The mission of Make a Chess Move MACM is to build a just society by developing tenacious learners, compassionate leaders, and ethically driven critical thinkers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
39¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $6K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
39%
of spending
Concern: 39% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $147K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$48K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 4 voting members
Concern: none of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$589K
-47% vs prior year
Spent
$593K
To programs
39%
Net assets
$142K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$589K
FY2025▼ -47%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$221K
FY2021$453K
FY2022$580K
FY2023$747K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$589K
Expenses
$593K
FY2025▼ -46%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$206K
FY2021$449K
FY2022$612K
FY2023$774K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$593K
Net assets
$142K
FY2025▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$23K
FY2021$27K
FY2022$164K
FY2023$137K
FY2024$147K
FY2025$142K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2018.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

39 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 39% · $233K Management & general 61% · $360K Fundraising 0% · $241

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Phillip Douglas’s $100K as Executive Di is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1993 $100K–1M youth development 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
Phillip Douglas$100,369$81,071$69,175$65,500

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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Develops tenacious learners, compassionate leaders, and ethical thinkers for a just society.

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1 program · $233K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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2025 Achievements include: 88% Overall Rating on Charitynavigator.org Expanded Youth reach and curriculum impact. Strong Community and credibility through Boston P8, most attended club/ after school program. Strengthened Local and Online Presence through Social Media platforms.

$233Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$147K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$589K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$592K
Money outPt IX
$593K
Ln 25
Programscol B$233K
Managementcol C$360K
Fundraisingcol D$241
Owns and owesPt X
$142K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$190K
Total assetsLn 16$190K
LiabilitiesLn 26$48K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$592K
Government grantsLn 1e$556K
Total revenueLn 12$589K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$190K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$190K
Total assetsLn 16$190K
LiabilitiesLn 26$48K
Net assetsLn 32$142K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$186K$190K
Total assetsLn 16$186K$190K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K$48K
Net assetsLn 32$147K$142K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$235K$235K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$183K$183K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$39K$17K$21K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$23K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$34$34
Office expensesLn 13$12K$12K
RoyaltiesLn 15$5K$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$22K$13K$8K
TravelLn 17$687$687
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$17K$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$9K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$32K$32K$241
Total functional expensesLn 25$593K$233K$360K$241

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $589K$593K−$5K$142K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$1.1M$10K$147K 990 PDF
FY2023 $747K$774K−$27K$137K 990 PDF
FY2022 $580K$612K−$33K$164K 990 PDF
FY2021 $453K$449K$3K$27K 990 PDF
FY2020 $221K$206K$15K$23K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $588,616 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,029,881$592,346
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $88,058$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue−$3,730
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,117,939$588,616
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $838,702$480,113
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $268,962$113,298
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,107,664$593,411
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $10,275−$4,795
Part VI · Governance 0 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $588,616 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$3,730 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$556,017
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$36,329
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$592,346
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$3,730 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$588,616
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $593,411 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $235,370$235,370
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $183,251$183,251
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $17,244 · Management $21,295$38,539
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $22,953$22,953
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,290$11,290
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $34$34
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $11,703$11,703
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $2,375 · Management $2,375$4,750
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,200 · Management $8,400$21,600
IX-17 TravelManagement $687$687
IX-20 InterestManagement $3,350$3,350
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,386 · Management $8,387$16,773
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,692 · Management $2,429$11,121
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $31,749 · Fundraising $241$31,990
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $233,148 · Management $360,022 · Fundraising $241$593,411
Part X · Balance sheet $190,177 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $186,444$190,177
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $186,444$190,177
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $5,394$7,666
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $34,045$40,301
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $39,439$47,967
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $147,005$142,210
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $147,005$142,210
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $186,444$190,177
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $142,210 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$588,616
XI-2 Total expenses$593,411
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$4,795
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$147,005
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$142,210

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