Missouri · Nonprofit
CHESS CLUB AND SCHOLASTIC CENTER OF ST LOUIS
CHESS CLUB AND SCHOLASTIC CENTER OF ST LOUIS (Missouri) receives grants from 19 organizations whose IRS filings report $350,299 to it, the largest being Servant Foundation ($44,020). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 54% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $31M
- Funders on record
- 19
- Grants received
- $350k
- Net assets
- $21M
What Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St Louis does
Mission
To maintain a formal program of chess instruction for students of all ages and levels and to increase the awareness of the educational value of chess.it is the mission of the chess club and scholastic center of saint louis, an educational organization, to maintain a formal program of instruction to teach the game of chess and to promote and support its educational program through community outreach and local, national, and international partnerships to increase the awareness of the educational value of chess.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
See schedule o:applied education:in 2023, the organization continued to host national and international championship-level chess competitions, providing students with a real-world understanding of how far their academic and strategic achievements in chess could take them. These events offered students the chance to witness nationally and internationally recognized chess players competing, showcasing high-level chess strategy. The organization's leadership believes that exposure to such tournaments inspires students to excel in chess, with the prospect of one day competing for substantial cash prizes and achieving personal and intellectual recognition. In 2023, the organization hosted the u.s. Championship, u.s. Women's championship, u.s. Junior championship, u.s. Girls' championship, and u.s. Senior championship, in addition to the sinquefield cup, cairns cup, and other international tournaments. These prestigious competitions, featuring some of the world's top players, continue to draw global attention to the organization's mission and its role in promoting excellence in chess education.
$8,025,263 spentof which $385,300 as grants$74,991 earned by the program71% of program spendingSee schedule o:direct classroom:the organization's core mission remains focused on providing chess instruction to students through two primary modes: at its campus located at 4657 maryland avenue in saint louis, mo, and in satellite classrooms at participating k-12 schools, universities, colleges, and community centers throughout the greater saint louis metro area ("participating schools"). Additionally, the virtual learning platform established in response to the covid-19 pandemic continues to be a vital component of the organization's instructional offerings. Full-time and part-time instructors provide lessons in-person at the campus, within area schools, and virtually, supporting a diverse range of students. In 2023, the organization served approximately 6,000 students at its campus, while more than 6,000 students were enrolled in satellite classrooms and virtual programs. The organization maintains a structured curriculum, using formal classes and textbooks to deliver a comprehensive educational experience. In 2023, the organization hosted and organized over 100 chess tournaments and 200 lectures, classes, and special educational activities. It also conducted virtual…
$3,336,386 spentof which $1,365,780 as grants$403,299 earned by the program29% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $11,361,649.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $17M to $29M (+75%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 8%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
98% of CHESS CLUB AND SCHOLASTIC CENTER OF ST LOUIS’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (10% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Rex Sinquefield
President & chairman
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 3 funders to 4 funders, grant income fell $39k → $15k.
7 of 19 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 54% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of CHESS CLUB AND SCHOLASTIC CENTER OF ST LOUIS’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
CHESS CLUB AND SCHOLASTIC CENTER OF ST LOUIS has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 13% of grant income, and it takes 5 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 5 funders to its left
78% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund CHESS CLUB AND SCHOLASTIC CENTER OF ST LOUIS.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 63% · 2018 40% · 2019 100% · 2020 27% · 2021 55% · 2022 55% · 2023 48% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
36% of CHESS CLUB AND SCHOLASTIC CENTER OF ST LOUIS's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 42% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
54% of CHESS CLUB AND SCHOLASTIC CENTER OF ST LOUIS's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $160k that is directly attributable, 87% of it comes from Missouri funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $190k arriving through sponsors registered in 7 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
CHESS CLUB AND SCHOLASTIC CENTER OF ST LOUIS runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 303 recreation & sports nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 303 recreation & sports nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024
Organizations like CHESS CLUB AND SCHOLASTIC CENTER OF ST LOUIS
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Missouri
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
72% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- World Chess Museum Inc · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CHESS CLUB AND SCHOLASTIC CENTER OF ST LOUIS?
- CHESS CLUB AND SCHOLASTIC CENTER OF ST LOUIS (Missouri) receives grants from 19 organizations whose IRS filings report $350,299 to it, the largest being Servant Foundation ($44,020). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 54% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does CHESS CLUB AND SCHOLASTIC CENTER OF ST LOUIS have?
- IRS filings report 19 organizations giving $350,299 in grants to CHESS CLUB AND SCHOLASTIC CENTER OF ST LOUIS, 8 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CHESS CLUB AND SCHOLASTIC CENTER OF ST LOUIS?
- Servant Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $44,020 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CHESS CLUB AND SCHOLASTIC CENTER OF ST LOUIS find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Missouri. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 19 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing