2015-11-12T08:29:02-06:00 2014-12-31 BKD LLP 211 N BROADWAY SUITE 600 ST LOUIS MO 631022733 990 2014-01-01 271280023 WORLD CHESS MUSEUM INC % LINDA DAVIS WORL 3143679243 4652 MARYLAND AVENUE ST LOUIS MO 63108 SHEILA MANION TREASURER 3143679243 2015-11-11 true Donna J Larson P00043751 3142315544 2014 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z WORLD CHESS HALL OF FAME ANDREW WALKER 4652 MARYLAND AVENUE ST LOUIS MO 63108 3653508 false X WWW.WORLDCHESSHOF.ORG X 2009 MO TO EDUCATE VISITORS, FANS, PLAYERS AND SCHOLARS BY COLLECTING, PRESERVING, EXHIBITING, AND INTERPRETING THE GAME OF CHESS AND ITS CONTINUING CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC SIGNIFICANCE. 4 4 40 23542 3669898 3527388 18639 25397 0 0 -64042 56396 3624495 3609181 3487 1150 0 0 809554 777476 0 23383 66910 3001784 2709019 3814825 3511028 -190330 98153 1224620 1155614 457961 290802 766659 864812 X THE MISSION OF THE WORLD CHESS HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM IS TO EDUCATE VISITORS, FANS, PLAYERS AND SCHOLARS BY COLLECTING, PRESERVING, EXHIBITING AND INTERPRETING THE GAME OF CHESS AND ITS CONTINUING CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC SIGNIFICANCE. false false 1798361 24241 THE WORLD CHESS HALL OF FAME CREATES ENGAGING EXHIBITIONS CELEBRATING THE GAME OF CHESS, ITS HISTORY, AND ITS IMPACT ON ART AND CULTURE. THROUGH THESE EXHIBITIONS AND INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, THE WCHOF HOPES TO POPULARIZE CHESS AMONG A NEW AND DIVERSE AUDIENCE. THE WCHOF ALSO SEEKS TO SERVE AS A REPOSITORY AND MUSEUM FOR ARTIFACTS RELATED TO THE RICH HISTORY OF THE GAME OF CHESS. A QUEEN WITHIN: ADORNED ARCHTYPES, FASHION, AND CHESS OCTOBER 19, 2013 - APRIL 19, 2014 IN THE GAME OF CHESS, THE QUEEN IS CONSIDERED THE MOST POWERFUL AND OFTEN THE MOST UNPREDICTABLE PIECE. SHE EMBODIES TRADITION WHILST SIMULTANEOUSLY REDEFINING RULES ESTABLISHED BY A PATRIARCHAL SYSTEM. THIS INTRIGUING DICHOTOMY IS THE INSPIRATION BEHIND A QUEEN WITHIN: ADORNED ARCHETYPES, FASHION AND CHESS. THE EXHIBITION WAS ORGANIZED BY AN INTERNATIONAL TEAM OF CHESS PLAYERS, CURATORS, ARTISTS, AND MEMBERS OF THE FASHION INDUSTRY. THE PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITION WAS TO INTEREST YOUNG GIRLS AND WOMEN IN THE GAME OF CHESS. JACQUELINE PIATIGORSKY: PATRON, PLAYER, PIONEER OCTOBER 25, 2013 - JULY 13, 2014 THROUGH HER SPONSORSHIP OF THE LEGENDARY PIATIGORSKY CUP TOURNAMENTS, CREATION OF THE PIATIGORSKY FOUNDATION, AND HER REPRESENTATION OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE FIRST WOMEN'S CHESS OLYMPIAD, JACQUELINE PIATIGORSKY HAD A PROFOUND INFLUENCE ON TWENTIETH-CENTURY AMERICAN CHESS. BORN TO THE ROTHSCHILD FAMILY IN PARIS, FRANCE, JACQUELINE DEVELOPED A LOVE OF CHESS AT AN EARLY AGE. AFTER IMMIGRATING TO THE UNITED STATES, JACQUELINE BECAME ONE OF THE BEST AMERICAN FEMALE PLAYERS OF THE 1950S AND 1960S, COMPETING IN THE U.S WOMEN'S CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS MANY YEARS. HER INTEREST IN CHESS LED HER TO FOUND THE PIATIGORSKY FOUNDATION, A VISIONARY ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROMOTING CHESS IN THE UNITED