Donation | PNW Chess Center

Pacific Northwest Chess Center (PNWCC) is a non-profit charity registered in WA State with IRS-granted 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. Your generous donation will be tax deductible.

To make a donation, please click the link below -

https://www.paypal.me/pnwchesscenter

Important - Please make the payment as sending to "Friend", so we don't get charged fees.

Many employers will match their employee's donations. Please don't forget to request a match from your employer to help double the contribution!

Microsoft, Expedia, Starbucks, T-Mobile, Google
PNWCC is founded and run by volunteers. We need much help in tournament planning/coordinating/administration, website development, social media account management, and many other areas. Don't hesitate to get in touch with us for volunteer opportunities. Your employer may even contribute for the volunteer hours (E.g. Microsoft will donate $25 for every hour their employees work for the charities.)

Special Thanks!

01/30/2024 - FM David Bragg donated $2,500. With employer match, PNWCC received $5,000.
11/15/2023 - Kshamta Jerath and Ravi Jammalamadaka (parents of Jammalamadaka, Varnika and Jammalamadaka, Vihaan) donated $500. With employer match, PNWCC will receive $1,000.
07/25/2023 - Hock Lee (IM Michael Lee and WIM Megan Lee's Dad) donated $3,000
12/26/2022 - Yuan Jiang (CM Brandon Jiang's dad) donated $500. With employer match, PNWCC will receive $1,000
12/16/2022 - FM David Bragg donated $2,000. With employer match, PNWCC will receive $4,000
11/08/2022 - Kshamta Jerath and Ravi Jammalamadaka (parents of Jammalamadaka, Varnika and Jammalamadaka, Vihaan) donated $500
09/30/2022 - IM Anthony He donated $50
07/02/2022 - IM Anthony He donated $400
07/02/2022 - FM Austin Mei donated $266.66
02/06/2022 - Wayne Xiong (player Michael Xiong's dad) donated $400. With employer match, PNWCC will receive $800
01/18/2022 - FM Eugene Yanayt donated his prize money of Golden State Open $37.5
01/07/2022 - Hock Lee (IM Michael Lee and WIM Megan Lee's dad) donated $2500
12/31/2021 - FM David Bragg donated $1500. With employer match, PNWCC will receive $3000 in total
12/31/2021 - FM David Levine donated $200
12/31/2021 - IM Anthony He donated $975 (his tournament prizes in 2021) to PNWCC
12/16/2021 - Audrey Hong from Odle Middle School raised $322.50 for PNWCC through EMP charity auction event
11/11/2021 - Haiyong Wang (player Ted Wang's parent) donated $400
10/11/2021 - FM Roland Feng donated $1,000
09/10/2021 - PNWCC VP Harish Srinivasan (player Neeraj Harish's dad) donated $2,000
08/22/2021 - Haiyong Wang (player Ted Wang's parent) donated $400. With employer match, PNWCC received $800.
08/21/2021 - Hock Lee donated $2,000
05/26/2021 - IM Bryce Tiglon donated $1,000
05/20/2021 - PNWCC VP Harish Srinivasan (player Neeraj Harish's dad) donated 30 sets of plexiglass sneeze guard
12/31/2020 - FM Anthony He donated $532 (his tournament prizes in 2020) to PNWCC
11/13/2020 - Ye Chen (Players Michael Zhang and Michelle Zhang's Mom) donated $400
2/18/2020 - Hock Lee (IM Michael Lee and WIM Megan Lee's Dad) donated $2,000
02/02/2020 - Harish Srinivasan (player Neeraj Harish's Dad) donated $1,000 to PNWCC
1/6/2020 - FM Anthony He donated all his 2019 prize earned from PNWCC events back to PNWCC, total $3,038.92.
11/09/2019 - The Velea sisters (Anne-Marie, Stephanie and Sophie) raised $290 through chess lecture in PNWCC and donated to Humane Society International, Seattle Humane Society, Seattle Children's Hospital and PNWCC.
10/04/2019 - Jianping Zhang (NM Derek Zhang's Dad) donated $1,000. With employer match, PNWCC will receive $2,000!
