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Caïssa Club Members

The Caïssa Club is a major gift program which recognizes individuals, corporations, and foundations who make a combined annual gift of $1,000 or more. By joining the Caïssa Club, you are helping to sustain chess through education, the arts, culture and sport of the city of Saint Louis and beyond.

Each year, Caïssa Club members gather of exclusive events at both the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis and the World Chess Hall of Fame from personalized, curator-led tours to intimate cocktail receptions with world-class grandmasters.

For more information about how to join, please contact the development staff at development@saintlouischessclub.org.

Founder's Square

$15,000 and above

Dr. Jeanne and Rex Sinquefeld

Grandmaster's Square

$5,000 and above

Laura and Mike Lueken

Kings and Queens Square

$25,000 and above

GM Maurice Ashley

Spectrum Studios

Caïssa Square

$1,000 and above

Fabiano Caruana

FM Doug Eckert

The Ragone Family

Kasparov Chess Foundation

Saint Louis Fashion Fund

Cabanne Howard, Kaleidoscope Management Group

Eva Lundsager and Paul Ha

Rod and Benton Jones

Megh Manseta

Mike Matheny

GM Hikaru Nakamura

Mark and Jill Rawlins

Yvette and Yasser Seirawan

Jennifer Shahade

GM Wesley So

Andrew J. Walker

FM Sunil Weeramantry

Joy Bray and Jeff Wilson

Cohen Architectural Woodworking

OUR MISSION It is the mission of the Saint Louis Chess Club, an educational organization, to maintain a formal program of instruction to teach the game of chess and to promote and support its educational program through community outreach and local and national partnerships to increase the awareness of the educational value of chess.

NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY

Wheelchair/disability access is available in the rear - please proceed through the parking lot to our east and around to our back door. If you need additional assistance, please let us know.

The STLCC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, disability, and any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws or regulations in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, events, programs, or activities.

The Saint Louis Chess Club complies with the Internal Revenue Service's guidelines regarding publication of its non-discrimination policy in its brochures, catalogs, advertisements and otherwise making it known to the general community.

Any violation of this policy should be reported the General Manager, Joy Bray, jbray@saintlouischessclub.org - 314.361.2437, Administrative Director, Tad Middleton, tmiddleton@saintlouischessclub.org -314.361.2437 and/or the HR Manager, Cathy Gallaher, cgallaher@saintlouischessclub.org - 314.332.5582.

POLICY ON RELATIONSHIPS AND INTERACTIONS WITH MINORS

The integrity of Saint Louis Chess Club’s relationship with minor players is paramount to the Chess Club’s educational mission and success. All individuals employed by or working under the direction or authority of the Saint Louis Chess Club are expected and required to maintain appropriate boundaries and relationships with minors (individuals under the age of 18 years) and are strictly prohibited from engaging in sexual misconduct, hazing and harassment.

UPDATED POLICIES COMING SOON

We encourage any victim or other persons with information regarding inappropriate conduct to contact Cathy Gallaher, Saint Louis Chess Club HR Manager at cgallaher@saintlouischessclub.org. You may also make a report confidentially, and if you wish, anonymously, through our ethics reporting hotline managed by Navex at (833)221-3624.

If you or a loved one were abused, the Saint Louis Chess Club is offering free, confidential counseling services. Please contact cgallaher@saintlouischessclub.org for more information about accessing these services.