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SPECIAL OLYMPICS INC

EIN 52-0889518 WASHINGTON, DC

Largest nonprofits in District of Columbia

Revenue 2024
$186,403,463
Expenses 2024
$168,543,160

Program services were 84.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
N720
Classification
1000
Street
2600 VIRGINIA AVE NW 11TH FLOOR

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

SPECIAL OLYMPICS STRIVES TO CREATE A BETTER WORLD BY FOSTERING THE ACCEPTANCE AND INCLUSION OF PEOPLE OF ALL ABILITIES THROUGH SPORTS, HEALTH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

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.

  • HEALTH WORKDESPITE SEVERE NEED AND HIGHER HEALTH RISKS, PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (IDD) ARE OFTEN UNABLE TO ACCESS THE QUALITY CARE THAT THEY NEED TO MAINTAIN OPTIMAL HEALTH. SPECIAL OLYMPICS HEALTH PROGRAMS PROACTIVELY ADDRESS THE HEALTH RISKS AND BARRIERS THAT INDIVIDUALS WITH IDD FACE, THROUGH PROGRAMMING THAT IS OPERATIONALIZED THROUGH FOUR FOCI - PREVENTION, ASSESSMENT, TRAINING, AND HEALTH SYSTEMS STRENGTHENING (THE P.A.T.H. TO HEALTH EQUITY). IN EACH AREA, SPECIAL OLYMPICS HAS EXPANDED EXISTING PROGRAMMING AND RESOURCES, INTEGRATED RECENT TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATIONS, AND GARNERED SUPPORT FOR CONTINUED GROWTH. WITHIN THE AREA OF PREVENTION, OVER 294,000 CHILDREN WITH AND WITHOUT INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (IDD) BENEFITED FROM THE YOUNG ATHLETES PROGRAM IN 2024. THIS EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IMPROVES MOTOR SKILLS AND SOCIAL AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT. CORE YOUNG ATHLETES RESOURCES, INCLUDING THE YOUNG ATHLETES APP, LESSON PLANS, AND INCLUSIVE ADAPTATIONS, DROVE PROGRAMMING SUCCESSES IN 2024, INCREASING THE QUALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF IMPLEMENTATION. OVER 14,500 FAMILY MEMBERS AND ATHLETES PARTICIPATED IN 71FAMILY HEALTH FORUMS WHERE THEY GAINED VALUABLE HEALTH EDUCATION FROM SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS ON A RANGE OF TOPICS INCLUDING NUTRITION, DIABETES, MENTAL HEALTH, AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS. SPECIAL OLYMPICS PILOTED AN ONGOING HEALTH EDUCATION MODEL FOR FAMILIES AND THEIR ATHLETES TO SUPPORT DEEPER EDUCATION AROUND NUTRITION.SPECIAL OLYMPICS FITNESS, WHICH ENGAGES ATHLETES IN ONGOING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, NUTRITION, AND HYDRATION PROGRAMS, CONTINUED TO GROW SUBSTANTIALLY AND REACHED OVER 300,000 PARTICIPANTS IN 2024 THROUGH ITS FITNESS PROGRAMMING. THIS INTERVENTION CONTINUES TO HELP MANY ATHLETES ACHIEVE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS GREATER THAN THE GENERAL POPULATION, REDUCE THEIR BLOOD PRESSURE LEVELS AND WEIGHT, AND ADOPT HEALTHY BEHAVIORS. TO BETTER SUPPORT ATHLETES ENGAGING IN ONGOING FITNESS AND HEALTHY BEHAVIOR TRACKING, THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS FITNESS APP WAS DEVELOPED AND PILOTED IN 2024.WITHIN THE DOMAIN OF ASSESSMENT, A REVISION TO SCREENING PROTOCOLS IN 2024 ENSURED THAT THE HEALTHY ATHLETES PROGRAM REMAINS ABREAST OF CLINICAL ADVANCEMENTS AND NOW INCLUDES QUESTIONS FROM NATIONAL HEALTH SURVEILLANCE INSTRUMENTS. THESE NEW CLINICAL PROTOCOLS WERE IMPLEMENTED AT THE SCREENINGS HELD DURING THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS LATIN AMERICA REGIONAL GAMES IN PARAGUAY. IN ADDITION, 98,619 SCREENINGS WERE CONDUCTED WITH 69,000+ INDIVIDUAL DIGITAL RECORDS CAPTURED TO AID TRACKING FOLLOW-UP CARE, MONITORING IMPROVEMENTS IN HEALTH OUTCOMES AND SUPPORT SURVEILLANCE AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS. OVER 8,100 PAIRS OF PRESCRIPTION EYEWEAR WERE PROVIDED TO CORRECT ATHLETES' VISION, WHILE 140 INDIVIDUALS HAD