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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 30-0782279

Chess Foundation

A private foundation in Purchase, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 37 grants and $788,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $788,000

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $11,097,567

  • Tax year 2024

    $618,000

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $10,178,556

  • Tax year 2023

    $527,000

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $7,956,995

  • Tax year 2022

    $399,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $8,291,714

  • Tax year 2021

    $245,800

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $8,627,455

  • Tax year 2020

    $440,045

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $6,946,316

  • Tax year 2019

    $421,950

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $6,958,719

Grants paid in 2025

37 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. King SchoolStamford, CT

    General support

    $50,000
  2. New Heights YouthBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $50,000
  3. Soccer Without BordersBaltimore, MD

    General support

    $50,000
  4. Trinity CollegeHartford, CT

    General support

    $50,000
  5. Youth Enrichment ServicesWest Islip, NY

    General support

    $50,000
  6. Jay Heritage CenterRye, NY

    General support

    $38,000
  7. Capital Squash IncHartford, CT

    General support

    $35,000
  8. Children's AidNew York, NY

    General support

    $35,000
  9. City GrowersBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $35,000
  10. Friends of Rye Nature CenterRye, NY

    General support

    $35,000
  11. Girl Scouts of Greater New YorkNew York, NY

    General support

    $35,000
  12. Everytown for Gun SafetyNew York, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  13. Feeding WestchesterElmsford, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  14. Focus for FutureRye, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  15. Gifford Law CenterWashington, DC

    General support

    $25,000
  16. Habitat for HumanityAmericus, GA

    General support

    $25,000
  17. Harlem AcademyNew York, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  18. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  19. Pan Massachusetts ChallengeNeedham, MA

    General support

    $25,000
  20. New City ParksNew York, NY

    General support

    $15,000
  21. Bread of LifeRye, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  22. Fisher House FoundationRockville, MD

    General support

    $10,000
  23. Friends of Rye Town ParkRye, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  24. NPRWashington, DC

    General support

    $10,000
  25. Rye Presbyterian ChurchRye, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  26. Rye YMCARye, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  27. Sandy Hook Promise FoundationNewtown, CT

    General support

    $10,000
  28. Wounded Warrior ProjectJacksonville, FL

    General support

    $10,000
  29. Camp TimanousRaymond, ME

    General support

    $5,000
  30. Carver CenterPort Chester, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  31. Rye Free Reading RoomRye, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  32. Rye Historical SocietyRye, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  33. Rye Youth CouncilRye, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  34. North Yarmouth AcademyYarmouth, ME

    General support

    $2,500
  35. Port Chester-Rye-Rye Book Emergency Medical ServicesPort Chester, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  36. Rye Fire DeptRye, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  37. VGC FoundationEdgartown, MA

    General support

    $500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education4 grants $127,50033% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation2 grants $65,00017% of the total
  3. Youth development2 grants $55,00014% of the total
  4. Arts and culture2 grants $48,00012% of the total
  5. Environment1 grant $35,0009% of the total
  6. Food and agriculture1 grant $35,0009% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $20,5005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York22 grants $455,000
  2. Connecticut5 grants $170,000
  3. Maryland2 grants $60,000
  4. District of Columbia2 grants $35,000
  5. Massachusetts2 grants $25,500
  6. Georgia1 grant $25,000
  7. Kansas1 grant $10,000
  8. Maine2 grants $7,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Scott WallachTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Caroline WallachTRUSTEE Hours 20Pay $0

The return

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