9/29/2019 - Mete Goktepe and Gulin Goktepe (player Derin Goktepe's parents) donated $250. With employer match, PNWCC will receive $500!
07/03/2019 - PNWCC VP Harish Srinivasan (Player Neeraj Harish's Dad) donated $750
07/03/2019 - IM Bryce Tiglon's family donated $2,000 to PNWCC and Sluggers!
07/03/2019 - Harshawardhan Deshpande (player Aaryan Deshpande's Dad) donated a brand new frig (over $1,000 value!)
06/20/2019 - Zunquan Wang (player Felicity Wang's Dad) donated $300. With employer match, PNWCC received $600!
5/17/2019 - Velea sisters (Anne-Marie, Stephanie and Sophie) raised $340 through Chess4Charity lectures in PNWCC. $170 was donated to Feeding America and $170 was donated to The Humane Society.
5/15/2019 - Qian Liu (player Erin Bian's mom) donated $1,000.
5/15/2019 - Ye Chen (player Michelle Zhang's mom) donated $1,000. Combined with employer match (Google), PNWCC received $2,000.
5/12/2019 - FM David Bragg donated $2,500. David has donated $6,500 since last August, and with employer (Boeing) match, David has contributed $13,000 to PNWCC!
3/22/2019 - PNWCC VP Vijay Sankaran (player Advaith Vijayakumar's Dad) donated $700.
3/22/2019 - Sridhar Seshadri donated $500.
3/4/2019 - Harish Srinivasan (player Neeraj Harish's Dad) donated $360.
2/20/2019 - Wei Feng (FM Roland Feng's Dad) donated $2,000.
2/11/2019 - Hock Lee (IM Michael Lee and WIM Megan Lee's Dad) donated $1,000.
2/3/2019 - Harish Srinivasan (player Neeraj Harish's Dad) donated $1,000.
1/28/2019 - Jenny Cui and Kevin Yu (NM Jason Yu's parents) donated $3,000.
1/28/2019 - Lisa Levine and Charles Levine (NM Joseph Levine's parents) donated $1,500. With employer match, PNWCC will receive $3,000 in total.
1/8/2019 - FM Anthony He donated all the prize money he earned in PNWCC 2018 tournaments (total $716!!). Part of the donation was used to purchase a set of DGT Smart Board/e-Pieces for PNWCC board one use.
12/30/2018 - FM David Bragg donated $3,000. With employer match, PNWCC will receive $6,000 in total.
11/16/2018 - Xiaoqiao Li and Liping Wang (player Albert Li's parents) donated $300. With employer match, PNWCC will receive $600!
11/16/2018 - Zunquan Wang (player Felicity Wang's Dad) donated $200. With employer match, PNWCC received $400!
10/29/2018 - Tri Hua donated $250. With employer match, PNWCC received $500!
10/23/2018 - Biao Jiang donated $250. With employer match, PNWCC received $500!
10/17/2018 - FM Costin Cozianu donated $200. With employer match, PNWCC received $400!
10/17/2018 - Jason He donated $200. With employer match, PNWCC received $400!
10/10/2018 - Tatiana Shubin and Igor Shubin (player Daniel Shubin's parents) donated $500. With employer match, PNWCC will receive $1,000!
10/8/2018 - Mete Goktepe and Gulin Goktepe (player Derin Goktepe's parents) donated $250. With employer match, PNWCC will receive $500!
10/05/2018 - PNWCC Secretary Vijay Sankaran donated a brand new water dispenser and filters.
10/01/2018 - PNWCC Treasure Jenny Cui donated 64 foldable chairs (over $1,500 value!)
09/17/2018 - PNWCC President Xuhao He donated $3,000. With employer match, volunteer work and a couple other smaller amount donations, Xuhao has contributed directly and indirectly more than $12,000 to PNWCC this year!
09/06/2018 - Harish Srinivasan donated 30 sets of chess boards with PNWCC logos and triple weighted premium plastic pieces
08/26/2018 - PNWCC Fundraising Blitz tournament in Microsoft raised $3,500+. FM David Bragg and Harish Srinivasan each donated $1,000!
08/20/2018 - PNWCC Board of Directors donated $1,000 and gave PNWCC $17,000 interest free loan to jump start the business

​Special Thanks!

