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Chesseduorg Inc

EIN 47-1435752 • 501(c)3 • Harwich, MA

Profile

To promote the game of chess as a lifelong learning tool by developing a freely available chess curriculum for use in schools, home-schools, and other institutions, while providing support for such, and promoting chess as a way to maintain and strengthen mental cognition in the aged.

PO Box 1201Harwich, MA 02645-1201

chessedu.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

62nd percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

15th percentile

-48%

Higher net margin than 15% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

35th percentile

-15%

Faster asset growth than 35% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

41st percentile

-11%

Faster revenue growth than 41% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Down

$5,869

Down $1,072 (-15%) from 2023

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Net Assets

$5,869

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentileNet Margin15th percentile

Revenue

Down

$2,248

Down $274 (-11%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$3,320

Up $225 (+7.3%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$1,072

Down $499 (-87%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth35th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$30K$20K$10K$0Assets 2015: $25,281Liabilities 2015: $15,962Net Assets 2015: $9,3192015Assets 2016: $13,212Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $13,2122016Assets 2017: $13,318Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $13,3182017Assets 2018: $13,449Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $13,417Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $13,4172019Assets 2020: $8,623Liabilities 2020: $02020Assets 2021: $8,132Liabilities 2021: $02021Assets 2022: $7,514Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $7,5142022Assets 2023: $6,941Liabilities 2023: $02023Assets 2024: $5,869Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $5,8692024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$5,869
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$5,869
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth41st percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2015: $36,486Expenses 2015: $28,594Net Income 2015: $7,8922015Revenue 2016: $22,556Expenses 2016: $18,663Net Income 2016: $3,8932016Revenue 2017: $4,522Expenses 2017: $4,416Net Income 2017: $1062017Revenue 2018: $5,436Expenses 2018: $5,305Net Income 2018: $1312018Revenue 2019: $4,523Expenses 2019: $4,555Net Income 2019: -$322019Revenue 2020: $5,356Expenses 2020: $10,150Net Income 2020: -$4,7942020Revenue 2021: $5,137Expenses 2021: $5,628Net Income 2021: -$4912021Revenue 2022: $3,473Expenses 2022: $4,091Net Income 2022: -$6182022Revenue 2023: $2,522Expenses 2023: $3,095Net Income 2023: -$5732023Revenue 2024: $2,248Expenses 2024: $3,320Net Income 2024: -$1,0722024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$2,248
Expenses$3,320
Net Income-$1,072
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$5,869
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$5,869
Revenue
$2,248
Expenses
$3,320
Net income
-$1,072
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5.87$0.00$5.87$2.25$3.32$1.07
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$6.94$0.00$2.52$3.10$0.57
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$7.51$0.00$7.51$3.47$4.09$0.62
2021Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$8.13$0.00$5.14$5.63$0.49
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$8.62$0.00$5.36$10.2$4.79
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$13.4$0.00$13.4$4.52$4.56$0.03
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$13.4$0.00$5.44$5.31$0.13
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$13.3$0.00$13.3$4.52$4.42$0.11
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$13.2$0.00$13.2$22.6$18.7$3.89
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$25.3$16.0$9.32$36.5$28.6$7.89
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Nov 13, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.2
Gross Receipts
$2,248
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To promote the game of chess as a lifelong learning tool by developing a freely available chess curriculum for use in schools, home-schools, and other institutions, while providing support for such, and promoting chess as a way to maintain and strengthen mental cognition in the aged.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
TO PROMOTE THE GAME OF CHESS AS A LIFELONG LEARNING TOOL BY DEVELOPING A FREELY AVAILABLE CHESS CURRICULUM FOR USE IN SCHOOLS, HOME-SCHOOLS, AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS, WHILE PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR SUCH, AND PROMOTING CHESS AS A WAY TO MAINTAIN AND STRENGTHEN MENTAL COGNITION IN THE AGED.$0$3,320
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
MARK DONLANPresident, Treasurer, ClerPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Chesseduorg Inc
EIN
47-1435752
Phone
7747221781
Address
PO BOX 1201, HARWICH, MA 02645-1201

Signing Officer

Name
Mark Donlan
Title
President
Phone
7747221781
Signed
2025-11-13
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Lamb Mason Bulger & Co Pc
Address
PO BOX 1233, WEST CHATHAM, MA 02669-1233
Preparer
Walter D Mason
Phone
5089453575
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: computer/web expense. Amount: 2,790. Description: filing fee. Amount: 15. Description: paypal processing fee. Amount: 120. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 2,925.”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24 - Other Assets

“Description: inventory. Beg. Of year amount: 6,587. End of year amount: 5,869.”

Raw XML Appendix134 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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