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Chess Foundation: 37 grants to organizations, $788,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
Chess Foundation, a private foundation in Purchase, NY, paid 37 grants to organizations totaling $788,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 6, 2026. The largest was $50,000 to King School in Stamford, CT for general support.
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- EIN
- 300782279
- Based in
- Purchase, NY
- Assets
- $14,678,645
- Grants paid
- $788,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 6, 2026, IRS object ID 202611269349100136. It reported $788,000 in grants paid; 37 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King School | Stamford, CT | General support | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Heights Youth | Brooklyn, NY | General support | Youth development | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Soccer Without Borders | Baltimore, MD | General support | Recreation and sports | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trinity College | Hartford, CT | General support | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Youth Enrichment Services | West Islip, NY | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jay Heritage Center | Rye, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $38,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Capital Squash Inc | Hartford, CT | General support | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children's Aid | New York, NY | General support | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| City Growers | Brooklyn, NY | General support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Rye Nature Center | Rye, NY | General support | Environment | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Girl Scouts of Greater New York | New York, NY | General support | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Everytown for Gun Safety | New York, NY | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Feeding Westchester | Elmsford, CT | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Focus for Future | Rye, NY | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gifford Law Center | Washington, DC | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Habitat for Humanity | Americus, GA | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harlem Academy | New York, NY | General support | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pan Massachusetts Challenge | Needham, MA | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New City Parks | New York, NY | General support | Recreation and sports | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bread of Life | Rye, NY | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fisher House Foundation | Rockville, MD | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Rye Town Park | Rye, NY | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| NPR | Washington, DC | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rye Presbyterian Church | Rye, NY | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rye YMCA | Rye, NY | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sandy Hook Promise Foundation | Newtown, CT | General support | Crime and legal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Topeka, KS | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Camp Timanous | Raymond, ME | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Carver Center | Port Chester, NY | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rye Free Reading Room | Rye, NY | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rye Historical Society | Rye, NY | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rye Youth Council | Rye, NY | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| North Yarmouth Academy | Yarmouth, ME | General support | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Port Chester-Rye-Rye Book Emergency Medical Services | Port Chester, NY | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rye Fire Dept | Rye, NY | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| VGC Foundation | Edgartown, MA | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 5, 2025, IRS object ID 202541259349101779. It reported $618,000 in grants paid; 38 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Heights Youth | Brooklyn, NY | General support | Youth development | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jay Heritage Center | Rye, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $36,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peace Players | Washington, DC | General support | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Soccer Without Borders | Baltimore, MD | General support | Recreation and sports | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Up2us Sports | New York, NY | General support | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Winners Lacrosse | Washington, DC | General support | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Everytown for Gun Safety | New York, NY | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Feeding Westchester | Elmsford, NY | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Focus for A Future | New York, NY | General support | Youth development | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gifford Law Center | Washington, DC | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Habitat for Humanity | Americus, GA | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sandy Hook Promise Foundation | Newtown, CT | General support | Crime and legal-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trinity College | Hartford, CT | General support | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pan Massachusetts Challenge | Needham, MA | General support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| King School | Stamford, CT | General support | Education | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| 1898 Foundation Inc | Purchase, NY | General support | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bread of Life | Rye, NY | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Capital Squash Inc | Hartford, CT | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fisher House Foundation | Rockville, MD | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Heifer International | Washington, DC | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| NPR | Washington, DC | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New City Parks | New York, NY | General support | Recreation and sports | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Queens Justice Center | New York, NY | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rye Presbyterian Church | Rye, NY | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sierra Club | Oakland, CA | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Topeka, KS | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Carver Center | Port Chester, NY | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Rye Nature Center | Rye, NY | General support | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood | New York, NY | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rye Free Reading Room | Rye, NY | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rye Historical Society | Rye, NY | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rye YMCA | Rye, NY | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rye Youth Athletic Foundation | Rye, NY | General support | Youth development | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| North Yarmouth Academy | Yarmouth, ME | General support | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Port Chester-Rye-Rye Book Emergency Medical Services | Port Chester, NY | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rye Fire Department | Rye, NY | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $177,500 |
| Youth development | $130,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $110,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $74,000 |
| Environment | $40,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $35,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $35,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $763,000 |
| Connecticut | $242,500 |
| District of Columbia | $150,000 |
| Maryland | $105,000 |
| Georgia | $50,000 |
| Massachusetts | $45,500 |
| Kansas | $20,000 |
| Maine | $10,000 |
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Updated May 6, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.