Civic Intelligence

Chess-In-The-Schools Inc.

990 • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 13-6119036

Jul 01, 2015 to Jun 30, 2016 • Filed on Mar 30, 2017

Organization Profilewww.chessintheschools.org
520 Eighth Avenue 2nd FloorNew York, NY 10018

(212) 643-0225

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

12th percentile

0.01x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 12% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $10M-$25M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Liabilities / Revenue

11th percentile

0.03x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 11% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $10M-$25M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Net Margin

49th percentile

2.2%

Higher net margin than 49% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $10M-$25M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Top Officer Pay

69th percentile

$238,800

Higher top officer pay than 69% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 8.3% of source-year revenue.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $10M-$25M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Asset Growth

43rd percentile

0.4%

Faster asset growth than 43% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $10M-$25M nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Revenue Growth

90th percentile

45%

Faster revenue growth than 90% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $10M-$25M nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets12th percentile

Assets

Up

$11,893,156

Up $43,285 (+0.4%) from 2015

Net Assets

Up

$11,811,939

Up $119,966 (+1.0%) from 2015

Liabilities

Down

$81,217

Down $76,681 (-49%) from 2015

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue11th percentileNet Margin49th percentile

Revenue

Up

$2,894,545

Up $902,462 (+45%) from 2015

Expenses

Down

$2,831,065

Down $157,642 (-5.3%) from 2015

Net Income

Up

$63,480

Up $1,060,104 (+106%) from 2015

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth43rd percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$20M$15M$10M$5.0M$0Assets 2010: $11,877,383Liabilities 2010: $19,541Net Assets 2010: $11,857,8422010Assets 2011: $12,440,794Liabilities 2011: $41,140Net Assets 2011: $12,399,6542011Assets 2012: $11,799,637Liabilities 2012: $64,051Net Assets 2012: $11,735,5862012Assets 2013: $11,822,849Liabilities 2013: $93,410Net Assets 2013: $11,729,4392013Assets 2014: $12,893,141Liabilities 2014: $159,164Net Assets 2014: $12,733,9772014Assets 2015: $11,849,871Liabilities 2015: $157,898Net Assets 2015: $11,691,9732015Assets 2016: $11,893,156Liabilities 2016: $81,217Net Assets 2016: $11,811,9392016Assets 2017: $12,506,296Liabilities 2017: $181,008Net Assets 2017: $12,325,2882017Assets 2018: $12,852,451Liabilities 2018: $66,698Net Assets 2018: $12,785,7532018Assets 2019: $13,491,744Liabilities 2019: $97,289Net Assets 2019: $13,394,4552019Assets 2020: $13,589,068Liabilities 2020: $343,071Net Assets 2020: $13,245,9972020Assets 2021: $17,295,190Liabilities 2021: $373,659Net Assets 2021: $16,921,5312021Assets 2022: $15,135,207Liabilities 2022: $139,318Net Assets 2022: $14,995,8892022Assets 2023: $17,210,902Liabilities 2023: $1,081,109Net Assets 2023: $16,129,7932023

Highlighted filing

2016

Assets$11,893,156
Liabilities$81,217
Net Assets$11,811,939
Open 2016 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth90th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$4.0M$2.0M$0-$2.0MExpenses 2010: $2,626,8302010Expenses 2011: $2,925,2602011Expenses 2012: $2,977,0822012Expenses 2013: $3,079,6282013Revenue 2014: $2,618,161Expenses 2014: $2,762,837Net Income 2014: -$144,6762014Revenue 2015: $1,992,083Expenses 2015: $2,988,707Net Income 2015: -$996,6242015Revenue 2016: $2,894,545Expenses 2016: $2,831,065Net Income 2016: $63,4802016Revenue 2017: $2,238,815Expenses 2017: $2,849,813Net Income 2017: -$610,9982017Revenue 2018: $2,207,499Expenses 2018: $2,363,426Net Income 2018: -$155,9272018Revenue 2019: $2,433,853Expenses 2019: $2,246,981Net Income 2019: $186,8722019Revenue 2020: $2,284,122Expenses 2020: $2,189,044Net Income 2020: $95,0782020Revenue 2021: $2,032,776Expenses 2021: $2,317,489Net Income 2021: -$284,7132021Revenue 2022: $2,899,434Expenses 2022: $2,445,925Net Income 2022: $453,5092022Revenue 2023: $2,825,206Expenses 2023: $2,676,204Net Income 2023: $149,0022023

