Special Olympics, Inc.
Special Olympics, Inc.
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About this organization
Mission
The mission of Special Olympics 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 Olympic athletes and the community.
About
Special Olympics is a global movement that unleashes the human spirit every day around the world through the transformative power and joy of sport. Through programming in sports, health, education and community building, Special Olympics is tackling the inactivity, stigma, isolation, and injustice that people with intellectual disabilities (ID) face. Our work goes far beyond sports events, driving social change that enables full social participation for people with ID. Special Olympics approach is to deliver, high-quality training and competition in an inclusive culture through Unified Sports which allows for people with and without intellectual disabilities to play on the same field. We offer 30-plus Olympic-style individual and team sports that provide meaningful training and competition opportunities for athletes ranging in age from 2 to 99! Special Olympics teammates benefit in gaining quality sport experiences due to the rules set forth in Sport Rules Article 1. This premise for all Special Olympics sports is strengthened from partnerships with International Sport Federations, social inclusion opportunities through Unified Schools, as well as opportunities to develop basic skills at age 2 through Young Athletes.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
From their filing, the objective of the non-profit is stated as “The mission of special olympics 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.”.
When talking about its functions, they were outlined as: “Provides year-round sports training and competition to persons with intellectual disabilities.”.
- The legally reported state of operation for the non-profit is DC.
- According to the filing, the non-profit's address in 2020 is 1133 19TH STREET NW, WASHINGTON, DC, 20036.
- The non-profit organization as of 2020 has a total of 256 employees reported on their form.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $7,488,475.
- The organization has 42 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1968.
- The organization pays $27,951,610 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $16,485,990 in fundraising expenses.