​​

01/30/2024 - FM David Bragg donated $2,500. With employer match, PNWCC received $5,000.

11/15/2023 - Kshamta Jerath and Ravi Jammalamadaka (parents of Jammalamadaka, Varnika and Jammalamadaka, Vihaan) donated $500. With employer match, PNWCC will receive $1,000.

07/25/2023 - Hock Lee (IM Michael Lee and WIM Megan Lee's Dad) donated $3,000

12/26/2022 - Yuan Jiang (CM Brandon Jiang's dad) donated $500. With employer match, PNWCC will receive $1,000

12/16/2022 - FM David Bragg donated $2,000. With employer match, PNWCC will receive $4,000

11/08/2022 - Kshamta Jerath and Ravi Jammalamadaka (parents of Jammalamadaka, Varnika and Jammalamadaka, Vihaan) donated $500

09/30/2022 - IM Anthony He donated $50

07/02/2022 - IM Anthony He donated $400

07/02/2022 - FM Austin Mei donated $266.66

02/06/2022 - Wayne Xiong (player Michael Xiong's dad) donated $400. With employer match, PNWCC will receive $800

01/18/2022 - FM Eugene Yanayt donated his prize money of Golden State Open $37.5

01/07/2022 - Hock Lee (IM Michael Lee and WIM Megan Lee's dad) donated $2500

12/31/2021 - FM David Bragg donated $1500. With employer match, PNWCC will receive $3000 in total

12/31/2021 - FM David Levine donated $200

12/31/2021 - IM Anthony He donated $975 (his tournament prizes in 2021) to PNWCC

12/16/2021 - Audrey Hong from Odle Middle School raised $322.50 for PNWCC through EMP charity auction event

11/11/2021 - Haiyong Wang (player Ted Wang's parent) donated $400

10/11/2021 - FM Roland Feng donated $1,000

09/10/2021 - PNWCC VP Harish Srinivasan (player Neeraj Harish's dad) donated $2,000

08/22/2021 - Haiyong Wang (player Ted Wang's parent) donated $400. With employer match, PNWCC received $800.

08/21/2021 - Hock Lee donated $2,000

05/26/2021 - IM Bryce Tiglon donated $1,000

05/20/2021 - PNWCC VP Harish Srinivasan (player Neeraj Harish's dad) donated 30 sets of plexiglass sneeze guard

12/31/2020 - FM Anthony He donated $532 (his tournament prizes in 2020) to PNWCC

11/13/2020 - Ye Chen (Players Michael Zhang and Michelle Zhang's Mom) donated $400

2/18/2020 - Hock Lee (IM Michael Lee and WIM Megan Lee's Dad) donated $2,000

02/02/2020 - Harish Srinivasan (player Neeraj Harish's Dad) donated $1,000 to PNWCC

1/6/2020 - FM Anthony He donated all his 2019 prize earned from PNWCC events back to PNWCC, total $3,038.92.

11/09/2019 - The Velea sisters (Anne-Marie, Stephanie and Sophie) raised $290 through chess lecture in PNWCC and donated to Humane Society International, Seattle Humane Society, Seattle Children's Hospital and PNWCC.

10/04/2019 - Jianping Zhang (NM Derek Zhang's Dad) donated $1,000. With employer match, PNWCC will receive $2,000!

9/29/2019 - Mete Goktepe and Gulin Goktepe (player Derin Goktepe's parents) donated $250. With employer match, PNWCC will receive $500!

07/03/2019 - PNWCC VP Harish Srinivasan (Player Neeraj Harish's Dad) donated $750

07/03/2019 - IM Bryce Tiglon's family donated $2,000 to PNWCC and Sluggers!

