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MINUTES OF MACA ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING – 5/27/2019
Westford Regency Inn and Conference Center, Westford, Massachusetts
The meeting was called to order at 9:38am by acting Chairman Robert Messenger (Treasurer and Membership Secretary). Also in attendance were MACA members Jeffrey Caruso (Elections Commissioner), Bernardo Iglesias, Tony Cortizes, Oleg Poliannikov (incoming President), Arthur Barlas, George Mirijanian, Stephen Dann, and Dmitry Barash (Director). As a quorum of 30 members was not present, the meeting was informational.
The first order of business was the Elections report, delivered by Mr. Caruso and included here.
The second order of business was the Treasurer’s report, delivered by Mr. Messenger and also included.
This led to a discussion of Chess Horizons. Mr. Iglesias asked for the reasons for the planned discontinuation of CH. Board members in attendance related the four points emphasized in the board meeting of April 2018, which were: 1.) cost, 2.) the role of a news publication printed quarterly in the internet age, 3.) better focusing our mission on other things, and 4.) inability to find an editor after Mr. Smolensky leaves the post at the end of this year. Discussion continued with comments from many members, including the fact that the incoming Board will have the task of deciding what comes after CH, with the possibilities being raised of having an online-only version, and a chess newsletter for prisoners. Mr. Poliannikov concluded by saying that he is not opposed to CH but that there needs to be more than a strong feeling in favor of CH; there needs to be someone willing to take on the work of producing it.
The third order of business was the Membership report, also included. Mr. Dann commented on the fact that membership is down by 124 members from last year. Mr. Barash noted that the Hurvitz Cup numbers were down significantly and that this was probably part of the reason. Mr. Poliannikov made the point that membership is one metric of MACA’s success but is not itself our primary mission.
Upon a motion by Mr. Caruso (seconded by Mr. Iglesias), the meeting adjourned at 10:01am.
Submitted by Jeffrey Caruso, acting Secretary
Report of the Elections Commission
May 27, 2019
General
A total of 131 voters were registered for online voting and 8 for paper ballots. There were nine candidates for the eight Director positions; all other races were uncontested.
Ballots
Paper ballots were mailed to voters on April 23 together with printed candidate statements and a self-addressed, stamped ballot return envelope. Votes could be mailed or handed in directly at the Massachusetts Open.
One ballot package arrived damaged by the Post Office; another arrived late. The Elections Commission sent a follow-up email to all other paper ballot voters having email addresses to see if there were other problems, but none were reported.
Online ballot invitations were emailed to voters on April 27, including a link to the online ballot form and a link to candidate statements posted on the masschess.org website. Online voting was enabled between April 27 and May 22 inclusive.
Online ballots were tallied by electionrunner.com and published online on May 25. Paper ballots were counted in public at the site of the Massachusetts Open at noon on May 25 and the combined totals were announced verbally and posted in the tournament venue.
Election expenses
Election expenses this cycle totaled $53.07, including a $29.00 fee to ElectionRunner.com for the online portion of the election.
Voting Results
MASSACHUSETTS CHESS ASSOCIATION 2019 ELECTION
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Online
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Paper
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Total
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Registered Voters
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131
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8
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139
|
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|
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Ballots Cast
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100
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6
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106
(76%)
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President
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OLEG POLIANNIKOV (elected)
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96
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Dan Sullivan
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1
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Yi Wang
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1
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Blanks
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8
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Spoiled ballots
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0
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Total ballots
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106
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Vice President
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STEVEN WINER (elected)
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96
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Jeffrey Caruso
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1
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Yi Wang
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1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Blanks
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8
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Spoiled ballots
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0
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Total ballots
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106
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Treasurer
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ROBERT MESSENGER (elected)
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99
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|
|
|
|
|
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Blanks
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7
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Spoiled ballots
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0
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Total ballots
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106
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Clerk
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ANDREW HOY (elected)
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93
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Jim Aspinall
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1
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|
|
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Blanks
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12
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Spoiled ballots
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0
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Total ballots
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106
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Director (8 positions)
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STEVE FRYMER (elected)
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87
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NICHOLAS STERLING (elected)
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87
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JEFFREY CARUSO (elected)
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82
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ROBB STEWART (elected)
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76
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YI WANG (elected)
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75
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NATHAN SMOLENSKY (elected)
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69
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DMITRI BARASH (elected)
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69
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PRATHIBA YUVARAJAN (elected)
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51
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ROBERT E. KING
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42
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Lawyer Times
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2
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Donna Allaire
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2
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Michail Perelstein
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1
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|
Alonzo Ross
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1
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|
William Kelleher
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1
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|
George Winsor
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1
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|
Lou Mercurio
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1
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|
Matt Phelps
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1
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Stephen Dann
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1
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Blanks
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199
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Total
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848
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Valid ballots (total divided by 8)
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106
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Spoiled ballots
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0
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Total ballots
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106
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Officers-elect and directors-elect will take up their positions at the end of the annual MACA meeting (May 27).