THEIR HEARING RESTORED THROUGH HEARING AIDS PROVIDED BY PARTNER, STARKEY CARES.DEVELOPING A WORKFORCE EQUIPPED WITH THE APPROPRIATE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ATTITUDES TO PROVIDE QUALITY CARE TO PEOPLE WITH IDD IS CRITICAL TO REDUCING HEALTH DISPARITIES FOR THIS POPULATION. WITHIN THIS AREA OF TRAINING, OVER 19,000 CLINICIANS AND STUDENTS GAINED PRACTICUM EXPERIENCE AS PART OF THE HEALTHY ATHLETES PROGRAM IN 2024, WHILE A FURTHER 29,176 CLINICIANS AND STUDENTS WERE TRAINED THROUGH ONLINE TRAINING RESOURCES OR PROGRAM-LED INITIATIVES. THE UPTAKE OF ONLINE TRAINING ROSE SIGNIFICANTLY IN 2024 AS SPECIAL OLYMPICS IMPROVED ACCESS BY LAUNCHING THE ONLINE GOLISANO SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES. THIS RESULTED IN THE INCLUSIVE HEALTH FUNDAMENTALS TRAINING MODULES BEING USED BY 124 HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE GLOBE. DURING THIS PERIOD, SPECIAL OLYMPICS SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED THE DEPLOYMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH IDD AS STANDARDIZED PATIENTS WITHIN MEDICAL, NURSING, AND OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS. THIS REPRESENTS AN IMPORTANT EVOLUTION IN THE EMPOWERMENT AND AGENCY OF PEOPLE WITH IDD AND A SHIFT TOWARDS EMBEDDING INCLUSIVE PRACTICES BY MANY UNIVERSITIES IN THE U.S. WITHIN THE DOMAIN OF HEALTH SYSTEMS REFORM, SPECIAL OLYMPICS CONTINUES TO BUILD THE CASE AND TOOLS FOR INCLUSIVE HEALTH SYSTEMS AND IS A KEY PLAYER IN DISABILITY-INCLUSIVE HEALTH. IN 2024, SPECIAL OLYMPICS PROGRESSED WORK ON A MULTI-YEAR, MULTI-COUNTRY PROJECT KNOWN AS ROSEMARY COLLABORATORY, WHICH WILL GIVE RISE TO THE FIRST-EVER GLOBAL REPORT ON THE HEALTH OF PERSONS WITH IDD, TO BE LAUNCHED IN 2025. ALONGSIDE THIS PROGRESS WAS GROWTH IN THE CADRE OF ATHLETES SERVING AS HEALTH MESSENGERS, WHICH GREW IN 2024 TO OVER 1,000 INDIVIDUALS WITH IDD BEING ACTIVATED TO USE THEIR VOICE TO DRIVE INCLUSIVE HEALTH CHANGES.ALSO IN 2024, SPECIAL OLYMPICS RELAUNCHED THE CENTER FOR INCLUSIVE HEALTH WEBSITE, A ONE-STOP SHOP FOR RESOURCES AND TOOLS TO SUPPORT AND NORMALIZE THE INCLUSION OF PEOPLE WITH IDD IN HEALTHCARE AND HEALTH PROMOTION SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES. THE SITE AIMS TO SPECIFICALLY CATER TO HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, PAYERS, AND POLICYMAKERS. AMONG THE INCLUSIVE HEALTH RESOURCES IN WHICH SPECIAL OLYMPICS HAS BEEN INVOLVED WAS A REPORT EXAMINING THE USE AND POTENTIAL OF CODING MECHANISMS TO REDUCE THE BARRIERS INDIVIDUALS WITH IDD FACE IN ACCESSING HEALTHCARE IN THE U.S. THE REPORT ALSO IDENTIFIES ELEMENTS OF AN INCLUSIVE CARE MODEL AND HIGHLIGHTS THE POTENTIAL OF VALUE-BASED PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS.SPECIAL OLYMPICS' LONGITUDINAL EVALUATION 'PROJECT ALL STAR GREW IN 2024, ENROLLING 48 PARTICIPANTS ACROSS FOUR STATES AND CONDUCTING FIVE IN-PERSON ENROLLMENT AND ASSESSMENT EVENTS DURING THE YEAR. THIS EVALUATION WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE MULTIPLE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATION IN SPECIAL OLYMPICS. AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF SPECIAL OLYMPICS' SPECIAL SMILES SCREENING PROGRAM WAS COMPLETED IN 2024, DEMONSTRATING A RETURN ON INVESTMENT OF 354% AND AVERTING OVER $793,000 WORTH OF DENTAL COSTS ANNUALLY IN THE U.S. ALONE.AWARENESS AND MEDIA COVERAGE ESCALATED IN 2024: ACROSS THE 232 HEALTH-FOCUSED SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS ON SPECIAL OLYMPICS INTERNATIONAL CHANNELS, POSTS WERE SHARED OVER 2,430 TIMES AND REACHED 2.77 MILLION INDIVIDUALS. A SIGNIFICANT DRIVER OF THIS GROWTH WAS THE LAUNCH OF THE SCHOOL OF STRENGTH: SNACK ZONE CAMPAIGN, WHICH SAW OVER 3,000 INDIVIDUALS ACCESSING THE RESOURCES AIMED AT HEALTHIER SNACKING.

