Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$7,034,290

Total expenses

$6,357,601

Contributions and grants received

$3,725,213

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$525,786

Other revenue

$2,783,291

Total assets, end of year

$9,687,888

Total liabilities, end of year

$1,372,084

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$8,315,804

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$5,058,223

Management and general expenses

$451,670

Fundraising expenses

$847,708

Program service expenses (Part III)

$5,058,223

Program services were 79.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2023

• DEDICATED TO PROMOTING INTERACTIVE SOCIAL INCLUSION THROUGH SHARED SPORTS TRAINING AND COMPETITION EXPERIENCES, UNIFIED SPORTS JOINS PEOPLE WITH AND WITHOUT INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES ON THE SAME TEAM. IT WAS INSPIRED BY A SIMPLE PRINCIPLE: TRAINING TOGETHER AND PLAYING TOGETHER PROVIDES A PATHWAY TO RESPECT, UNDERSTANDING AND FRIENDSHIP. IN 2023, SOMD CELEBRATED OUR 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF INTERSCHOLASTIC UNIFIED SPORTS (IUS). WE'RE PROUD OF OUR COLLABORATION WITH ALL 24 SCHOOL DISTRICTS. SINCE 2011 STUDENT ATHLETE PARTICIPATION AMONG THOSE STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES HAS GROWN FROM 853 TO 3,611 WHILE THE NUMBER OF UNIFIED SPORTS TEAMMATES WITHOUT INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES HAS GROWN FROM 1,101 TO 4,705. IN ADDITION, IN 2023 SOMD'S YOUNG ATHLETES PROGRAM SERVED 2,661 STUDENTS AGED 0 TO 5 WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES ALONG WITH 6,395 OF THEIR TEAMMATES WITHOUT INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES. THESE INTERSCHOLASTIC UNIFIED SPORTS PROGRAMS YIELD POSITIVE RESULTS AS A TRANSFORMATIVE SOCIAL CHANGE AGENT IN SCHOOLS WHERE NON-DISABLED STUDENTS WHO HISTORICALLY DID NOT ENGAGE WITH THEIR DISABLED STUDENT PEERS NOW HAVE FORGED LASTING RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH SPORT.THE IUS PROGRAM PROVIDES A BLUEPRINT TO EXPAND REACH THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE UNIFIED CHAMPION SCHOOLS (UCS) PROGRAM MODEL AT ALL GRADE LEVELS INCLUDING EARLY CHILDHOOD. OUR UNIFIED YOUNG ATHLETES PROGRAM HAS GROWN OVER THE LAST SEVEN YEARS. OF THE 19,871 UNIFIED ATHLETES AND TEAMMATES, WITH AND WITHOUT INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES, OVER 9,000 STUDENT ATHLETES AGED 7 AND UNDER PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM: A 32% INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD HELPS ACCELERATES COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT SO OUR COLLABORATION WITH THE SCHOOLS IS FAR REACHING IN THE HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT OF ALL STUDENTS.BECAUSE OF THE UCS PROGRAM, SPECIAL OLYMPICS MARYLAND RECEIVED $290,000 OF DONATED SUPPLIES, FACILITATORS, AND OTHER SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROGRAM FOR TRAINING, COMPETITION AND RELATED ACTIVITIES. SMART GROWTH THROUGH SCHOOLS REMAINS A PILLAR IN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN WHILE ALSO SERVING AS A CATALYST FOR BUILDING INTERACTIVE INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES OF DIGNITY AND RESPECT. THROUGH THESE ORGANIZED SCHOLASTIC UNIFIED SPORTS PROGRAMS, WE ARE INSPIRING AND GROWING A GENERATION THAT WILL LIVE THE MOST INTERACTIVE INCLUSIVE LIVES IN HISTORY.AS ONE WOULD EXPECT, THE PANDEMIC INFLUENCED OUR ABILITY TO REACH ATHLETES AND CONDUCT PROGRAMS WHICH RESULTED IN A DECLINE IN ATHLETE PARTICIPATION FROM 8,716 ATHLETES (IN 2019) TO 4,340 (IN 2021) TO 6,442 (IN 2022) AND TO 8,771 (IN 2023). WE STAY COMMITTED TO ATHLETE RECRUITMENT THAT TARGETS THOSE ATHLETES WHO BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM THE PROGRAM DURING COVID WHILE ALSO SEEKING "NEW" ATHLETES. WE ARE EAGERLY IMPLEMENTING RECRUITMENT STRATEGIES AND TACTICS TO FULFILL OUR MISSION BY REACHING AS MANY ATHLETES AS POSSIBLE.