The Commission thanks the Membership Secretary, Webmaster and Promotions Chairman for their assistance in this election cycle.
- Jeffrey Caruso, Chair of the Elections Commission
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Massachusetts Chess Association
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General Fund Income Statement
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May 2018 to April 2019
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FY19
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FY18
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|
Revenue:
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|
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Memberships and subscriptions
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$5,443.40
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$7,287.60
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Transfer from Future Year Membership Fund
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|
$232.00
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$258.00
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| |
Transfer from Life Membership Fund
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|
$800.00
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$1,140.00
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| |
Transfer from Prison Fund
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|
|
$1,918.00
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$3,576.00
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Chess Horizons sales
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|
|
$0.00
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$31.07
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| |
Adult tournaments
|
|
|
$20,110.00
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$25,548.00
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Adult tournament donations
|
|
|
$3,800.17
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$3,011.34
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Scholastic tournaments
|
|
|
$16,232.40
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$16,857.00
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Other donations
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|
|
$507.00
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$871.00
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Interest
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|
|
|
$331.68
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$3.09
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Sale of mailing labels
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|
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$50.63
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$45.00
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| |
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|
|
|
|
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Total revenue
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$49,425.28
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$58,628.10
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Expenses:
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|
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|
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Chess Horizons
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$9,052.61
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$7,765.54
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Adult tournaments
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$22,851.82
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$23,928.24
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Scholastic tournaments
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$12,893.58
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$16,595.22
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Promotion expenses
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$258.05
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$224.29
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Internet expenses
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$0.00
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$40.34
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Education expenses
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$0.00
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$862.33
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Player development
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$50.00
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$0.00
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Player travel expenses
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|
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$2,000.00
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$2,000.00
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Election expenses
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|
$41.68
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$26.82
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Administrative expenses
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|
|
$903.49
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$1,166.90
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Investment expenses
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|
|
$75.00
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$75.00
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PayPal service fees
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|
$1,305.28
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$1,462.53
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Insurance expense
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|
|
$412.50
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$595.48
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Transfer to Prison Fund
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|
|
$0.00
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$88.00
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Miscellaneous expenses
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|
$65.00
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$250.35
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| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total expenses
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$49,909.01
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$55,081.04
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Net income (loss):
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($483.73)
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$3,547.06
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Massachusetts Chess Association
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Special Funds Income Statement
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May 2018 to April 2019
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FY19
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FY18
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Revenue:
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|
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|
|
|
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|
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|
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Life Membership Fund
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$1,021.86
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$0.00
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Interest
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|
|
|
$1,021.86
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$0.00
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| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Future Year Membership Fund
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$162.00
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$204.00
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FY19
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|
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|
$0.00
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$176.00
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FY20
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|
|
|
$96.00
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$16.00
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| |
FY21
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|
|
|
$30.00
|
$6.00
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| |
FY22
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|
|
|
$18.00
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$6.00
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FY23
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|
|
|
$18.00
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$0.00
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| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Living Memorial Chess Fund
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|
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$1,087.19
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$884.51
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Donations
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|
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$200.00
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$135.00
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Sale of chess equipment
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$48.00
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$61.00
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Interest
|
|
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|
$29.32
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$0.74
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Dividends
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|
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$809.87
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$687.77
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| |
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|
|
|
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Hurvitz Trust
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|
|
|
$141.65
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$1.02
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Interest
|
|
|
|
$141.65