    Expenses $81,189,891 · Grants $37,763,763 · Revenue $4,116,139

  • Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

    Expenses $53,173,734 · Grants $26,599,206

  • SPORTS TRAINING AND COMPETITIONDURING 2024, SPECIAL OLYMPICS GEARED UP TO HOST THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS WORLD WINTER GAMES IN TURIN, ITALY, WHICH WAS HELD IN Q1 OF 2025. THE MOVEMENT'S SPORT PARTNERSHIP WORK OFFERED UNPRECEDENTED SUPPORT AND INVOLVEMENT FROM INTERNATIONAL SPORT FEDERATIONS AT THE WORLD WINTER GAMES. MANY OF THE MOVEMENT'S SPORT FEDERATION PARTNERS ASSISTED WITH THE RECRUITMENT OF TECHNICAL OFFICIALS, STORYTELLING, AND FACILITATING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN NATIONAL FEDERATIONS AND LOCAL SPECIAL OLYMPICS PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT THE TRAINING AND PREPARATION FOR THE WORLD WINTER GAMES. SPECIAL OLYMPICS CONTINUED ITS EFFORTS IN DEVELOPING SPORT PARTNERSHIPS, AS WELL AS A SPORT-SPECIFIC APPROACH TO SPORT DEVELOPMENT. GLOBAL STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLANS WERE CREATED FOR THE SPORTS OF FOOTBALL, SWIMMING, AND GOLF. SPECIAL OLYMPICS CONTINUED ITS WORK IN SPORT PARTNERSHIPS, DEVELOPING STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS WITH MANY OF ITS INTERNATIONAL SPORT FEDERATION PARTNERS, AND CREATING ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS ATHLETES TO COMPETE IN MAINSTREAM SPORTING EVENTS. IN 2024, THE SPORT PARTNERSHIP SURVEY SHOWED OVER 1,260 PARTNERSHIPS AT THE NATIONAL, REGIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL, WORTH OVER USD $7.39 MILLION IN VALUE-IN-KIND ACROSS THE GLOBAL SPECIAL OLYMPICS MOVEMENT.E-LEARNING 10,494 COACH CERTIFICATIONS WERE COMPLETED ON THE ONLINE LEARNING PORTAL IN 2024. SPECIAL OLYMPICS TRANSITIONED TO A NEW ONLINE LEARNING PORTAL (DOCEBO) IN SEPTEMBER 2024GALLAGHER COACH DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES - COACHING SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT GRANTS - SO AFRICA: IN 2024, SPECIAL OLYMPICS AFRICA'S PRIMARY FOCUS WAS CAPACITY BUILDING WITHIN THE FOUR GRANT MARKETS PREVIOUSLY SUPPORTED (SPECIAL OLYMPICS KENYA, SPECIAL OLYMPICS NIGERIA, SPECIAL OLYMPICS SOUTH AFRICA, AND SPECIAL OLYMPICS GHANA) - COACH DEVELOPER TRAINING: SPECIAL OLYMPICS AFRICA CONDUCTED A REGIONAL COACH DEVELOPER TRAINING WITH 19 COACH DEVELOPERS ATTENDING FROM SPECIAL OLYMPICS KENYA, SPECIAL OLYMPICS NIGERIA, AND SPECIAL OLYMPICS GHANA. COACHES COMPLETED SPECIAL OLYMPICS AFRICA'S COMPREHENSIVE MASTER COACH (COACH DEVELOPER) TRAINING, WHICH INCLUDED THE CORE PRINCIPLES OF SPECIAL OLYMPICS, COACHING ATHLETES WITH IDD, AND COMPETITION PLANNING. ALL COACH DEVELOPERS COMPLETED AND PASSED SPECIAL OLYMPICS AFRICA'S ASSESSMENT, INCLUDING 3 STAFF MEMBERS WITH IDD, WHO WILL NOW SUPPORT FURTHER COACH EDUCATION WITHIN THE REGION. - GRANTS: KENYA, NIGERIA, SOUTH AFRICA, GHANA, ZAMBIA - DUE TO SIGNIFICANT