Special Olympics Missouri
Special Olympics Missouri
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About this organization
Mission
The mission of Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO) is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy, and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes, and the community. Our vision is the acceptance and inclusion of all people.
About
SPECIAL OLYMPICS MISSOURI (SOMO) SERVES INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES EACH YEAR BY COMBINING THE HEALTH, FITNESS, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL BENEFITS RESULTING FROM SPORTS PARTICIPATION. SOMO INCREASED SERVICE CAPACITIES FOR MORE ATHLETES WHEN WE MOVED INTO THE NEW TRAINING FOR LIFE CAMPUS. THIS WORLD-CLASS FACILITY, CENTRALLY LOCATED FOR THE CURRENT 16,953 PARTICIPATING ATHLETES STATEWIDE AND MANY MORE ATHLETES WHO ARE NOT CURRENTLY PARTICIPATING, OFFERS SOMO THE ABILITY TO HOST VARIOUS DAY CAMPS, CONNECT SOMO WITH THE COMMUNITY AND OFFERS UNPARALLELED ATHLETE OPPORTUNITIES. THE TRAINING FOR LIFE CAMPUS WAS DAMAGED BY A TORNADO IN MAY 2019 AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING RESTORED AS OF 12/31/2019.SPECIAL OLYMPICS MISSOURI, INC. RECEIVED OVER $1.7 MILLION IN BUDGET RELIEVING CONTRIBUTED SERVICES. WHILE THIS AMOUNT IS EXCLUDED FROM FORM 990 CALCULATIONS, SOMO BELIEVES THIS IS INTEGRAL TO OUR SUCCESS. ATHLETES WHO PARTICIPATE IN SPECIAL OLYMPICS CAN DOUBLE THE LIKELIHOOD TO FIND AND KEEP EMPLOYMENT, MAKING IT FAR MORE THAN A SPORTS ORGANIZATION. THE MOTOR SKILLS OF OUR CHILDREN PARTICIPATING IN THE YOUNG ATHLETES PROGRAM IMPROVED AT TWICE THE RATE OF CHILDREN WHO WERE NOT INVOLVED. RESEARCH INDICATES DEVELOPED ECONOMIES, SUCH AS THE UNITED STATES, HAVE REDUCED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS BY AS MUCH AS 32% IN FEWER THAN TWO GENERATIONS. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY DOES MORE THAN CREATE GOOD HEALTH, CONTRIBUTING TO LEADERSHIP, GREATER PRODUCTIVITY AND INNOVATION, AND SPECIAL OLYMPICS MISSOURI IS PROVIDING THIS TRAINING TO OUR ATHLETES FOR LIFE. APPROXIMATELY ONE-THIRD OF SOMO ATHLETES HAVE AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER AND ANOTHER THIRD HAVE DOWN SYNDROME. THERE ARE AN ESTIMATED 96,507 INDIVIDUALS IN THE STATE OF MISSOURI THAT HAVE INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES AND WE SERVE OVER 16,953 CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES, WITH INVALUABLE ASSISTANCE FROM 17,081 STATEWIDE VOLUNTEERS. SPECIAL OLYMPICS IS THE LARGEST PUBLIC HEALTH PLATFORM FOR PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES IN THE WORLD, PARTNERING WITH HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN MISSOURI TO OFFER FREE SCREENINGS.SPECIAL OLYMPICS MISSOURI IS PROUD TO HAVE 85% PROGRAM EXPENSES FOR 2019 WHEN INCLUDING CONTRIBUTED SERVICES/FACILITIES, AND 82% PROGRAM EXPENSES FOR 2019 WHEN EXCLUDING CONTRIBUTED SERVICES/FACILITIES. ACCORDING TO A 2014 ATHLETE SURVEY, 64% OF SOMO ATHLETES LIVE BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL AND AN ADDITIONAL 7% LIVE BELOW 133% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL.SPECIAL OLYMPICS MISSOURI (SOMO) PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH INNOVATIVE AND TRANSFORMATIVE SPORTS, WELLNESS, LEADERSHIP AND LIFE SKILLS PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The non-profit's aim, as stated in the filing, is “Through year-round sports and training, individuals with intellectual disabilities are given the chance to gain confidence, seek opportunities to improve their physical fitness, demonstrate pride, and participate in their communities.”.
When referring to its actions, they were outlined as: “Through year-round sports, persons with intellectual disabilities gain acceptance & inclusion.”.
- The non-profit has complied with legal obligations by reporting their state of operation as MO.
- The non-profit's address in 2020 is noted in the filing as 305 SPECIAL OLYMPICS DR, JEFFERSON CITY, MO, 65101.
- The non-profit's form for 2020 reports a total of 50 employees.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$1,064,556.
- The organization has 18 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1971.
- The organization pays $2,477,392 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $623,143 in fundraising expenses.