07/03/2019 - Harshawardhan Deshpande (player Aaryan Deshpande's Dad) donated a brand new frig (over $1,000 value!)

06/20/2019 - Zunquan Wang (player Felicity Wang's Dad) donated $300. With employer match, PNWCC received $600!

5/17/2019 - Velea sisters (Anne-Marie, Stephanie and Sophie) raised $340 through Chess4Charity lectures in PNWCC. $170 was donated to Feeding America and $170 was donated to The Humane Society.

5/15/2019 - Qian Liu (player Erin Bian's mom) donated $1,000.

5/15/2019 - Ye Chen (player Michelle Zhang's mom) donated $1,000. Combined with employer match (Google), PNWCC received $2,000.

5/12/2019 - FM David Bragg donated $2,500. David has donated $6,500 since last August, and with employer (Boeing) match, David has contributed $13,000 to PNWCC!

3/22/2019 - PNWCC VP Vijay Sankaran (player Advaith Vijayakumar's Dad) donated $700.

3/22/2019 - Sridhar Seshadri donated $500.

3/4/2019 - Harish Srinivasan (player Neeraj Harish's Dad) donated $360.

2/20/2019 - Wei Feng (FM Roland Feng's Dad) donated $2,000.

2/11/2019 - Hock Lee (IM Michael Lee and WIM Megan Lee's Dad) donated $1,000.

2/3/2019 - Harish Srinivasan (player Neeraj Harish's Dad) donated $1,000.

1/28/2019 - Jenny Cui and Kevin Yu (NM Jason Yu's parents) donated $3,000.

1/28/2019 - Lisa Levine and Charles Levine (NM Joseph Levine's parents) donated $1,500. With employer match, PNWCC will receive $3,000 in total.

1/8/2019 - FM Anthony He donated all the prize money he earned in PNWCC 2018 tournaments (total $716!!). Part of the donation was used to purchase a set of DGT Smart Board/e-Pieces for PNWCC board one use.

12/30/2018 - FM David Bragg donated $3,000. With employer match, PNWCC will receive $6,000 in total.

11/16/2018 - Xiaoqiao Li and Liping Wang (player Albert Li's parents) donated $300. With employer match, PNWCC will receive $600!

11/16/2018 - Zunquan Wang (player Felicity Wang's Dad) donated $200. With employer match, PNWCC received $400!

10/29/2018 - Tri Hua donated $250. With employer match, PNWCC received $500!

10/23/2018 - Biao Jiang donated $250. With employer match, PNWCC received $500!

10/17/2018 - FM Costin Cozianu donated $200. With employer match, PNWCC received $400!

10/17/2018 - Jason He donated $200. With employer match, PNWCC received $400!

10/10/2018 - Tatiana Shubin and Igor Shubin (player Daniel Shubin's parents) donated $500. With employer match, PNWCC will receive $1,000!

10/8/2018 - Mete Goktepe and Gulin Goktepe (player Derin Goktepe's parents) donated $250. With employer match, PNWCC will receive $500!

10/05/2018 - PNWCC Secretary Vijay Sankaran donated a brand new water dispenser and filters.

10/01/2018 - PNWCC Treasure Jenny Cui donated 64 foldable chairs (over $1,500 value!)

09/17/2018 - PNWCC President Xuhao He donated $3,000. With employer match, volunteer work and a couple other smaller amount donations, Xuhao has contributed directly and indirectly more than $12,000 to PNWCC this year!

09/06/2018 - Harish Srinivasan donated 30 sets of chess boards with PNWCC logos and triple weighted premium plastic pieces

08/26/2018 - PNWCC Fundraising Blitz tournament in Microsoft raised $3,500+. FM David Bragg and Harish Srinivasan each donated $1,000!

08/20/2018 - PNWCC Board of Directors donated $1,000 and gave PNWCC $17,000 interest free loan to jump start the business

Special Thanks!