGE-SCALE CHESS PIECES, AND CHESS-PLAYING AND ART-MAKING STATIONS, CHILDREN OF ALL AGES AND CHESS-PLAYING ABILITY WEREL BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THE ANCIENT GAME IN A BRAND NEW WAY. HER TURN: REVOLUTIONARY WOMEN OF CHESS - FEBRUARY 4, 2016 TO SEPTEMBER 4, 2016HER TURN: REVOLUTIONARY WOMEN OF CHESS HIGHLIGHTED THE STORIES OF A DIVERSE NUMBER OF WOMEN CHESS PLAYERS FROM THE LATE 19TH THROUGH THE EARLY 21ST CENTURIES. THE 1897 INTERNATIONAL LADIES' CHESS CONGRESS, ORGANIZED BY THE LADIES' CHESS CLUB OF LONDON AND HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH QUEEN VICTORIA'S DIAMOND JUBILEE, WAS THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S COMPETITION. HER TURN EXPLORES THE STORIES OF THESE EARLY PIONEERS AS WELL AS LATER TRAILBLAZERS WHO OVERTURNED GENDER STEREOTYPES IN CHESS, INCLUDING THE POLGAR SISTERSSUSAN, SOFIA, AND JUDIT. THROUGH THIS DISPLAY, HER TURN NOT ONLY EXPLORES SOME OF THE STRUGGLES THAT FEMALE CHESS PLAYERS FACED OVER GENERATIONS BUT ALSO CELEBRATES THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS PLAYERS, ORGANIZERS, AND WRITERS. TOM HACKNEY: CORRESPONDING SQUARES: PAINTING THE CHESS GAMES OF MARCEL DUCHAMP - MAY 19, 2016 TO SEPTEMBER 11, 2016 IN HIS ONGOING SERIES OF CHESS PAINTINGS, BRITISH ARTIST TOM HACKNEY TRANSLATES THE CHESS GAMES OF INFLUENTIAL ARTIST AND SELF-AVOWED CHESS FANATIC MARCEL DUCHAMP INTO VIVID GEOMETRIC ABSTRACTIONS. WITH A MISSION TO INTERPRET THE GAME OF CHESS AND ITS CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC SIGNIFICANCE, THE WORLD CHESS HALL OF FAME was HONORED TO PRESENT TOM HACKNEY'S FIRST SOLO EXHIBITION IN THE UNITED STATES. TOM HACKNEY: CORRESPONDING SQUARES: PAINTING THE CHESS GAMES OF MARCEL DUCHAMP WAS ORGANIZED IN COLLABORATION WITH FRANCIS M. NAUMANN FINE ART, NEW YORK. HACKNEY IS A YOUNG BRITISH PAINTER WHO HAS CREATED GEOMETRIC ABSTRACTIONS BASED ON THE MOVEMENTS OF PIECES IN CHESS GAMES. IN THE CASE OF THis EXHIBITION, THE GAMES WERE PLAYED BY THE CELEBRATED FRENCH ARTIST AND CHESS PLAYER, MARCEL DUCHAMP. IN A SPEECH AT THE NEW YORK STATE CHESS ASSOCIATION IN 1952, DUCHAMP REMARKED THAT PLAYING A GAME OF CHESS WAS LIKE MAKING A DRAWING. "THE CHESS PIECES ARE THE BLOCK ALPHABET WHICH SHAPES THOUGHTS; AND THESE THOUGHTS, ALTHOUGH MAKING A VISUAL DESIGN ON THE CHESSBOARD, EXPRESS THEIR BEAUTY ABSTRACTLY, LIKE A POEM." IN HACKNEY'S PICTURES, THE BEAUTY OF THOSE GAMES IS CAPTURED AND MADE VISIBLE IN A SINGLE STATIC IMAGE. IT WAS DUCHAMP'S GOAL TO ELEVATE ART FROM A PURELY VISUAL EXPERIENCE TO SOMETHING MORE CEREBRAL, AN ASPIRATION THAT HACKNEY UNQUESTIONABLY ACCOMPLISHES IN THESE PAINTINGS WHOSE BEAUTY IS GENERATED ENTIRELY BY IDEAS THAT TOOK PLACE ON THE 64 SQUARES OF A CHESSBOARD.OPEN FILES: CELEBRATING 5 YEARS OF COLLECTING - SEPTEMBER 29, 2016 TO APRIL 15, 2017OPEN FILES: CELEBRATING FIVE YEARS OF COLLECTING HIGHLIGHTED JUST A SMALL PORTION OF THE NUMEROUS ARTIFACTS THE INSTITUTION HAS OBTAINED DURING ITS FIRST FIVE YEARS IN SAINT LOUIS. ONE OF THE FIRST EXHIBITIONS PRESENTED AT THE WCHOF WAS A SURVEY OF HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION AND LOANS FROM OTHER INSTITUTIONS. OPEN FILES REVISITS THIS CONCEPT, HONORING SOME OF THE DONORS FROM THE PAST FIVE YEARS AS WELL AS ILLUSTRATING THE DIVERSITY OF ITS COLLECTION. THE WCHOF ACQUIRES ARTIFACTS AS VARIED AS POP CULTURE CHESS SETS AND CHESS-THEMED ADVERTISEMENTS, PINS AND POSTERS COMMEMORATING IMPORTANT COMPETITIONS, AND ARCHIVES BELONGING TO MEMBERS OF THE U.S. AND WORLD CHESS HALLS OF FAME. ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MINERAL: NATURAL SPLENDORS FROM THE CHESS COLLECTION OF DR. GEORGE & VIVIAN DEAN - SEPTEMBER 29, 2016 TO MARCH 12, 2017THIS EXHIBITION OF WORKS FROM THE DEAN COLLECTION MARKS THE WCHOF'S FIFTH ANNIVERSARY AS WELL AS DR. GEORGE AND VIVIAN DEAN'S 55TH YEAR OF COLLECTING FINE CHESS SETS. LOVERS OF HISTORY AND ART, THE DEANS HAVE TRAVELED TO OVER 100 COUNTRIES TO FIND OVER 1,000 OF THE FINEST CHESS SETS FROM THE 8TH CENTURY CE TO THE PRESENT, AND HAVE ASSEMBLED THEM INTO ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTIONS. HOWEVER, THE DEANS ARE ALSO PASSIONATE ABOUT SCIENCE. DR. DEAN IS A PHYSICIAN AS WAS CARL LINNAEUS, WHO IN HIS 1735 BOOK SYSTEMA NATURAE PROPOSED THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM OF CLASSIFYING THE ENTIRE NATURAL WORLD INTO ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, AND MINERAL KINGDOMS. THE SELECTION OF THESE CHESS SETS was BASED ON THE CATEGORIES OF LINNAEUS' SYSTEMA NATURAE. THEIR PRESENTATION was INSPIRED BY ANOTHER INFLUENTIAL AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT TEXT, DENIS DIDEROT'S ENCYCLOPEDIA, OR A SYSTEMATIC DICTIONARY OF THE SCIENCES, ARTS, AND CRAFTS, (1751-1772). BY EXHIBITING CHESS SETS (ARTS) IN THE CONTEXT OF THE NATURAL MATERIALS (SCIENCES) FROM WHICH THEY WERE MADE ALONG WITH EXAMPLES OF THE TYPES OF TOOLS AND PROCESSES USED TO MAKE THEM (CRAFTS) IT BECame EVIDENT THAT CHESS SETS AND CHESS CULTURE ARE NOT APART FROM