Progress with Chess INC EIN 34-1961748

Progress with Chess INC

EIN  34-1961748 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Cleveland, OH
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Teaches chess to youth, boosting confidence and problem-solving skills through diverse social interaction.
Leadership
Bob Scaccia · Board Chair
Money in and out
$609K revenue, $526K expenses
Bottom line
76% program efficiency

Teaches chess to youth, boosting confidence and problem-solving skills through diverse social interaction. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $609K in revenue, $526K in expenses, and $450K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$609K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$526K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$450K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $84K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.23 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
76%
of spending reaches programs▼ -2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
10.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +46% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+14%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -18% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$609K
FY2024▼ -15%
Expenses
$526K
FY2024▼ -12%
Total assets
$463K
FY2024▲ +18%
Total liabilities
$12K
FY2024▼ -50%
Total revenue
$609K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$526K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$450K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$84K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$463K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B76%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $399K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Provide students in area schools with intruction and supervised practice in playing chess Approximentley 2,500 students partcipate.

$263Kprogram expense
02

Organize county wide chess tournaments for students, approxmatley 980 students attend. We offer free partication in our tournaments and free US chess Federation memberships to 132 low income students. We introduced hundreds of area youth to US Chess Federation rated tournament play.

$91Kprogram expense
03

Organized summer day camps with instruction and supervised practice in chess, approximately 300 students participate.

$45Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CProgress with Chess INC
EINHdr · item D34-1961748
Principal addressHdr · item CCleveland, OH
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.progresswithchess.com
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOH
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B90)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2002

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Joelson’s $63K as President is at the 55th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Joelson$62,667$54,000$54,000$51,750

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$587K · 96%
Contributions & grants$22K · 4%
Program service revenue96%$587K
Contributions & grants4%$22K
Total revenueLn 12$609K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.23 Fundraising $0.01
Program services76%$399K
Management & general23%$123K
Fundraising1%$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$526K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$458K
Total assetsLn 16$463K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$12K
Total net assetsLn 32$450K
Months of cash on handcomputed10.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $458K · Operating expenses/yr $526K
10.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $399K · Total expenses $526K
76%
Management & General
Management & general $123K · Total expenses $526K
23%
Fundraising
Fundraising $4K · Total expenses $526K
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $19K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $15K
$1.26 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $22K · Total revenue $609K
4%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $609K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $587K · Total revenue $609K
96%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $609K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $587K · Total expenses $526K
112%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $609K · Prior year $717K
-15%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $274K · FY2024 $609K
+22%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $450K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $609K · Expenses $526K
+14%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $463K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $450K · Total assets $463K
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $463K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Bob Scaccia · Reported title Board Chair · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $526K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $196K · Total expenses $526K
37%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 76%
Overhead ratio 23%
Fundraising cost ratio 19%
Revenue growth -15%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$609K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$717K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$562K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$419K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$274K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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