STAFFING CHANGES, THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS AFRICA GRANTS WERE ISSUED IN EARLY 2025 - SPECIAL OLYMPICS ASIA PACIFIC: - GRANTS: DUE TO DELAYS IN FUND ALLOCATION AND GRANT APPLICATION PROCESSES, SPECIAL OLYMPICS MALAYSIA, NIPPON, PAKISTAN, AND THAILAND GRANTS WERE FINALIZED IN Q3 OF 2024. BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE GRANT METRICS BY THE END OF 2024, AND ALONGSIDE, THE TOTALS AS OF THEIR FINAL GRANT REPORTS IN Q3 2025. YEAR 2 GRANT APPLICATIONS ARE UNDERWAY FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS MALAYSIA, PAKISTAN, THAILAND, AND WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF INDONESIA. SINCE SPECIAL OLYMPICS NIPPON HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN SECURING ADDITIONAL FUNDING, THEY ARE NOW EXITING THIS GRANT STREAM. - GRANT TERM FOR 4 X SPECIAL OLYMPICS ASIA PACIFIC PROGRAMMES CONCLUDED IN JULY 2025. - GRANT TERM FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS ASIA PACIFIC PROGRAMMES COMMENCED IN FEBRUARY 2025.2024 COACH WEBINAR SERIES (CWS) - PRESENTED BY GALLAGHER - 2 WEBINARS AND 4 SPORT SPECIFIC WORKSHOPS, EIGHT LANGUAGES, 6 ATHLETE LEADER HOSTS FROM 6 REGIONS - HIGHEST LIVE ATTENDANCE- TEACHING AND LEARNING IN SPECIAL OLYMPICS (571) - 6,098 REGISTRATIONS REPRESENTING 1,863 UNIQUE COACHES FROM 148 COUNTRIES - 959 INDIVIDUALS FROM 123 COUNTRIES ATTENDED, AND THOSE UNABLE TO ATTEND RECEIVED LINKS TO THE RECORDINGS - 23% OF ATTENDEES WERE COACHES OUTSIDE OF SPECIAL OLYMPICS - 84 SOCIAL MEDIAL POSTS; 301,500 IMPRESSIONS WOMEN IN SPORT WEBINAR SERIES (WIS) - SPONSORED BY AERIE - 2 WEBINARS 8 LANGUAGES, 2 ATHLETE LEADER HOSTS FROM 2 REGIONS - THE WOMEN IN SPORT WEBINAR SERIES, PRESENTED BY AERIE, WAS LAUNCHED ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY TO SHINE A LIGHT ON THE EXPERIENCES AND INSIGHTS OF INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN IN SPORTS. - FEATURING DIVERSE FEMALE LEADERS FROM WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS COMMUNITY, THE OPENING WEBINAR ATTRACTED OVER 250 ATTENDEES FROM MORE THAN 60 COUNTRIES.YOUTH SPORT COACHINGWITH THE SUPPORT OF GALLAGHER & ESPN, WE COMMENCED AN EXCITING PIECE OF WORK WITH ICOACHKIDS AND LEEDS BECKETT UNIVERSITY IN THE UK. AS PART OF THIS WORK, WE ARE CONDUCTING A LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS OF YOUTH SPORT IN SPECIAL OLYMPICS - INVOLVING SURVEYING YOUTH SPORT COACHES, YOUTH SPORT ATHLETES, THEIR PARENTS/CAREGIVERS, AND YOUTH SPORT ORGANIZERS. THEIR INPUT WILL HELP TO INFORM THE RESEARCH TEAM'S DEVELOPMENT OF A SUITE OF RESOURCES SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THE COACHES OF YOUTH ATHLETES WITH IDD. BASED AROUND THE CORE TENETS OF THE ICOACHKIDS GOLDEN PRINCIPLES, THESE RESOURCES WILL SUPPORT YOUTH SPORT COACHES IN SPECIAL OLYMPICS TO PLAN AND DELIVER FUN, ENGAGING, DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE