Financials 2024

Donors (2024)

Details of our donors in 2023 can be found here. A big thank you goes to all our donors without whom J.P. Chess would not be possible. Our donors for general funds in 2024 are as follows:

King (Top Donor): Jacob Young

Queens ($100+): Kathryn Britton, Rob Kerth, Mike Makrigiorgos

Rooks ($75-$99):

Bishops ($50-$74): Andres LLerena, Daniel Waranch, Hermese Velasquez, Tom Kozlek

Knights ($25-$49): Ethan George

Pawns (<$25): Fleming Mathew

Thank you to our venue provider J.P. Licks and thank you to the organizers and individuals that give their time to run and administer the club.

In addition to the above donations for general funds, we received donations for prizes for the Open Streets tournaments totaling $305. The prize donors were Kendal Square Dental ($100), Monumental Market ($50), Boing Toy Shop (Stealth Chess - $45), On Centre ($25), The BYTE Shop ($25), J.P. Licks (Gift pack - $40) and Papercuts Bookshop ($20).

Prize donations were also received from NM Ryan Young (3 lessons) and Infinite Variations (t-shirt).

If you would like to donate please click on the donate button above. All donations are highly appreciated.

Donations and Expenses (2024)

We entered 2024 with $820 in funds. For details of our prior year (2023) donations and expenses click here. On December 31, 2024, our donations received and expenses on a cashflow basis for 2024, are as follows:

Donations:

- General donations $658

- Prize donations (Open Streets) $305

- Prize donations $180*

Total donations $1,143

Expenses:

- Prizes $305*

- Prizes (Open Streets) $447

- USCF Membership $ 40

- SWIPS Subs $ 27

- Domain Name $ 27

- GoFundMe Fees $ 20

- Misc. $ 44

Total Expenses: $912

Total Inflow $231

Opening Funds $820

Closing Funds $1,050

*(1) Prize donations include lesson prizes from NM Ryan Young ($120 value) and shirt from Infinite Variations ($60 value)

*(2) Prize expenses include mugs, medals and other prizes bought to add to the prize inventory. A purchase of 20 JP Mugs was made for $179, however due to a color error a total of 60 mugs were received.

*(3) Website hosting fees were paid for in 2023 for 3 years (2023/4, 2024/5, 2025/6).

Club Inventory (as of Nov 30, 2024)

The club inventory is as follows:

Triple Weighted Chess Sets (14)
Single Weighted Chess Set (1)
XL Large Chess Set (1)
Duck Chess Piece (2)
Box of spare pieces
Silicon Boards (16)
Green Bags (14), Red Bags (2)
Basic Chess Clocks (Leap/Wholesale) -18 (two of which are broken)
Folding 4 ft tables - 4 (used outdoor at J.P. Licks)
Folding 6ft table - 1
Table Boards (for indoors) - 7
Score Sheets (approx. 70)
Large Duffel Bag (for transporting pieces)
Prize Inventory of Chess.com Merc, Chess key rings, Chess Sets (prizes), JP Chess Mugs (24) and Medals
Rules of Chess book

On loan to club:

Folding 6ft table - 1

Jamie Willams (founder and organizer) was the recipient of a grant in 2023 and 2024 from the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture to coordinate and run chess workshops and tournaments in downtown Boston. Jamie has pledged to donate the sets and clocks bought with the grant to JP Chess, as and when needed. Consequently, JP Chess will not need to purchase sets nor clocks for some time.

Risks

The club is reliant on the availability of rent-free premises. The club must maintain a good relationship with existing venue provider and ensure that it is a win-win situation for venue provider and J.P. Chess.
The club is reliant on a few key persons for organization and administration. The number of active organizers has been reduced to just 2 individuals. More volunteers and involvement from others are needed to spread responsibilities and reduce this risk.
COVID restrictions, if implemented, can impact on indoor gatherings