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$1.02
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Franklin Fund
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|
|
|
$45.31
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$1.02
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Interest
|
|
|
|
$45.31
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$1.02
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Prison Chess Fund
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|
|
|
$2,568.14
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$5,720.78
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Subscriptions
|
|
|
$0.00
|
$32.50
|
| |
Sale of donated magazines
|
|
|
$0.00
|
$18.00
|
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Other donations
|
|
|
$2,567.97
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$5,582.26
|
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Transfer from General Fund
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|
|
$0.00
|
$88.00
|
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Interest
|
|
|
|
$0.17
|
$0.02
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
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Total revenue
|
|
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|
$5,026.15
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$6,811.33
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Massachusetts Chess Association
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Special Funds Income Statement
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May 2018 to April 2019
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
FY19
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FY18
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|
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Expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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Life Membership Fund
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|
$800.00
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$1,140.00
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|
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Transfer to General Fund
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|
|
$800.00
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$1,140.00
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|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Future Year Membership Fund
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|
$232.00
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$258.00
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FY18
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$0.00
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$258.00
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|
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FY19
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|
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$232.00
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$0.00
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|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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Living Memorial Chess Fund
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$0.00
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$627.77
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|
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Chess equipment expense
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|
|
$0.00
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$277.65
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|
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Chess books expense
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|
$0.00
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$346.80
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|
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Miscellaneous expenses
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|
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$0.00
|
$3.32
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|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Hurvitz Trust
|
|
|
|
$46.50
|
$25.00
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|
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Trophies expense
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|
|
$46.50
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$25.00
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Prison Chess Fund
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|
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|
$2,222.35
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$4,671.83
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|
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Program expenses
|
|
|
$304.35
|
$1,010.83
|
|
| |
Transfer to General Fund
|
|
|
$1,918.00
|
$3,661.00
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total expenses
|
|
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|
$3,300.85
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$6,722.60
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
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Net income (loss)
|
|
|
|
$1,725.30
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$88.73
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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Life Membership Fund
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|
|
|
$221.86
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($1,140.00)
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|
|
Future Year Membership Fund
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|
|
($70.00)
|
($54.00)
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|
|
Living Memorial Chess Fund
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|
|
$1,087.19
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$256.74
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|
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Hurvitz Trust
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|
|
|
$95.15
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($23.98)
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|
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Franklin Fund
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|
|
|
$45.31
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$1.02
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|
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Prison Chess Fund
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|
|
|
$345.79
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$1,048.95
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Massachusetts Chess Association
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Statement of Changes in Fund Balances
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May 2018 to April 2019
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Fund balance
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Plus:
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Plus:
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Fund balance
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| |
|
5/1/2018
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Net Income
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Unrealized gain
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4/30/2019
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General Fund
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$45,348.83
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($483.73)
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$664.00
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$45,529.10
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Life Membership Fund
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$13,960.06
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$221.86
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|
$14,181.92
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|
Future Year memberships:
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|
|
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FY19
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$232.00
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($232.00)
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$0.00
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FY20
|
$31.00
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$96.00
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|
$127.00
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FY21
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$6.00
|
$30.00
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|
$36.00
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FY22
|
$6.00
|
$18.00
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|
$24.00
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FY23
|
$0.00
|
$18.00
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|
$18.00
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Living Memorial Chess Fund
|
$17,570.93
|
$1,087.19
|
$18,817.78
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$37,475.90
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Hurvitz Trust, Principal
|
$6,500.00
|
$0.00
|
|
$6,500.00
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Hurvitz Trust, Interest
|
$142.32
|
$95.15
|
|
$237.47
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|
Franklin Fund, Principal
|
$5,000.00
|
$0.00
|
|
$5,000.00
|
|
Franklin Fund, Interest
|
$2.05
|
$45.31
|
|
$47.36
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|
Prison Chess Fund
|
$1,366.48
|
$345.79
|
|
$1,712.27
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total fund balances
|
$90,165.67
|
$1,241.57
|
$19,481.78
|
$110,889.02
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| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Massachusetts Chess Association
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Balance Sheet
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As of April 30th 2019
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| |
|
|
|
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ASSETS:
|
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|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
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Cash in savings, Citizens Bank, N.H.
