Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2007.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
9 people listed on the 990; $126K paid to officers and key staff.
Shannon Bailey’s $126K as VP - Chief Curator is at the 52nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Bailey | $125,931 | $122,238 | $112,130 | $113,424 |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
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Programs and updates
Educates visitors by exhibiting and interpreting the game of chess and its significance.
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See 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 hopes to popularize chess among a new and diverse audience.
See Schedule O.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 offers low-cost educational and musical programming.
See Schedule O.retail Store
Supports the mission of the world chess hall of fame by offering chess and chess related merchandise and merchandise related to or supporting the items on display in the hall of fame and in the exhibition halls as well as merchandise intended to attract visitors to the world chess hall of fame.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
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By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest Viewing | $3.5M | $3.8M | −$384K | $2.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $4.0M | $3.2M | $794K | $2.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $3.1M | $3.3M | −$181K | $1.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $3.3M | $2.8M | $570K | $1.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $2.6M | $2.7M | −$100K | $1.2M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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