LIFE, BUT A PART OF LIFE AND THE NATURAL WORLD THAT SURROUNDS US. DESIGNING CHESSMEN: A TASTE OF THE IMAGERY OF CHESS - SEPTEMBER 29, 2016 TO MARCH 12, 2017IN 1944, THE IMAGERY OF CHESS OPENED AT THE JULIEN LEVY GALLERY IN NEW YORK CITY. CONCEIVED BY THE DADAIST AND CHESS MASTER MARCEL DUCHAMP, GALLERY OWNER LEVY, AND DADAIST/SURREALIST MAX ERNST, THE EXHIBITION BROUGHT TOGETHER A GROUP OF ARTISTS WHO WERE CHALLENGED WITH DESIGNING CHESSMEN THAT DIFFERED FROM THE TRADITIONAL AND FORMAL STAUNTON AND "FRENCH" SETS USED IN EVERYDAY CHESS AND TOURNAMENT PLAY. TASKED WITH CREATING NEW "FIGURES, AT ONCE MORE HARMONIOUS AND MORE AGREEABLE TO THE TOUCH AND TO THE SIGHT," OVER 30 ARTISTS AS WELL AS COMPOSERS, ARCHITECTS, STAGE DESIGNERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, GRAPHIC DESIGNERS, A RESEARCH LIBRARIAN, AND A PSYCHOANALYST, PARTICIPATED IN THE PROJECT. THEY CREATED A VARIETY OF BOARDS AND SETS, AS WELL AS SCULPTURE, MUSIC, PAINTINGS, AND DRAWINGS. COINCIDING WITH THE HEIGHT OF WWII, THIS PLAYFUL AND WHIMSICAL EXHIBITION WAS CELEBRATED AT THE TIME AND RECEIVED CONSIDERABLE PRESS COVERAGE IN MAINSTREAM MEDIA, ART JOURNALS, AND CHESS PUBLICATIONS. THE DETAILS OF THE PROJECT WERE LARGELY UNDOCUMENTED; TO THIS DAY, NO CHECKLIST HAS BEEN FOUND, SO THERE IS MUCH SPECULATION AS TO WHAT EACH ARTIST CONTRIBUTED TO THE SHOW. IN 2016, THE WORLD CHESS HALL OF FAME CELEBRATED THE IMAGERY OF CHESS BY STAGING AN EXHIBITION INSPIRED BY THE ORIGINAL EXHIBIT.Desc

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DescSee Schedule O.Cultural Education Outreach:EDUCATION AND ADULT PROGRAMMING: IN KEEPING WITH ITS MISSION OF INTERPRETING THE GAME OF CHESS AND ITS CONTINUING CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC SIGNIFICANCE, THE WORLD CHESS HALL OF FAME OFFERED LOW-COST EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES. THESE INCLUDE FAMILY DAYS ON SATURDAY MORNINGS, WHICH SEEK TO INTRODUCE FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AGES 5 - 12 TO THE WORLD CHESS HALL OF FAME THROUGH FAMILY-FRIENDLY TOURS OF CURRENT EXHIBITIONS AND A RELATED ART PROJECT (TOTAL ATTENDANCE 81). IN ADDITION WE OFFERED PROGRAMMING ON TUESDAY MORNINGS FOR CHILDREN AGES 0-3 AND THEIR PARENTS THAT WAS GEARED TOWARDS BUILDING TODDLERS SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE (TOTAL ATTENDANCE 265).THE WORLD CHESS HALL OF FAME OFFERS BOTH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC EVENTS THAT PROMOTE AND WORK WITH THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION TO POPULARIZE THE SPORT OF CHESS IN NUMEROUS ARTISTIC WAYS. MANY PUBLIC EVENTS THE WCHOF HOSTS ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE EXHIBITIONS ON DISPLAY.IN THE EVENING, AND OCCASIONAL SATURDAY MORNINGS, THE ORGANIZATION HELD THIRTY-NINE ADULT PROGRAMMING EVENTS WITH VISITING ARTISTS, SCHOLARS, CURATORS, YOGA INSTRUCTORS, AND CHESS PROFESSIONALS (TOTAL ATTENDANCE 544). CONCERTS WERE HELD ON THE FOURTH WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH AS WELL AS INTERMITTENT CONCERTS ON THE THIRD THURSDAY (FOUR IN TOTAL), TO BRING PEOPLE INTO THE HALL OF FAME AND EXPERIENCE THE CULTURAL ASPECT OF CHESS (TOTAL ATTENDANCE 1,159).ALSO IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CHESS CLUB AND SCHOLASTIC CENTER OF SAINT LOUIS, THE WCHOF HOSTED JOINT FIELD TRIPS THAT INCLUDED VISITS AND TOURS OF BOTH INSTITUTIONS (TOTAL ATTENDANCE 423).THE WORLD CHESS HALL OF FAME PARTICIPATED IN COMMUNITY EVENTS IN THE ST. LOUIS AREA. IN 2016, OVER 10,000 CHILDREN AND ADULTS WERE REACHED BY PARTICIPATING IN COMMUNITY EVENTS AND PARTNERSHIPS, WHICH SHOWCASED THE EDUCATIONAL AND ARTISTIC OUTREACH MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION.Desc

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

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Shelia Manion
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Rex Sinquefield
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PO Box 509089Saint LouisMO63150Legal$550,242
Integrated Facility Services
1055 Cassens Industrial CourtFentonMO63026Construction & HVAC$152,067
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$7,654MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$20,835FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$3,044,767AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$147,000NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,073,256TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CULTURAL EDU. OUTREACH611710$10,638$10,638
EXHIBITS713990$7,622$7,622
