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Special Olympics Colorado
Special Olympics Colorado
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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 Olympics athletes and the community.
About
Special Olympics Colorado (SOCO) is a chapter of Special Olympics, a global organization that uses the simple platform of sports to empower individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) by giving them opportunities to demonstrate their tremendous courage and abilities while changing society's perceptions and treatment of people with ID. Since 1969, SOCO has been strengthening families, athletes and our community through sports training and athletic competitions. Special Olympics Colorado provides year-round training and competition in 22 sports for over 25,000 athletes across the state. Athletes have the opportunity to compete at more than 100 local, area, and state competition events each year.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The filing reveals the mission of the non-profit as “See schedule o.the mission of special olympics colorado (soco) 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 friendships with their families, other special olympics athletes, and the community.”.
When detailing its functions, they were listed as: “The mission of special olympics colorado (soco) is to provide year-round sports training”.
- According to the law, the state where the non-profit operates has been reported as CO.
- The filing specifies that the non-profit's address in 2019 was 12450 E ARAPAHOE ROAD SUITE C, CENTENNIAL, CO, 80112.
- As of 2019, the non-profit's form shows they have a total of 45 employees.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $694,094.
- The organization has 22 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1972.
- The organization pays $2,419,033 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $853,068 in fundraising expenses.
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