The Indermaur Chess Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization and U.S. Chess Federation Affiliate that helps North Carolina schools, libraries, and community groups start chess clubs.

Chess clubs provide many benefits to students and schools but very few schools have them due to financial constraints or a lack of support for volunteer chess organizers. We have personally seen hundreds of families experience these benefits through the clubs where we volunteer, so we started the Indermaur Chess Foundation to help more North Carolina schools start chess clubs and then expanded to help libraries and community groups. We also help these organizations run tournaments and other chess events.

Mark Indermaur is a volunteer chess coach and organizer who has taught chess to more than a thousand children since 2011.  He has run over 160 rated tournaments as a USCF Senior Tournament Director and has been named NC Chess Coach of the Year in 2016, 2020, and 2023. He moderates the NC Youth Chess public Facebook group to share ideas, provide support and resources, and promote youth chess events. In 2022, he was invited to serve on the US Chess Chess in Education committee and became the committee co-chair in 2023. In May 2023, he was named the inaugural winner of the Andy Lerner Award for Excellence in Chess Education and was interviewed by Chess in the Schools. In October 2024, he was inducted into the Wake County Public School System Hall of Fame and in July 2025 received a Meritorious Service Award from US Chess.

Meredith Indermaur is a mom with 30 years experience volunteering in Wake County Public Schools. As a long-time volunteer with The Diaper Train, Wake County’s diaper bank, she led a team of volunteers and managed packaging and distribution. She also spoke to community groups to solicit funds on its behalf. Along with her husband, she led an elementary school chess club and organized its parent volunteers, most of whom had no prior chess experience. Together, they grew the club to over 150 students, one of the largest in NC.

Financial Documents

Federal: Review our 501(c)(3) Determination Letter, our Form 990-EZ returns, and more information by searching on our EIN number 84-2383716 at https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/. Here are direct links to some of these items:

North Carolina: Review our articles of incorporation and annual Charitable Solicitation documents by searching for “Indermaur Chess Foundation” at https://www.sosnc.gov/online_services/search/by_title/_charities and then clicking on “Document Filings”.