STATES. DONATIONS AND LOANS FROM THE PIATIGORSKY ARCHIVE ILLUSTRATE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE HISTORICAL ROLE OF WOMEN IN THE SPORT OF CHESS. CAGE & KAINO: PIECES AND PERFORMANCES MAY 8 - SEPTEMBER 21, 2014 CAGE & KAINO: PIECES AND PERFORMANCES IS AN EXHIBITION ACCOMPANIED BY RARE LIVE PERFORMANCES OF WORKS BY 20TH CENTURY COMPOSER JOHN CAGE AND CONTEMPORARY MULTIMEDIA ARTIST GLENN KAINO. INFLUENCED BY MARCEL DUCHAMP, CAGE AND KAINO EACH CREATED WORKS INSPIRED BY THEIR FASCINATION WITH CHESS. THIS EXHIBITION WAS DESIGNED TO DEMONSTRATE THE INTERSECTION OF ART AND THE SPORT OF CHESS. STRATEGY BY DESIGN: GAMES BY MICHAEL GRAVES MAY 8 - SEPTEMBER 28, 2014 STRATEGY BY DESIGN: GAMES BY MICHAEL GRAVES FOCUSES ON THE GAME BOARDS AND GAME PIECES DESIGNED BY THE MICHAEL GRAVES DESIGN GROUP. THE EXHIBITION FEATURED A WIDE ARRAY OF GAMES INCLUDING SCRABBLE, MONOPOLY, POKER, AND STRATEGO, BUT THE CENTRAL ELEMENTS WERE GRAVES' UNIQUE CHESS SETS. LOANED MATERIALS FROM THE MICHAEL GRAVES DESIGN GROUP, INCLUDING A DRAWING MADE DURING THE CREATION OF THE CHESS SET, PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO THE CAREER OF ONE OF THE GREATEST TWENTIETH-CENTURY DESIGNERS AND THE INFLUENCE THE SPORT OF CHESS HAD ON HIS DESIGNS. A MEMORABLE LIFE: A GLIMPSE INTO THE COMPLEX MIND OF BOBBY FISCHER JULY 24, 2014 - JUNE 7, 2015 A MEMORABLE LIFE: A GLIMPSE INTO THE COMPLEX MIND OF BOBBY FISCHER EXPLORES THE BRILLIANT CAREER OF ONE OF THE GREATEST AMERICAN CHESS PLAYERS OF ALL TIME. NEWLY DONATED ARTIFACTS FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE WORLD CHESS HALL OF FAME AND NEVER-BEFORE-EXHIBITED MATERIALS FROM FISCHER LIBRARY OF DR. JEANNE AND REX SINQUEFIELD HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE CHESS CHAMPION'S MOST SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. LIVING LIKE KINGS: THE UNEXPECTED COLLISION OF CHESS AND HIP HOP CULTURE OCTOBER 9, 2014 - APRIL 26, 2015 LIVING LIKE KINGS EXAMINED THE UNEXPECTED BUT VIBRANT INTERSECTIONS BETWEEN CHESS AND HIP HOP CULTURE. INSPIRED BY THE WORK OF ADISA BANJOKO AND THE BAY AREA-BASED PEACE AND KNOWLEDGE-PROMOTING HIP-HOP CHESS FEDERATION, THE EXHIBITION WAS CENTERED ON AN IMMERSIVE, MULTIMEDIA EXPERIENCE CREATED BY SAINT LOUIS ARTIST BENJAMIN KAPLAN AND PRODUCED BY NICOLE HUDSON. THE PIECE INCORPORATED A SERIES OF INTERVIEWS WITH FIGURES FROM BOTH THE HIP HOP AND CHESS WORLDS. LIVING LIKE KINGS: THE LEARNING LAB OCTOBER 9, 2014 - APRIL 26, 2015 FROM FALL 2014 THROUGH SPRING 2015, WCHOF'S SECOND FLOOR GALLERY SERVED AS A COMPANION LEARNING LAB FOR THE LIVING LIKE KINGS EXHIBITION. THE LAB ALLOWED VISITORS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SHOW THROUGH INTERACTIVE MUSIC AND VIDEO STATIONS, HANDS-ON ART OPPORTUNITIES, AND EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATION, ALL OF WHICH WERE DESIGNED TO CREATE INTEREST AND ENTHUSIASM FOR THE SPORT OF CHESS. 