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$18,260TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,000RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,000RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,000TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,000ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$14,265FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$20,835ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$4,030FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$10,235TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$10,235ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$104,121GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$45,960CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$58,161TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$43,746RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$14,415UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescInsurance ReimbursemntDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$459,752TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$459,752ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,770TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$5,770RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$465,522OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,626,434TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$67,776RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$14,415UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$470,987ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,000TotalAmt
Program Services$20,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$117,307TotalAmt
Program Services$71,836ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44,299ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,172FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$664,883TotalAmt
Program Services$608,876ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,018ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,989FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,185TotalAmt
Program Services$11,785ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,400ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$84,888TotalAmt
Program Services$71,086ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,869ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$933FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$66,941TotalAmt
Program Services$60,691ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,200ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,050FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$90,000TotalAmt
Program Services$31,500ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$45,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,500FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$332,111TotalAmt
Program Services$8,615ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$323,496ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,592TotalAmt
Management And General$20,592ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,961TotalAmt
Fundraising$38,961FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$356,104TotalAmt
Program Services$345,360ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,456ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,288FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$154,476TotalAmt
Program Services$1,312ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$150,845ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,319FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$161,339TotalAmt
Program Services$137,454ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,917ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,968FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$69,221TotalAmt
Program Services$58,233ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,988ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$475,240TotalAmt
Program Services$382,833ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$82,635ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,772FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,614TotalAmt
Program Services$42,358ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,994ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$262FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,704TotalAmt
Program Services$1,918ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$600ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$186FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$405,541TotalAmt
Program Services$365,947ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,594ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,739TotalAmt
Program Services$13,414ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,325ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Exhibition display Item$111,967$111,967
Meals & Entertainment$86,778$70,366$11,912$4,500
Staff Assesment & Edu.$14,924$1,179$6,245$7,500
Inventory Reduction$5,313$5,313

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$550TotalAmt
Management And General$550ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,358,378TotalAmt
Program Services$2,422,043ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$811,935ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$124,400FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$300,571BOYAmt
EOY$227,837EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,311BOYAmt
