Liabilities / Assets
60th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Chess Enrichment Association
EIN 83-0404568 • 501(c)3 • Ferndale, WA
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
62nd percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
78th percentile
Higher net margin than 78% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
81st percentile
Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Revenue Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$84,322
Up $72,579 (+618%) from 2016
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2016
Net Assets
$84,322
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue
Up$96,787
Up $96,787 from 2016
Expenses
Up$72,161
Up $72,116 (+160258%) from 2016
Net Income
Up$24,626
Up $24,671 (+54824%) from 2016
Trend Graphs
Filings
Most recent year
2025 • Form 990EZXML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.
- Assets
- $84,322
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $84,322
- Revenue
- $96,787
- Expenses
- $72,161
- Net income
- $24,626
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025
- Signed
- Oct 27, 2025
- Return Version
- 2024v5.0
- Gross Receipts
- $96,787
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Make the benefits of chess accessible to as many youth as possible, especially those with financial challenges in the NW region of the US (Washington State and areas close by). Activities include but are not limited to hosting of chess tournaments, providing scholarships to students who need support to learn or participate in chess activities in the NW. Top areas of focus: hosting the Washington State Scholastic chess championship to serve approximately 1,500 youth each year. Provide funding/scholarships to individuals and other non-profits that directly serve youth. (reimbursing for chess education such as camps or lessons, entry fees for tournaments, etc) Provide funding/scholarships to other non-profit/NGOs that directly serve youth through chess.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Hosted the 2025 WA State Scholastic Chess Championship in April 2025 (largest such event in Washington State history!). Served over 1,500 youth at this event. Took planning all year. Many volunteer hours. | $0 | $51,698 |
| Scholarships for individuals to reimburse chess camps, event entry fees and other related chess educational activities. | $0 | $591 |
| Grants to orgs serving youth with chess. | $0 | $0 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Sinanan | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| James Stripes | Vice President | - | $0 | - | - |
| Elliott Neff | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| Gelareh Golanbar | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Chess Enrichment Association
- EIN
- 83-0404568
- Phone
- 3605074167
- Address
- 2035 Oxford Ct, Ferndale, WA 98248
Signing Officer
- Name
- Elliott Neff
- Title
- Secretary
- Phone
- 3605074167
- Signed
- 2025-10-27
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16
“Trophies for awards at chess tournaments (large amount for Washington State scholastic chess championship which CEA hosted, with nearly 1500 participants!). Website hosting. Email service fees. Misc USChess fees, etc.”
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24
“physical chess boards, sets, clocks and equipment for events”
Raw XML Appendix174 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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