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|
|
$8,121.71
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| |
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General Fund
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|
$5,705.85
|
|
| |
|
Living Memorial Chess Fund
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$703.59
|
|
| |
|
Prison Chess Fund
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|
$1,712.27
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|
| |
Cash in checking, Citizens Bank, N.H. (General Fund)
|
$1,499.62
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| |
Cash in 2nd checking, Citizens Bank, N.H. (Gen Fund)
|
$443.38
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| |
Cash in money market, Citizens Bank, N.H.
|
|
$14,271.85
|
| |
|
General Fund
|
|
$14,271.85
|
|
| |
Cash in Vanguard money market
|
|
|
$21,182.33
|
| |
|
General Fund
|
|
$7,436.09
|
|
| |
|
Future Year Membership Fund
|
$205.00
|
|
| |
|
Living Memorial Chess Fund
|
$3,446.53
|
|
| |
|
Hurvitz Trust
|
|
$5,047.35
|
|
| |
|
Franklin Fund
|
|
$5,047.36
|
|
| |
Cash account at Citizens Investment Svc (Gen Fund)
|
($74.68)
|
| |
Long term investments
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
General Fund
|
|
|
$12,601.98
|
| |
|
|
Cost basis
|
|
$10,000.00
|
|
| |
|
|
Gain to market
|
$2,601.98
|
|
| |
|
Living Memorial Chess Fund
|
|
$31,387.80
|
| |
|
|
Cost basis
|
|
$14,508.00
|
|
| |
|
|
Gain to market
|
$16,879.80
|
|
| |
Annuities
|
|
|
|
|
$21,382.46
|
| |
|
General Fund
|
|
$5,510.42
|
|
| |
|
Life Membership Fund
|
|
$14,181.92
|
|
| |
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Hurvitz Trust
|
|
$1,690.12
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|
| |
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
|
$189.24
|
| |
Prepaid expenses
|
|
|
|
$4,408.15
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets:
|
|
|
|
|
$115,413.84
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Massachusetts Chess Association
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Balance Sheet
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As of April 30th 2019
|
| |
|
|
|
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LIABILITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Accounts payable
|
|
|
|
$3,083.82
|
| |
Unearned tournament revenue
|
|
|
$1,339.00
|
| |
Entry fee credits
|
|
|
|
$102.00
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total liabilities
|
|
|
|
$4,524.82
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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FUND BALANCES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
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|
| |
General Fund
|
|
|
|
$45,529.10
|
| |
Life Membership Fund
|
|
|
|
$14,181.92
|
| |
Future Year Membership Fund
|
|
|
|
| |
|
FY20
|
|
|
|
$127.00
|
| |
|
FY21
|
|
|
|
$36.00
|
| |
|
FY22
|
|
|
|
$24.00
|
| |
|
FY23
|
|
|
|
$18.00
|
| |
Living Memorial Chess Fund
|
|
|
$37,475.90
|
| |
Hurvitz Trust, Principal
|
|
|
|
$6,500.00
|
| |
Hurvitz Trust, Interest
|
|
|
|
$237.47
|
| |
Franklin Fund, Principal
|
|
|
|
$5,000.00
|
| |
Franklin Fund, Interest
|
|
|
|
$47.36
|
| |
Prison Chess Fund
|
|
|
|
$1,712.27
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total fund balances
|
|
|
|
$110,889.02
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and fund balances
|
|
|
|
$115,413.84
|
|
Massachusetts Chess Association
|
|
Changes in Membership Totals
|
|
2018 to 2019
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Total
|
Total
|
|
|
Category
|
5/25/2018
|
5/24/2019
|
Change
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adult
|
|
138
|
|
138
|
|
0
|
|
Adult-CH
|
|
87
|
|
67
|
|
-20
|
|
Junior
|
|
437
|
|
380
|
|
-57
|
|
Junior-CH
|
133
|
|
87
|
|
-46
|
|
Life
|
|
119
|
|
117
|
|
-2
|
|
Life-CH
|
|
82
|
|
83
|
|
1
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total members
|
996
|
|
872
|
|
-124
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Affiliate
|
|
5
|
|
2
|
|
-3
|
|
Comp
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
DLibrary
|
|
2
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
DSubscr
|
|
30
|
|
22
|
|
-8
|
|
Exchange
|
13
|
|
7
|
|
-6
|
|
Library
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
Prison
|
|
435
|
|
435
|
|
0
|
|
Subscriber
|
18
|
|
7
|
|
-11
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total non-members
|
505
|
|
477
|
|
-28
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grand total
|
1501
|
|
1349
|
|
-152
|
|