EOY$14,312EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$825BOYAmt
EOY$68,824EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$71,643BOYAmt
EOY$105,135EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44,398BOYAmt
EOY$53,412EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,285,852LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$844,272LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$379,406BOYAmt
EOY$441,580EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$104,083EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$379,797BOYAmt
EOY$324,318EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,191,951BOYAmt
EOY$1,339,501EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$253,747BOYAmt
EOY$133,937EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,742BOYAmt
EOY$2,046EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$256,489BOYAmt
EOY$135,983EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$935,462BOYAmt
EOY$1,203,518EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$935,462BOYAmt
EOY$1,203,518EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,191,951BOYAmt
EOY$1,339,501EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$268,056ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consol And Sep Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolAndSepBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee0AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Supporting Organization509a3Yes (X)SupportingOrganization509a3Ind
Supporting Org Type1Yes (X)SupportingOrgType1Ind
IRS Written DeterminationYes (X)IRSWrittenDeterminationInd
Supported Organizations1SupportedOrganizationsCnt

Supported Org Information SupportedOrgInformationGrp

Supported Organization Name SupportedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint LouisBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN260844268EIN
Organization Type2OrganizationTypeCd
Governing Document ListedYes (1)GoverningDocumentListedInd
Support$2,254,383SupportAmt
Other Support$0OtherSupportAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Supported Organizations Total1SupportedOrganizationsTotalCnt
Support Sum$2,254,383SupportSumAmt
Other Support Sum$0OtherSupportSumAmt

Form990 Sch A Supporting Org Form990SchASupportingOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Listed By Name Governing DocYes (1)ListedByNameGoverningDocInd
Suprt Org No IRS Determination0SuprtOrgNoIRSDeterminationInd
Supported Org Section C4560SupportedOrgSectionC456Ind
Supported Org Not Organized US0SupportedOrgNotOrganizedUSInd
Organization Change Suprt Org0OrganizationChangeSuprtOrgInd
Support Non Supported Org0SupportNonSupportedOrgInd
Payment Substantial Contribtr0PaymentSubstantialContribtrInd
Loan Disqualified Person0LoanDisqualifiedPersonInd
Controlled Disqualified Prsn0ControlledDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Disqualified Prsn Controll Int0DisqualifiedPrsnControllIntInd
Disqualified Prsn Ownr Int0DisqualifiedPrsnOwnrIntInd
Excess Business Holdings Rules0ExcessBusinessHoldingsRulesInd
Contribution Controller0ContributionControllerInd
Contribution Family0ContributionFamilyInd
Contribution35 Controlled0Contribution35ControlledInd

Form990 Sch A Type1 Suprt Org Form990SchAType1SuprtOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Power Appoint Majority Dir TrstYes (1)PowerAppointMajorityDirTrstInd
Operate Benefit Non Suprt Org0OperateBenefitNonSuprtOrgInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Revenues Included$147,000RevenuesIncludedAmt
Assets Included$258,318AssetsIncludedAmt

Held Works Art HeldWorksArtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Assets Included$66,000AssetsIncludedAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$629,164OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$413,434DepreciationAmt
Book Value$215,730BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$630,253OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$430,838DepreciationAmt
Book Value$199,415BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$26,435OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$26,435BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$441,580TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Art Collection$72,605
Other Assets$251,713
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$324,318TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,676,424TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,676,424RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$49,990OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$49,990RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,626,434TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,408,368TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$49,990OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$49,990ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,358,378ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,358,378TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part III, Line 4:THE COLLECTION INCLUDES: WORLD'S LARGEST CHESS PIECE - ART PIECE DISPLAYED OUTSIDE THE HALL OF FAME TO ATTRACT VISITORS TO THE HALL OF FAME AND BRING INTEREST TO THE GAME OF CHESS. MUSEUM EXHIBIT ITEMS - VARIOUS CHESS SETS AND CHESS THEMED ART displayed to celebrate the game of chess, its history, and its impact on art and culture.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Cost of Goods Sold -45,960. Special Event Expenses -4,030.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Cost of Goods Sold 45,960. Special Event Expenses 4,030.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Rome GroupBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13120 LocustAddressLine1Txt
