World Chess Museum Inc.

Arts and culture
Saint Louis, Missouri
EIN 27-1280023
Tax-exempt since 2007

Firms paid: 4
Fees reported, 2018–2023: $232K
Fees reported in 2023: $34K
Most Recent Reported Revenue: $4.0M

Fundraising fees by year

Per Form 990 Schedule G

Firms paid in 2023

$34,410 to 2 fundraisers · $34,410 in professional fundraising fees on the return

Fundraisers World Chess Museum Inc. paid in 2023, from Form 990 Schedule G
Fundraiser	Filed as	Fee
Lauren Stewart & Sgc Projects LLCDevelopment - services	Development - services	$25,500
The Rome GroupCapital campaignsDevelopment - grant writer	Development - grant writer	$8,910

All firms paid

Fundraisers World Chess Museum Inc. reported paying, all years
Fundraiser	Years	Total fees
Lauren Stewart	2018	$85,250
The Rome GroupCapital campaigns	2018–2023 · 5 years	$61,883
Lauren Stewart & Sgc Projects LLC	2020–2023 · 3 years	$59,220
Sgc Projects LLC Lauren Stewart Development Services	2019	$25,575

Form 990 Snapshot

World Chess Museum Inc.'s Form 990 figures by year
Tax year	Revenue	Contributions	Fundraising expenses	Professional fundraising fees
2023	$4.0M	$3.8M	$146K	$34K
2022	$3.1M	$3.0M	$167K	$34K
2020	$2.6M	$2.6M	$189K	$34K
2019	$3.5M	$3.4M	$170K	$36K
2018	$3.1M	$3.0M	$178K	$94K

Fees are what World Chess Museum Inc. reported on IRS Form 990. Nonprofits list only fundraisers paid $5,000 or more, and many book consultants under other expenses, so a nonprofit can have worked with firms that don't appear here. Last checked 2026-11-14.