Building skills in chess and in life since 1996!

Supporting free after school programs in Title 1, CEP and Rural schools throughout Oregon and SW Washington

Chess for Success is excited to be included in this years Willamette Week Give!Guide!  With more than 400 applicants and only 125 available spots, we are honored to be part of this years campaign!  We help students build critical thinking, problem solving and perseverance, skills needed for a successful life and your support can shift the board for our students!

School districts across our region are facing multimillion-dollar deficits, and after-school enrichment programs are often among the first things cut. With grants becoming more competitive and school funding shrinking, individual donors are more important than ever.  Your generosity can be the safety net that keeps programs running in more than 75 schools across Oregon and Southwest Washington! 

We especially want to thank Melanie Nelson and Phil Margolin, who have generously provided a matching dollar for dollar grant of $10,000!  That means YOUR IMPACT CAN BE DOUBLED if you donate between November 1st - Dec 31st! 

Donate today by visiting our Give!Guide page