2022-2023 Annual Impact Report
Executive Director Message
Click to view the annual message from our Executive Director, Matthew Kearney
Financials
Engaging our communities
Read about different ways we’ve engaged our greater Chicago community in supporting youth chess
Programs
Tournaments
Check out our tournament impact
Rook, Rattle & Roll
View the successes of our school and community based chess clubs
Ghana-Chicago Chess Exchange
Learn more about our Chess Leaders’ visit to Accra, Ghana
Summer Camps
Read more about our summer camps and other special events we ran during the year
45+ Schools and organizations supported
Through our school based programs, we’ve served 48 elementary and high schools along with 3 community organizations to help them start, maintain and advance their chess clubs. We’ve also served another 100 schools with competitive opportunities at our tournaments.
Across Schools and Communities
Over the past five years the Chicago Chess Foundation has impacted youth from every corner of our great city. Focusing our programs on offering chess opportunities to the youth who would not otherwise have the opportunity has allowed us to impact a great number of students around Chicago.
7500+ Youth Participating in our programs
A total of 7,743 youth in Chicago have benefited from learning, playing, and competing in chess through our programs
Past Reports
Click to download our 2021 impact report