Highlighted filing

2016

Revenue$2,894,545
Expenses$2,831,065
Net Income$63,480
Open 2016 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2015 to Jun 30, 2016
Signed
Mar 30, 2017
Return Version
2015v3.0
Gross Receipts
$3,952,478
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Chess in the Schools fosters the intellectual and social development of low-income youth through chess education.

Chess-In-The-Schools is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to improving academic performance and building self-esteem among inner-city public school children.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities$10,271,596$9,200,034▼ $1,071,562
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$463,914$1,114,008▲ $650,094
Pledges and Grants Receivable$894,430$982,137▲ $87,707
Investments Other Securities-$367,000-
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$145,735$129,862▼ $15,873
Inventories for Sale or Use$39,573$38,297▼ $1,276
Accounts Receivable$25,623$37,244▲ $11,621
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$9,000$24,574▲ $15,574
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments-$0-
Other Notes and Loans Receivable, Net-$0-
Receivable From Disqualified Prsn-$0-
Receivables From Officers Etc-$0-
Investments Program Related-$0-
Intangible Assets-$0-
Total Assets$11,849,871$11,893,156▲ $43,285
Other Assets Total-$0-
Liabilities
Other Liabilities$123,824$68,292▼ $55,532
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$34,074$12,925▼ $21,149
Total Liabilities$157,898$81,217▼ $76,681
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Unrestricted Net Assets$11,491,423$11,393,830▼ $97,593
Temporarily Rstr Net Assets$100,550$318,109▲ $217,559
Permanently Rstr Net Assets$100,000$100,000→ $0
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$11,691,973$11,811,939▲ $119,966
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$11,849,871$11,893,156▲ $43,285

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Leasehold Improvements$102,278$1,008,890$1,111,168
Equipment$25,412$241,427$266,839
Other Land Buildings$2,172$118,369$120,541

Endowment Activity

PeriodBeginningContrib.Gain/LossOther UsesEnd
2015$200,550-▲ $7,559-$208,109
2014$197,396-▲ $3,154-$200,550
2013$158,881-▲ $38,515-$197,396
2012$132,169-▲ $26,712-$158,881
2011$127,993-▲ $4,176-$132,169
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay69th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Marley KaplanPresident & CEOFT$138,000$14,100$238,800
Sarah PitariVP School ProgramsFT$138,000$14,100$152,100
Allen KaufmanFormer Executive Director-$230,000$71,354$62,554

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Mary Walsh PeissisChair
Agnes GundTrustee
Andy SmithTrustee
Eric GioiaTrustee
Galen D KirklandTrustee
Lewis B CullmanTrustee
Mark MaherSecretary
Cody SmithTreasurer
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$2,572,997
Program Service Revenue
$92,760
Investment Income
$227,488
Other Revenue
$1,300
All Other Contributions
$863,315
Change in Net Assets
$63,480

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$2,894,545
Revenue Not Reported on Form 990
$-314,514
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$2,580,031
Total Revenue per Form 990
$2,894,545
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$1,697,596
Other Expenses$1,088,215
Total Fundraising Expense$299,600
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$45,254
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$1,031,965$51,350$97,026$1,180,341
Fees for Services Other$18,715$269,525$39,627$327,867
Occupancy$250,742$15,533$27,450$293,725
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$176,250$23,500$35,250$235,000
Payroll Taxes$121,742$10,271$13,487$145,500
Other Employee Benefits$99,190$8,368$10,988$118,546
Office Expenses$65,066$11,946$18,459$95,471
Travel$52,997$2,619$5,206$60,822
All Other Expenses$17,584$2,841$29,821$50,246
Insurance$32,888$2,037$3,600$38,525
Grants to Domestic Individuals$34,600--$34,600
Other Expenses$18,080$1,701$1,979$21,760
Depreciation Depletion-$18,400-$18,400
Pension Plan Contributions$15,236$1,285$1,688$18,209
Grants to Domestic Orgs$10,654--$10,654
Advertising--$576$576
Total Functional Expenses$2,047,217$484,248$299,600$2,831,065