CitySt LouisCityNm
State AbbreviationMOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP63103ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityDevelopmentActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$0GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$17,000RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$0NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$17,000TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Licensed StatesMOLicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1DINNEREvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$35,100GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$20,835CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$14,265GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$4,030OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$35,100GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$20,835CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$14,265GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$4,030OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$4,030DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$10,235NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Saint Louis Fashion FundBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1911 Washington Avenue Ste 843AddressLine1Txt
CitySaint LouisCityNm
State AbbreviationMOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP63101ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN371760557RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(c)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$20,000CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantOutreach and education fashion fund incubator.PurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationALL GRANTS LISTED IN PART II ARE TO ORGANIZATIONS ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF A STATE WHICH IS PART OF THE USA, AND IT HAS RECEIVED A FAVORABLE DETERMINATION LETTER THAT IT IS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN CODE SECTION 501(C)(3). FURTHER, ALL GRANTS ARE MEMORIALIZED IN A WRITTEN GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THIS ORGANIZATION AND THE GRANTEE ORGANIZATION. EACH SUCH GRANT AGREEMENT REQUIRES THAT TIMELY REPORTS OF HOW GRANT PROCEEDS HAVE BEEN USED BE DELIVERED TO THIS GRANTOR ORGANIZATION. FURTHER, EACH GRANT AGREEMENT REQUIRES CONTINUOUS COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF THE US TAX LAWS DURING THE TERM OF THE GRANT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Maryland Properties LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionRex Sinquefiled is a >35% OwnerRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$270,900TransactionAmt
TransactionRentTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Collectibles CollectiblesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$27,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenuesindepend. appraisalMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Historical Artifacts HistoricalArtifactsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$120,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenuesindepend. appraisalMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received2Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Column (b):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMethod of Counting: The organization is reporting the number of contributions received.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2FAMILY OR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS: REX SINQUEFIELD HAS A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH SHEILA MANION AND JENNIFER SHAHADE.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 3DELEGATION OF CONTROL OF MANAGEMENT DUTIES: JOY BRAY OF CHI CHI LLC PROVIDES THE SERVICES OF GENERAL MANAGER FOR THE ORGANIZATION.