Chess for Success: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 93-1208405)

Eric Polgar’s $100K as Executive Di is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Curtis Young	—	—	—	$100,893	$89,936	$43,750
Eric Polgar	$100,232	$95,634	$65,154	—	—	—
Julie Young	—	—	—	—	—	$85,166

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

Programs and updates

Teaches children chess to build skills for school and life.

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1 program · $723K · in their own filed words · FY2022

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Mission is to help children develop skills necessary for success in school and life by learning chess. Organization provides after-school chess clubs for children in elementary and middle schools in oregon. The organization also organizes annual elementary, middle and high school chess tournaments.

$723Kprogram expense

Funders

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Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2024

The Oregon Community FoundationFY2024$142K

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$45K

Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation 091898FY2024$35K

Ocf Joseph E Weston Public FoundationFY2024$16K

Hillman Family FoundationsFY2024$10K

Roundhouse Foundation Irrv Charitable TrFY2024$10K

Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$8K

Wintz Family FoundationFY2024$6K

Total grants receivedfrom 14 funders$291K

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.3M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$812K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$488K

Other incomeLn 4–11$24K

Money outPt IX

$1.0M

Ln 25

Programscol B$723K

Managementcol C$224K

Fundraisingcol D$76K

Owns and owesPt X

$153K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$346K

Total assetsLn 16$486K

LiabilitiesLn 26$333K

PeoplePt VI, VII

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listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a7

IndependentVI 1b7

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$812K

Government grantsLn 1e$139K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$52K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$488K

Investment incomeLn 3$3K

Other incomeLn 4–11$24K

Gains on assetsLn 7$2K

Total revenueLn 12$1.3M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$346K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$346K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$25K

Other assetsLn 15$53K

Total assetsLn 16$486K

LiabilitiesLn 26$333K

Net assetsLn 32$153K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 513

VolunteersI 6115

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

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

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$150K	$346K
InvestmentsLn 11–13		$25K
Total assetsLn 16	$177K	$486K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$381K	$333K
Net assetsLn 32	−$203K	$153K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$65K	$50K	$10K	$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$574K	$462K	$74K	$37K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$37K	$28K	$6K	$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$60K	$46K	$10K	$5K
Legal feesLn 11b	$2K		$1K	$220
Accounting feesLn 11c	$14K		$12K	$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$89		$89
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$113K		$97K	$16K
Office expensesLn 13	$40K	$31K	$6K	$3K
OccupancyLn 16	$12K	$9K	$2K	$955
TravelLn 17	$10K	$9K		$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$1K	$964	$203	$102
InterestLn 20	$14K	$11K	$2K	$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$900	$900
InsuranceLn 23	$10K	$8K	$2K	$798
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$69K	$68K	$352	$178
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.0M	$723K	$224K	$76K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$692K	$730K	−$38K	$99K	990 PDF
FY2024	$785K	$806K	−$22K	$134K	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$1.3M	$1.0M	$304K	$153K	990 PDF
FY2022	$865K	$999K	−$133K	−$203K	990 PDF
FY2021	$556K	$520K	$36K	−$70K	990 PDF
FY2020	$325K	$530K	−$205K	−$106K	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 M · Noncash O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $1,326,634 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $373,808$812,301

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $421,573$487,807

I-10 Investment income$2,842

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $70,110$23,684

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $865,491$1,326,634

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $732,247$736,261

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $266,556$286,026

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $998,803$1,022,287

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$133,312$304,347

Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7

VI-1b Independent voting members7

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

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,326,634 across 10 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$139,000

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$673,301

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$52,330

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$812,301

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $487,807$487,807

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $348$348

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $2,494$2,494

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$23,555

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $129$129

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $487,936 · Excluded from tax $2,842$1,326,634

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,022,287 across 16 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $49,517 · Management $10,425 · Fundraising $5,212$65,154

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $462,480 · Management $74,254 · Fundraising $37,126$573,860

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $28,036 · Management $5,902 · Fundraising $2,951$36,889

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $45,872 · Management $9,657 · Fundraising $4,829$60,358

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,350 · Fundraising $220$1,570

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,225 · Fundraising $1,990$14,215

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $89$89

IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $97,122 · Fundraising $15,810$112,932

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $30,668 · Management $6,456 · Fundraising $3,228$40,352

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,070 · Management $1,909 · Fundraising $955$11,934

IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,058 · Fundraising $1,006$10,064

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $964 · Management $203 · Fundraising $102$1,269

IX-20 InterestPrograms $10,575 · Management $2,226 · Fundraising $1,113$13,914

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $900$900

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,584 · Management $1,597 · Fundraising $798$9,979

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $68,278 · Management $352 · Fundraising $178$68,808

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $723,002 · Management $223,767 · Fundraising $75,518$1,022,287

Part X · Balance sheet $485,731 assets, 14 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $150,079$346,317

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $15,415$17,600

X-4 Accounts receivable$30,530

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $10,020$13,000

X-12 Other securities$25,091

X-15 Other assets$53,193

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $177,165$485,731

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $79,150$28,336

X-25 Other liabilities$3,274

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $380,650$333,110

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$203,485$72,621

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$80,000

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$203,485$152,621

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $177,165$485,731

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $152,621 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,326,634

XI-2 Total expenses$1,022,287

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$304,347

XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$203,485

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$1,876

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$53,193

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$442

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$152,621

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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