Special Olympics District of Columbia
Special Olympics District of Columbia
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About this organization
Mission
Special Olympics DC provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities by 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 DC provides year round training and athletic competition in 12 sports to 1,600 individuals with intellectual disabilities in the District of Columbia. More than 40 competitions are conducted annually in the district. Other programs include unified champion schools with engages schools and youth leaders to promote social inclusion and unified sports activities by bringing together students with disabilities and without disabilities together on and off the field. Special Olympics DC also provides young athletes program to promote sport and play for children with and without intellectual disabilities (ID), ages 2 to 7 years old. Young athletes introduces basic sport skills.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
In the filing, the mission of the non-profit is noted as “To provide year-round physical fitness, sports training, athletic competition in a variety of olympic-type sport for children and adults with intellectual disabilites, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage and experience joy. all programs are provided at no cost to the athletes or caregivers.”.
When referring to its responsibilities, they were outlined as: “To provide year round physical fitness, sports training, and athletic competition for individuals with intellectual disabilities.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is legally registered to operate is DC, as per legal records.
- The filing documents the non-profit's address in 2020 as 900 2ND STREET NE NO 6, WASHINGTON, DC, 20002.
- According to the non-profit's form, they have 9 employees on their payroll as of 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue is between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue less expenses is -$50,564.
- The organization has 17 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1971.
- The organization pays $606,613 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $225,842 in fundraising expenses.
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