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Expenses per Audited Statements$2,831,065
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$2,831,065
Total Expenses per Form 990$2,831,065
International Activity

Grant and Assistance Recipients

RecipientLocationCategoryPurposeAmount
Students Shoulder to ShoulderVail, CO-Educational$10,654
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
Yes
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Fundraising Direct Expenses$50,135
Fundraising Gross Income$50,135
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Fundraising Events

EventGross ReceiptsGross RevenueDirect ExpensesNet Income
Gala$1,135,779$50,135$50,135$0
Total Events$1,135,779$50,135$50,135-
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
Yes
Subject to proxy tax
No
Insider Transactions and Loans

Loans and Receivables

Line ItemBeginningEndChange
Receivables from Disqualified Persons-$0-
Receivables from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees-$0-
Debt and Bond Financing

Other Reported Liabilities

LiabilityAmount
Deferred Rent$68,292
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Line 11B: Form 990 Review Process

“Management reviewed a draft of the form 990 with the audit/finance committee and provided edits to the tax preparer. After this process was performed, the form 990 was sent to the full board of directors prior to being filed with the IRS.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 12C: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts

“The organization has a "board approved" conflicts of interest policy. Each board member must fill out an annual declaration stating they had no conflicts or identifying the nature of their interested party transactions.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 15A: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management

“Each year, the Finance/Audit/Compensation committee reviews comparable salaries based on a recognized study and reviews the performance of the President & CEO to determine if the existing salary falls within these ranges. After a deliberation on this matter, a new proposed salary and benefit package is voted on. The compensation committee also reviews the salaries of the next four highest paid employees.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available

“Documents are available upon request.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Chess-in-the-Schools Inc
EIN
13-6119036
Phone
2126430225
Address
520 Eighth Avenue 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10018

Signing Officer

Name
Debbie Eastburn
Title
President & CEO
Signed
2017-03-30
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Debbie Eastburn
Formed
1955
Legal Domicile
Ny
Voting Board Members
9
Independent Board Members
8
Employees
95
Volunteers
11

Preparer

Firm
Schall & Ashenfarb Cpas
Address
307 5th Ave 15th Floor, NEW YORK, NY 10016-6517
Preparer
Michael Schall
Phone
2122682800
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990, Part III, Line 4D: Other Program Services Description

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Project Chess & Other Programs:Project Chess aims to increase the number of public school educators in New York City that can effectively teach chess to their students during the school day and in after-school chess clubs. More than 150 teachers participated in the program and also brought their students to tournaments in the Scholastic Tournament Program.”

Financial Statement Notes

Part X : FIN48 Footnote

“CIS does not believe its financial statements include any uncertain positions. Tax filings for periods ending June 30, 2013 and later are subject to examination by applicable taxing authorities.”

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2016 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$11,893,156
Liabilities
$81,217
Net assets
$11,811,939
Revenue
$2,894,545
Expenses
$2,831,065
Net income
$63,480
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$17.2$1.08$16.1$2.83$2.68$0.15
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$15.1$0.14$15.0$2.90$2.45$0.45
2021Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$17.3$0.37$16.9$2.03$2.32$0.28
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$13.6$0.34$13.2$2.28$2.19$0.10
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$13.5$0.10$13.4$2.43$2.25$0.19
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$12.9$0.07$12.8$2.21$2.36$0.16
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$12.5$0.18$12.3$2.24$2.85$0.61
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$11.9$0.08$11.8$2.89$2.83$0.06
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$11.8$0.16$11.7$1.99$2.99$1.00
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$12.9$0.16$12.7$2.62$2.76$0.14
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$11.8$0.09$11.7$3.08
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$11.8$0.06$11.7$2.98
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$12.4$0.04$12.4$2.93
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$11.9$0.02$11.9$2.63
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