  Expenses $3,721,649

• SPECIAL OLYMPICS MARYLAND IS PROUD TO HAVE A CORE GROUP OF DEDICATED COMMUNITY-BASED, LEADERSHIP VOLUNTEERS WHO ORGANIZE AND MANAGE 19 "AREA" (COUNTY/CITY) PROGRAMS ACROSS THE STATE. THESE VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT TEAMS RECRUIT ATHLETES; SECURE FACILITIES, UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT; SCHEDULE PRACTICES AND COMPETITIONS. THEY RECRUIT AND TRAIN VOLUNTEERS AND RAISE FUNDS AND AWARENESS ALL DIRECTED AT DELIVERING THE MISSION TO OUR ATHLETES IN THE COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY LIVE. SOMD STAFF ALSO HOLD TRAINING WORKSHOPS AND PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR COACH CERTIFICATION FOR OUR SPORTS PROGRAMS. FAMILIES ALSO PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN SUPPORTING THEIR ATHLETES. IN ADDITION TO GETTING ATHLETES REGISTERED AND TRANSPORTED TO AND FROM PRACTICE AND COMPETITION, FAMILY MEMBERS VOLUNTEER, RAISE MONEY AND ADVOCATE FOR THEIR ATHLETES. FINALLY, OVER 5,200 VOLUNTEERS PLAY VITAL ROLES AS COACHES, OFFICIALS, EVENT ORGANIZERS AND DAY-OF-EVENT FACILITATORS. INCLUDED IN THIS POOL OF VOLUNTEERS ARE CLINICIANS FROM AROUND THE STATE OF MARYLAND WHO PARTICIPATE IN MEDFESTS SINGLE DAY HEALTH AND WELLNESS SCREENINGS HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR - TO PROMOTE HEALTHY ATHLETES. THESE DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS PERFORM EYE EXAMS, HEARING TESTS, PODIATRY EVALUATIONS, DENTAL EVALUATIONS, MENTAL HEALTH EVALUATIONS, AND EDUCATION ON NUTRITION & FITNESS, INCLUDING PROVIDING REFERRALS FOR FOLLOW UP CARE AS NEEDED.

  Expenses $579,841

• SPECIAL OLYMPICS MARYLAND HAS A GOAL TO ENGAGE AS MANY ACTIVE ATHLETES AS POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF MARYLAND. ATHLETES ARE PLAYING A CRITICAL LEADERSHIP ROLE TO ACHIEVING THAT GOAL. SOMD HAS DEVELOPED A COMPREHENSIVE ATHLETE LEADERSHIP AND OUTREACH PROGRAM WHICH DEVELOPS COMPETENCIES THAT ENABLE OUR ATHLETES TO DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS THAT WILL HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE OF SPECIAL OLYMPICS AND MORE GENERALLY THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES. WE PROVIDE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT FOCUSES ON AND HIGHLIGHTS INDIVIDUAL ABILITIES. THE ATHLETE LEADERSHIP CURRICULUM HELPS IDENTIFY THE STRENGTHS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL AND DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS. SPECIAL OLYMPICS MARYLAND WORKS WITH STAFF, BOARD MEMBERS, VOLUNTEER LEADERS, COACHES, EVENT MANAGEMENT TEAMS, CORPORATE PARTNERS AND OTHER SUPPORTERS IN AN EFFORT TO FIND OPPORTUNITIES THAT ALLOW OUR ATHLETES TO TELL THEIR STORY. USING SOCIAL MEDIA AND IN PERSON PRESENTATIONS, ATHLETES ENGAGE WITH A WIDE RANGE OF STAKEHOLDERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ALL FOCUSED ON BUILDING INTERACTIVE COMMUNITIES OF DIGNITY AND RESPECT.

  Expenses $756,733

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

5 August 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.1

Source object

202402189349300220

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