SPORTS EXPERIENCES FOR YOUTH ATHLETES IN SPECIAL OLYMPICS, AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE THEM WITH GUIDANCE AND GOOD PRACTICES TO SUPPORT THE EFFECTIVE AND APPROPRIATE USE OF COMPETITION AS A DEVELOPMENT TOOL. MICHAEL PHELPS FOUNDATION PROJECT OVERVIEWTHE MICHAEL PHELPS FOUNDATION SUPPORTED SEVEN SWIMMING GRANTS IN TWO REGIONS AND SEVEN SPECIAL OLYMPICS PROGRAMS IN 2024. THESE GRANTS SUPPORTED SWIM COACHES FROM SIX DIFFERENT PROGRAMS IN LATIN AMERICA AS THEY WORKED TO IMPLEMENT WHAT THEY HAD LEARNED AT A REGIONAL MICHAEL PHELPS FOUNDATION SWIM COACH TRAINING ON THE LOCAL LEVEL IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS FUNDING ANOTHER SWIM COACH TRAINING IN DUBLIN, IRELAND. THROUGH THIS MODEL, COACHES IN LATIN AMERICA SPREAD THEIR KNOWLEDGE TO OTHERS IN THEIR AREA, AND IN 2025, THE SAME PROCESS WILL ALLOW EUROPEAN COACHES WHO ATTENDED THE TRAINING IN DUBLIN TO DO THE SAME. - 6 LOCAL SPECIAL OLYMPICS PROGRAMS GRANTS TO TRAIN LOCAL COACHES & SWIMMERS (BOLIVIA, CHILE, GUATEMALA, PARAGUAY, PERU, PUERTO RICO) - 258 SO COACHES CERTIFIED - 53 SO COACHES RECERTIFIED - HOSTED BY SPECIAL OLYMPICS IRELAND, THE MICHAEL PHELPS FOUNDATION DELIVERED AN IM CHAMPION COACH TRAINING TO SPECIAL OLYMPICS SWIMMING COACHES FROM ACROSS THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS EUROPE EURASIA REGION, SPECIFICALLY FROM SEVEN LOCAL SPECIAL OLYMPICS PROGRAMS (IRELAND, ITALY, GERMANY, SLOVENIA, ISRAEL, LUXEMBOURG, ESTONIA). EACH PARTICIPATING PROGRAMME HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR GRANT FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE ROLL-OUT OF THE MICHAEL PHELPS FOUNDATION IM PROGRAM TRAINING IN 2025.SPORT ASSISTANTS WITH IDD PILOT LEVEL 1 SPORT ASSISTANT MATERIALS WERE ADAPTED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE ATHLETE LEADERSHIP TEAM FOR A MODIFIED DELIVERY FORMAT FOR COACHES WITH IDD. THESE MATERIALS WERE LAUNCHED AND MADE AVAILABLE IN 2024 AS PART OF THE THE ATHLETE LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME'S LEADERSHIP AND SKILLS CURRICULUM. THIS WAS LAUNCHED IN LATE 2024. UNIFIED SPORTS DEVELOPMENTIN 2024, ESPN, LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL, AND TOYOTA MOTOR COMPANY SUPPORTED A TOTAL OF 85 UNIFIED SPORTS GRANTS WITH PROGRAMMING ACROSS SIX SPECIAL OLYMPICS REGIONS AND 47 SPECIAL OLYMPICS PROGRAMS. ALL FOCUSED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF UNIFIED SPORTS, SUPPORTING THE GROWTH OF OPPORTUNITIES BOTH IN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SETTINGS, INCLUDING LEAGUE-PLAY, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW SPORTS. PROGRAMS PARTNERED WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS LIKE LIONS CLUBS, YMCAS, BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS, AND LOCAL PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENTS TO OFFER NEW UNIFIED SPORTS OPPORTUNITIES IN THEIR STATES.

