Chess Vets NFP
Therapeutic Chess Programs
Mission
Therapeutic Chess Programs. Donate free chess sets to deployed US veterans. Set up local chess clubs. Conduct chess workshops. Run chess camps. Run a weekly online chess club. Conduct weekly online chess tournaments. Maintain an active YouTube chess training channel. Support community events. Support homeless veterans stand downs. Support the VA. Support Veteran Service Organizations. Supply public chess playing tables.
Ruling year
2016
Founder/President
Mr Michael Dean Lenox
Main address
6204 Fawn Meadows
Temple, TX 76502 USA
Formerly known as
Illinois Chess Vets, NFP
EIN
81-4039459
NTEE code
Military/Veterans' Organizations (W30)
Recreational, Pleasure, or Social Club (N50)
IRS filing requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990-N.
Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our mission of "Helping everyone (especially veterans) through chess. We directly help vets through chess by our VA Medical Center Recreational Therapy Programs. On hold due to COVID. Our programs also interface with the public. We are an incubator for community chess clubs and programs. Operation: Play Chess program goals. 1) Donate deployed troops magnetic travel sets. 2) Teach everyone on how to play chess and win. 3) Organize chess events. 4) Donate Veteran Service Organizations (VSO) magnetic travel sets.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Operation: Play Chess
- We donate travel magnetic checkbook chess sets and our VA Chess Recreational Therapy Instruction Sheet to deployed veterans.
- We instruct people on how to play and give them the foundation of chess strategy and tactics.
- We are a chess club and a community chess program incubator.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Total number of competitions held
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
US Chess Nationally rated chess tournaments held. Non Rated tournaments held were roughly half.
Money Donated to 501(c)(3) veteran and first responder organizations
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Operation: Play Chess
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Travel Chess Sets Provided to Veterans.
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Increasing
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Educate veterans and their families on the health & life benefits of chess.
Help Veterans directly through VA hospitals.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Continue to:
Be an IRS Section 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization to receive donations and reduce our operating costs with tax savings.
Organize community chess clubs and programs to increase visibility.
Organize and conduct non rated chess tournaments and events to increase visibility.
Conduct chess workshops to increase visibility.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We conduct nationally rated US Chess Tournaments weekly.
We conduct 2 VA Hospital Chess Recreational Therapy Programs, one weekly and one bi-weekly. We have done this for over 6 years.
We have US Chess Certified Coaches.
We posses ample equipment to conduct events.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
ICV 2016 Highlights
USCF tournaments run – 32
USCF ICV rated games – 815 starting 5/01/2016
VA/ICV joint veteran tournaments – 1
VA Hospital Bi-Weekly Chess Recreational Therapy Programs - 3
Nonrated games at ICV tournaments. Approximately 250
Illinois veteran homes visited – 1
Expos and Conventions booths manned – 2
Veteran organization clubs formed – 2
National PR exposure – 2
ICV 2017 Highlights
USCF Rated Tournaments - 46 with 603 players
Several unrated tournaments (Data unavailable)
Chess workshop with NM Len Weber - 1
Community Chess Workshop - 1
VA programs in progress – 2
Community chess tournaments – 2
Chicago Abilities Expo Chess Challenge Tables
Major Sponsor for A Warrior’s Mind, NFP.
Minor contributor to Chicago Veterans, NFP
Donated Chess supplies to numerous veteran organizations
ICV 2018 Highlights
•USCF Rated Tournaments - 44 with 464 players
•Several unrated tournaments (Data unavailable)
•Chess Workshop. Cancelled due to loss of venue.
•Community Chess Workshop - 1
•Expos and Conventions booths manned – 5
•Donated Chess supplies to numerous veteran organizations
Note- There are several more events and organization promotions that ICV supported this year that did not make this highlight list. These were not tracked with Eventbrite and were subsequently forgotten.
2019
- Continuing above
- Manning booth at 2019 Chicago Abilities Expo
- Holding a Labor Day Regional Veteran Chess Workshop an Tournament. Event will host Veterans, Vet families and Boy Scouts.
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Chess Vets NFP
Board of directorsas of 01/13/2023
Mr Michael Lenox
Chess Vets NFP
Term: 2016 - 2024
Michael Dean Lenox
Chess Vets NFP
Lia Lenox
Chess Vets NFP
Robert Stoltz
Chess Vets NFP
Martha Ortega
Chess Vets NFP
Sam Henderson
Silver Plus Chess Club
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