334552 1150 1156 EDUCATION AND EVENTS: IN KEEPING WITH ITS MISSION OF INTERPRETING THE GAME OF CHESS AND ITS CONTINUING CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC SIGNIFICANCE, THE WORLD CHESS HALL OF FAME OFFERED LOW-COST EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES. THESE INCLUDE FAMILY DAYS ON SATURDAY MORNINGS, WHICH SEEK TO INTRODUCE FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AGES 5-12 TO THE WORLD CHESS HALL OF FAME THROUGH FAMILY-FRIENDLY TOURS OF CURRENT EXHIBITIONS AND A RELATED ART PROJECT (TOTAL ATTENDANCE 44). IN ADDITION WE OFFERED PROGRAMMING ON TUESDAY MORNINGS FOR CHILDREN AGES 2-5 AND THEIR PARENTS THAT WAS GEARED TO THE TODDLERS ABILITIES (TOTAL ATTENDANCE 129). THE WORLD CHESS HALL OF FAME OFFERS BOTH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC EVENTS THAT PROMOTE AND WORK WITH THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION TO POPULARIZE THE SPORT OF CHESS IN NUMEROUS ARTISTIC WAYS. MANY PUBLIC EVENTS WHICH THE WCHOF HOSTS ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE EXHIBITIONS ON DISPLAY. IN THE EVENING, THE ORGANIZATION HELD SEVEN LECTURES WITH VISITING SCHOLARS, CURATORS, AND CHESS PROFESSIONALS (TOTAL ATTENDANCE 139). BEGINNING IN FEBRUARY, CONCERTS WERE HELD ON THE FOURTH WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH TO BRING PEOPLE INTO THE HALL OF FAME AND EXPERIENCE THE CULTURAL ASPECT OF CHESS (TOTAL ATTENDANCE 510). ALSO IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CHESS CLUB AND SCHOLASTIC CENTER OF SAINT LOUIS, THE WORLD CHESS HALL OF FAME HOSTED JOINT FIELD TRIPS THAT INCLUDED VISITS AND TOURS OF BOTH INSTITUTIONS (TOTAL ATTENDANCE 721). THE WORLD CHESS HALL OF FAME PARTICIPATED IN COMMUNITY EVENTS IN THE ST. LOUIS AREA. IN 2014, OVER 10,000 CHILDREN AND ADULTS WERE REACHED BY PARTICIPATING IN FESTIVALS AND PARTNERSHIPS, WHICH SHOWCASED THE EDUCATIONAL AND ARTISTIC OUTREACH MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION. 205515 97973 RETAIL STORE: SUPPORTS THE MISSION OF THE WORLD CHESS HALL OF FAME BY OFFERING CHESS AND CHESS RELATED MERCHANDISE AND MERCHANDISE RELATED TO OR SUPPORTING THE ITEMS ON DISPLAY IN THE HALL OF FAME AND IN THE EXHIBITION HALLS AS WELL AS MERCHANDISE INTENDED TO ATTRACT VISITORS TO THE WORLD CHESS HALL OF FAME. 2338428 true true false false false false false true false false true false false true false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false true 41 0 true 40 true true true false false false false true true false false false false X 4 4 true true false false false true true true true false false true true true true true true true true false X LINDA DAVIS 3143679243 325 N EUCLID AVENUE SAINT LOUIS MO 63108 SUSAN BARRETT CHAIRMAN/DIRECTOR 30.0 0.0 X X 36079 0 0 PAUL HA SECRETARY 0.25 0.0 X 0 0 0 ANDREW WALKER CHAIRMAN 0.25 0.0 X X 0 0 0 JENNIFER SHAHADE DIRECTOR 0.25 0.0 X 0 0 0 SHEILA MANION TREASURER 0.25 0.0 X 0 0 0 REX SINQUEFIELD PRESIDENT 5.0 10.0 X 0 0 0 SHANNON BAILEY VP-CHIEF CURATOR 40.0 0.0 X 84518 0 20517 120597 0 20517 0 false false false BRYAN CAVE LLP PO BOX 503089 ST LOUIS MO 63150 LEGAL SERVICES 890948 1 5607 3521781 3527388 MUSEUM ADMISSIONS 713990 25091 25091 OTHER PROGRAM FEES 611710 306 306 25397 0 0 0 2750 2750 0 2750 2750 0 0 0 97973 44327 53646 30104 23542 0 3609181 55501 23542 2750 1150 1150 0 0 0 141114 141114 0 526845 505920 20925 5087 3605 1482 43618 38156 5462 60812 59211 1601 90000 27000 54000 9000 851115 851115 60057 60057 0 23383 23383 0 628927 625066 3861 57624 57624 144006 106253 35008 2745 37492 35027 2465 0 432757 367662 64719 376 49545 49545 0 4552 2337 1490 725 0 0 177543 177543 8117 6539 1578 ITEMS FOR EXHIBITION DISPLAY 49723 49723 MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT 45969 40266 5654 49 INVENTORY REDUCTION 43809 43386 423 SKILLS ASSESSMENT & REVIEW 25253 25253 2530 1301 490 739 3511028 2338428 1105690 66910 252327 291238 0 0 61585 37053 10407 9420 0 0 0 0 0 0 105000 66051 67394 58578 982767 430766 587514 552001 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 140393 141273 1224620 1155614 455149 288843 0 0 2812 1959 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 457961 290802 X 744412 845765 22247 19047 0 0 766659 864812 1224620 1155614 98153 X false true X false false X X X 1 CHESS CLUB AND SCHOLASTIC CENTER OF SAINT LOUIS 260844268 02 true 2132913 0 1 2132913 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 72605 66000 X false 398704 184357 214347 259737 113915 145822 324326 132494 191832 552001 SECURITY DEPOSIT 98 COLLECTION ITEM 72605 OTHER CURRENT ASSETS 68570 141273 3657708 1000 47527 48527 3609181 3609181 3556355 1000 44327 45327 3511028 3511028 PART XI, LINE 2D RECONCILIATION OF REVENUE PER AUDITED F/S WITH REVENUE PER RETURN: COST OF GOODS SOLD $ 44,327 NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTION $ 3,200 --------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL $ 47,527 PART XII, LINE 2D RECONCILIATION OF EXPENSES PER AUDITED F/S WITH EXPENSES PER RETURN: COST OF GOODS SOLD $ 44,327 -------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL $ 44,327 SCHEDULE D, PART III, LINE 4 DESCRIPTION OF COLLECTION AND PURPOSE: WORLD'S LARGEST CHESS PIECE - ART PIECE DISPLAYED OUTSIDE THE HALL OF FAME TO ATTRACT VISTORS TO THE HALL OF FAME AND BRING INTEREST TO THE GAME OF CHESS. SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2 FIN 48 DISCLOSURE MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THEIR INCOME TAX POSITIONS UNDER THE GUIDANCE INCLUDED IN ASC 740. BASED ON THEIR REVIEW, MANAGEMENT HAS NOT IDENTIFIED ANY MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TO BE RECORDED OR DISCLOSED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. MARYLAND PROPERTIES LLC REX SINQUEFIELD IS >35% O 270000 RENT false MP OWNER FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 FAMILY OR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS: REX SINQUEFIELD HAS A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH SHEILA MANION AND JENNIFER SHAHADE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 DELEGATION OF CONTROL OF MANAGEMENT DUTIES: THE ORGANIZATION DELEGATES CONTROL OVER MANAGEMENT DUTIES TO JOY BRAY OF CHI CHI LLC. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A POWER TO APPOINT MEMBERS: ALL OF THE DIRECTORS SHALL BE ELECTED, DESIGNATED, AND APPROVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CHESS CLUB, THE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B DECISIONS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL: THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS BY THE GOVERNING BODY ARE SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF TWO-THIRDS OF THE FULL GOVERNING BODY OF THE CHESS CLUB, THE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION: > TO ESTABLISH OR CHANGE THE PHILOSOPHY, OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSES OF THE ORGANIZATION; > TO APPROVE ANY SALE, PURCHASE, LEASE OR ENCUMBRANCE OF REAL PROPERTY; > TO AMEND THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS OF THE CORPORATION; > TO APPROVE THE MERGER, CONSOLIDATION, LIQUIDATION, OR DISSOLUTION OF THE CORPORATION; > TO DETERMINE THE DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS UPON LIQUIDATION AND DISSOLUTION IN A MANNER NOT INCONSISTENT WITH THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B REVIEW PROCESS: PERSONNEL RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCES REVIEW THE DRAFT OF THE RETURN AND SUBMIT THE DRAFT TO THE BOARD. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS PROVIDED A COPY OF THE FORM 990 FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C COMPLIANCE WITH CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY: THE POLICY COVERS ANY DIRECTOR, OFFICER, MANAGER, KEY EMPLOYEE, OR MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWER, WHO HAS A DIRECT OR INDIRECT FINANCIAL INTEREST IN AN ENTITY THAT CONTRACTS WITH THE ORGANIZATION. THE ACTUAL CONFLICT WILL BE REVIEWED AT THE GOVERNING BOARD MEETING AND THE PERSON WITH A CONFLICT WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM THE DISCUSSION OF AND VOTING ON THE CONFLICT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A & 15B PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION: THE BOARD HAS ESTABLISHED A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MADE UP OF INDEPENDENT MEMBERS TO ANNUALLY REVIEW AND APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF THE DIRECTORS AND CERTAIN SENIOR STAFF MEMBERS. AS PART OF THE PROCESS, THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPARABLE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS DATA OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS, ALONG WITH PERFORMANCE RESULTS OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABILITY OF ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS: THE ORGANIZATION MAKES THESE DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G DETAIL OF OTHER FEES FOR SERVICES: ARTIST FEES $ 86,555 AUDIO/VISUAL 28,725 CONSULTING 112,989 CURATOR 57,080 EVENT PLANNER 13,694 EXHIBIT INSTALL/DEINSTALL 15,207 MARKETING 39,380 MOVING CONTRACTOR 2,518 OUTSIDE CONTRACT SERVICES 10,030 PAYROLL PROCESSING FEE 3,861 PHOTOGRAPHY 26,938 PUBLIC RELATIONS 46,357 PRINTING 17,960 RESEARCH 3,193 SECURITY 46,915 SIGNAGE 1,090 TRANSPORTATION/SHIPPING 104,234 VALET PARKING 3,600 MISCELLANEOUS OUTSIDE SERVICES 8,601 --------------------------------------------- TOTAL FEES FOR OTHER SERVICES $ 628,927 CHESS CLUB AND SCHOLASTIC CENTER OF STL 4657 MARYLAND AVENUE ST LOUIS MO 63108 260844268 EDUCATION MO 501(C)(3) 2 NA false false false false false false false false false false false false true true true true true true false false