    Expenses $8,383,998 · Grants $1,990,277 · Revenue $2,568,760

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Dr Timothy Shriver

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 1 related
  • Ms Anne Finucane

    LEAD DIRECTOR AND VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Mr Dale Jones

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Dr Seun Adigun

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Mr Yousef Al Otaiba

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Mr Jaime Aleman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Ms Kiera Byland

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Dr Jim P Clements

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Mr Bart Conner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Dr Shi Derong

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Mr Didier Drogba

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Ms Emanuelle Dutra Fernandes De Sou

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Ms Benita Fitzgerald Mosley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Ms Jennifer Fortner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Mr Amadou Gall Fall

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Ms Eva Gazova

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Ms Mary Gu

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Ms Gail Hamamoto

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Ms Ronak Lakhani

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Ms Yang Lan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Mr Ray Lane

    DIRECTOR (THRU 11/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Mr Glenn Lyon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Mr Hamchetou Maiga Ba

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Dr Karoly Mirnics

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8
  • Ms Tusitina Nu'Uvali

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $186,403,463
    Expenses
    $168,543,160
    Contributions
    $171,101,457
    Grants paid
    $66,353,246
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $152,233,363
    Expenses
    $160,530,033
    Contributions
    $142,892,537
    Grants paid
    $57,897,548
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $138,307,643
    Expenses
    $142,283,989
    Contributions
    $139,547,290
    Grants paid
    $52,297,042

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2024 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2023 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2022 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $148,321,104
    Expenses
    $126,020,467
    Assets (EOY)
    $155,208,967
  • 2021 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $126,031,361
    Expenses
    $109,837,653
    Assets (EOY)
    $129,814,982
  • 2020 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $135,575,691
    Expenses
    $128,087,216
    Assets (EOY)
    $108,658,001
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $135,599,414
    Expenses
    $129,970,580
    Assets (EOY)
    $103,372,285
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $129,137,336
    Expenses
    $110,965,732
    Assets (EOY)
    $93,282,510

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

  • SO EUROPE EURASIA (SOEE) FOUNDATION

    NGO · FUNDRAISING VEHICLE FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS EUROPE/EURASIA · EI · controlled entity

  • SPECIAL OLYMPICS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION

    501(C)(3) · MANAGES PRODUCTION OF FILM PRESENTING SPECIAL OLYMPICS ATHLETES · DE · controlled entity

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Disregarded entities on its 2024 return

  • SPECIAL OLYMPICS ASIA PACIFIC (LTD)

    FUNDRAISING VEHICLE AND REGIONAL OFFICE FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS ASIA PACIFIC · SN · income $2,756,333 · assets $1,284,305