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aPOWER TO APPOINT MEMBERS: ALL OF THE DIRECTORS SHALL BE ELECTED, DESIGNATED, AND APPROVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CHESS CLUB and scholastic center of St. Louis, THE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bDECISIONS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL: THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS BY THE GOVERNING BODY ARE SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF TWO-THIRDS OF THE FULL GOVERNING BODY OF THE CHESS CLUB, THE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION: > TO ESTABLISH OR CHANGE THE PHILOSOPHY, OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSES OF THE ORGANIZATION; > TO APPROVE ANY SALE, PURCHASE, LEASE OR ENCUMBRANCE OF REAL PROPERTY; > TO AMEND THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS OF THE CORPORATION; > TO APPROVE THE MERGER, CONSOLIDATION, LIQUIDATION, OR DISSOLUTION OF THE CORPORATION; > TO DETERMINE THE DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS UPON LIQUIDATION AND DISSOLUTION IN A MANNER NOT INCONSISTENT WITH THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE ORGANIZATION.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bREVIEW PROCESS: THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. THEN THE RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE PERSONNEL RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCES. THese PERSONNEL REVIEW THE DRAFT OF THE RETURN AND SUBMIT THE DRAFT TO THE BOARD. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS PROVIDED A COPY OF THE FORM 990 FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cCOMPLIANCE WITH CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY: ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ANNUALLY. THE POLICY COVERS ANY DIRECTOR, OFFICER, MANAGER, KEY EMPLOYEE, OR MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWER, WHO HAS A DIRECT OR INDIRECT FINANCIAL INTEREST IN AN ENTITY THAT CONTRACTS WITH THE ORGANIZATION. THE ACTUAL CONFLICT WILL BE REVIEWED AT THE GOVERNING BOARD MEETING AND THE PERSON WITH A CONFLICT WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM THE DISCUSSION OF AND VOTING ON THE CONFLICT.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION: THE BOARD HAS ESTABLISHED A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MADE UP OF INDEPENDENT MEMBERS TO ANNUALLY REVIEW AND APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF THE DIRECTORS AND CERTAIN SENIOR STAFF MEMBERS. AS PART OF THE PROCESS, THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPARABLE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS DATA OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS, ALONG WITH PERFORMANCE RESULTS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19AVAILABILITY OF ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS: THE ORGANIZATION MAKES THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gArtist Fees: Program service expenses 29,450. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 29,450. Audio/Visual: Program service expenses 19,677. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 4,179. Total expenses 23,856. Consulting: Program service expenses 44,200. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 44,200. Curator: Program service expenses 16,694. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 16,694. Exhibit Install/Deinstall: Program service expenses 490. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 490. Moving Contractor: Program service expenses 26,886. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 26,886. Outside Contract Services: Program service expenses 4,370. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 4,370. Payroll Processing Fee: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 4,456. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 4,456. Photography: Program service expenses 25,810. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 150. Total expenses 25,960. Public Relations: Program service expenses 14,181. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 14,181. Printing: Program service expenses 52,308. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 107. Total expenses 52,415. Research: Program service expenses 2,052. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 2,052. Security: Program service expenses 43,644. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 43,644. Signage: Program service expenses 5,133. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 5,133. Transportation/Shipping: Program service expenses 39,965. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 39,965. Valet Parking: Program service expenses 1,426. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 159. Total expenses 1,585. Miscellaneous Outside Services: Program service expenses 19,074. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 1,693. Total expenses 20,767.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint LouisBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14657 Maryland AvenueAddressLine1Txt
CitySaint LouisCityNm
State AbbreviationMOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP63108ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN260844268EIN
Primary ActivitiesEducationPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMOLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLine 2PublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd