YOUTH REACHED
Chess and leadership learning with lessons on discipline, respect, accountability, and emotional regulation.
REAL PEOPLE. REPORTED RESULTS.
IMPACT
in motion.
Our work is about more than learning the game. The 2025 and Summer 2026 reports show young people practicing confidence, accountability, emotional regulation, and leadership across our communities.
01 / 2025 YEAR-IN-REVIEW
2025:
Every move MATTERED.
Programming in Denver schools, community spaces, and partner sites.
708YOUTH SERVED
Total youth served as reported in MACM's 2025 impact report.
120AVERAGE WEEKLY REACH
Young people participating in programs in an average week, per the 2025 report.
8SCHOOLS & PARTNERS
Schools and community partners served in 2025.
Source: MACM 2025 Impact Report, section IV. Reported participants were ages 12–21. Figures on this page represent distinct reporting periods and should not be combined as a cumulative total.
02 / REPORTED YOUTH OUTCOMES · 2025
GROWTH YOU
CAN measure.
According to MACM's 2025 reported youth outcomes, participants developed skills and relationships that extend beyond chess. These percentages reflect MACM's own reporting, not an independent evaluation.
87%Improved decision-making skills
82%Increased emotional regulation
76%Improved conflict resolution
91%Said MACM provided a positive adult role model
88%Felt more confident in school
03 / PROGRAM PROGRESS · 2025
WHAT GROWTH
looks like.
WELLNESS WORKSHOPS
Anger management, grounding, stress awareness, and healthy self-expression. Youth participants also reported 73% improved emotional self-control and 80% increased help-seeking.
STUDENTS
Career exposure alongside resume-building, financial literacy, and connections to internships through partners.
2025 program highlights are drawn from the MACM 2025 Impact Report; the MACM 101 reach figure also appears in the overall 708 youth total and is not an additional group.
04 / SUMMER 2026 IMPACT REPORT
THE SUMMER
WE showed up.
Paid leadership, weekly community programming, and partnerships that reached beyond MACM's walls.
5PAID YOUTH CO-FACILITATORS
Employed through DYEP; trained to co-facilitate MACM 101.
60PARTNER YOUTH SERVED
41 at 10Four and 19 at DBOA youth workshops.
56OPEN CHESS DROP-INS
Reported across MACM Thursday Open Chess sessions.
400+COMMUNITY REACH
Two major pop-up events and six tabling events.
100+ community members
At the 10Four kickoff pop-up, young DYEP facilitators led games, bouncy houses, and activity stations.
300+ youth & family members
Reached through a back-to-school event in partnership with Circling Eagle Foundation and Metro Caring.
6 outreach events
Summer tabling helped MACM strengthen relationships and increase community awareness.
Source: MACM Summer Impact Report, Summer 2026, prepared by Aaron Smith. The 400+ community reach figure covers the summer outreach activities described in that report. Workshop, Open Chess, and outreach counts represent different activities; they are not a deduplicated count of individual people. Summer program hours should not be interpreted as current operating hours.
05 / SKILLS THAT TRAVEL
THINK
BEFORE YOU MOVE
Decision-making, mindfulness, and considering the consequences before responding.
EVERY PIECE
MATTERS
Confidence, accountability, purpose, and relationships with trusted adults.
BUILDING
YOUTH LEADERS
Paid co-facilitation experiences create opportunities to practice responsibility and leadership.
IMPACT IN PHOTOS
THE NUMBERS have faces.
These additional images help ground the 2025 and Summer 2026 results in real participant experiences—from partner-site sessions to family events, instruction, and youth-led learning spaces.
Photo galleries complement the impact reports and provide broader visual coverage across MACM programming.
06 / VOICES IN THE 2025 REPORT
“MACM helped me stop reacting and start thinking. I feel like I have people who actually see me and want me to win.”— Youth participant, 2025 Impact Report
“My son talks about chess every day now. But what he really learned was how to control his anger and respect himself and others.”— Parent, 2025 Impact Report
“MACM is the most impactful program we’ve ever had in our building. Their presence changes the culture.”— School principal, 2025 Impact Report
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