  • CHRISTMAS RECORDS TRUST

    INVESTMENTS OF ROYALITY INCOME TO BENEFIT SPECIAL OLYMPICS MOVEMENT · DC · income $2,278,044 · assets $59,622,092

Related corporations and trusts on its 2024 return

  • SPECIAL OLYMPICS COMMUNITY SERVICES LTD

    C · TO RAISE FUND TO SUPPORT SPECIAL OLYMPICS PROGRAMS & ORGANISING COMMITTEES · SN · 100% owned · controlled entity

  • SPECIAL OLYMPICS GLOBAL CENTER LIMITED

    C · PUBLISHES RESEARCH AND POLICY BRIEFS ON INCLUSION IN EDUCATION · AE · 100% owned · controlled entity

  • SPECIAL OLYMPICS MIDDLE EAST NORTH AFRICA (MENA) FZ LLC

    C · FUNDRAISING VEHICLE FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS MENA · AE · 100% owned · controlled entity

California fundraising campaigns

Campaigns run by paid fundraisers, commercial coventurers and thrift stores naming this organization, as California published them. Both figures are as filed, and what the first one counts depends on the campaign type — a coventurer or a thrift store files its own sales rather than money collected for the charity. The 990 reports this only as a yearly total, never per campaign.

  • MDS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

    $2,024,254 raised

    2024 Commercial Fundraiser

    $470,811 to charity

  • ADVANCED REMARKETING SERVICES INC.

    $506,436 raised

    2024 CF Vehicle Donation Program

    $405,834 to charity

  • INFOCISION INC.

    $413,371 raised

    2024 Commercial Fundraiser

    -$44,058 to charity

  • MDS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

    $2,030,311 raised

    2023 Commercial Fundraiser

    $680,324 to charity

  • INFOCISION INC.

    $689,209 raised

    2023 Commercial Fundraiser

    $42,843 to charity

  • ADVANCED REMARKETING SERVICES INC.

    $190,922 raised

    2023 CF Vehicle Donation Program

    $157,151 to charity

  • MDS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

    $2,128,164 raised

    2022 Commercial Fundraiser

    $693,770 to charity

  • INFOCISION INC.

    $637,556 raised

    2022 Commercial Fundraiser

    $297,699 to charity

  • ADVANCED REMARKETING SERVICES INC.

    $146,140 raised

    2022 CF Vehicle Donation Program

    $126,744 to charity

  • TELEFUND LLC

    $110,327 raised

    2022 Commercial Fundraiser

    -$59,451 to charity

  • MDS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

    $2,474,221 raised

    2021 Commercial Fundraiser

    $1,281,209 to charity

  • MDS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

    $386,607 raised

    2021 Commercial Fundraiser

    $10,060 to charity

  • INFOCISION INC.

    $316,764 raised

    2021 Commercial Fundraiser

    $98,618 to charity

  • SD&A TELESERVICES INC.

    $82,985 raised

    2021 Commercial Fundraiser

    $11,875 to charity

  • TELEFUND INC.

    $54,088 raised

    2021 Commercial Fundraiser

    -$57,650 to charity

  • MDS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

    $2,216,241 raised

    2020 Commercial Fundraiser

    $775,873 to charity

  • SD&A TELESERVICES INC.

    $222,854 raised

    2020 Commercial Fundraiser

    $9,713 to charity

  • MDS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

    $189,573 raised

    2020 Commercial Fundraiser

    $23,289 to charity

  • INFOCISION INC.

    $88,815 raised

    2020 Commercial Fundraiser

    $4,535 to charity

  • MDS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

    $547,072 raised

    2019 Commercial Fundraiser

    -$7,301 to charity

  • SD&A TELESERVICES INC.

    $183,835 raised

    2019 Commercial Fundraiser

    $11,768 to charity

  • THE HERITAGE COMPANY INC.

    $161,894 raised

    2019 Commercial Fundraiser

    $92,708 to charity

Amounts are as filed and do not add up: a commercial coventurer reports one promotion's whole gross once for each charity that shared in it. A campaign may also name more than one registered charity, in which case it appears on each.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.