Special Olympics Texas, Inc.
Special Olympics Texas, Inc.
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Mission
The mission of Special Olympics Texas 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 the sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.[1]
About
Special Olympics Texas (SOTX) provides year-round sports training in 23 Olympic-type sports, more than 300 competitions statewide annually, and programming for 58,888 children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Programs also include unified sports, which pairs athletes with and without intellectual disabilities to form sports teams for training and competition; the young athletes program, which teaches sports skills to all children ages 2-7; and motor activities program, which enhances motor and sports skills for athletes unable to participate in traditional team or individual sports because of physical or behavioral limitations.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The non-profit's mission, as described in the filing, is “To provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of olympic-type sports for persons with intellectual disabilities, giving them the opportunity to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in the sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other special olympics athletes and the community.”.
When describing its duties, they were characterized as: “To provide year-round sports training and athletic competition for persons with intellectual disabilities.”.
- The non-profit has complied with legal regulations by reporting their state of operation as TX.
- The filing shows that the non-profit's address as of 2020 is 13400 IMMANUEL RD, PFLUGERVILLE, TX, 78660.
- As of 2020, the non-profit has reported a total of 82 employees 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 -$611,805.
- The organization has 22 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1978.
- The organization pays $4,140,654 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $1,774,343 in fundraising expenses.