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Special Olympics

Name: Special Olympics grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

187
grants reported: $145.7M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $610,676
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

Annual operating support to state Special Olympics chapters
Health and inclusive fitness programming for people with intellectual disabilities
University partners evaluating disability health programs (UMass Boston, East Carolina)
School districts running Unified/inclusive school programming
Small contracts with nutrition, dental, and public health organizations

Typical grant

Median grant is $610,676, with the middle half between $323,599 and $1,143,148, and the largest state chapter awards running $2.0 to $2.6 million. Nearly all of the money is subgranting to state Special Olympics programs, sized roughly to state population and program scale. Non-chapter recipients get far less, generally $7,500 to $150,000, with UMass Boston the standout exception at $915,894. Chapter giving repeats every year, and 2024 amounts are mostly higher than 2023 for the same states.

Positioning adjacent work

Worth knowing: "PROGRAM ASSISTANCE"

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Special Olympics Texas3 grants · $6.6M
Special Olympics Michigan3 grants · $6.4M
Special Olympics Illinois3 grants · $6.0M
Special Olympics Florida3 grants · $5.8M
Special Olympics New York3 grants · $5.6M
Special Olympics Pennsylvania3 grants · $5.3M
Special Olympics Southern California3 grants · $5.0M
Special Olympics North Carolina3 grants · $4.7M
Special Olympics Minnesota3 grants · $4.6M
Special Olympics Massachusetts3 grants · $4.2M

Giving over time

$43.5M

2022

$47.0M

2023

$55.2M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 187 grants.

$2.6M
Special Olympics Texas · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Program assistance
$2.5M
Special Olympics Michigan · Mt Pleasant, MI · 2022
Program assistance
$2.4M
Special Olympics Florida · Clermont, FL · 2024
Program assistance
$2.2M
Special Olympics Michigan · Mt Pleasant, MI · 2024
Program assistance
$2.1M
Special Olympics Illinois · Normal, IL · 2024
Program assistance
$2.1M
Special Olympics Illinois · Normal, IL · 2023
Program assistance
$2.0M
Special Olympics New York · Albany, NY · 2024
Program assistance
$2.0M
Special Olympics Texas · Austin, TX · 2023
Program assistance
$2.0M
Special Olympics Pennsylvania · Norristown, PA · 2024
Program assistance
$2.0M
Special Olympics Texas · Austin, TX · 2022
Program assistance
$1.9M
Special Olympics New York · Schenectady, NY · 2023
Program assistance
$1.8M
Special Olympics North Carolina · Morrisville, NC · 2024
Program assistance
$1.8M
Special Olympics Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Program assistance
$1.8M
Special Olympics Illinois · Normal, IL · 2022
Program assistance
$1.8M
Special Olympics Southern California · Long Beach, CA · 2024
Program assistance
$1.8M
Special Olympics Michigan · Mt Pleasant, MI · 2023
Program assistance
$1.7M
Special Olympics Florida · Clermont, FL · 2023
Program assistance
$1.7M
Special Olympics New York · Schenectady, NY · 2022
Program assistance
$1.7M
Special Olympics Florida · Clermont, FL · 2022
Program assistance
$1.7M
Special Olympics Pennsylvania · Norristown, PA · 2023
Program assistance
$1.6M
Special Olympics Massachusetts · Marlborough, MA · 2024
Program assistance
$1.6M
Special Olympics North Carolina · Morrisville, NC · 2023
Program assistance
$1.6M
Special Olympics Southern California · Long Beach, CA · 2023
Program assistance
$1.6M
Special Olympics Pennsylvania · Norristown, PA · 2022
Program assistance
$1.6M
Special Olympics Southern California · Long Beach, CA · 2022
Program assistance
$1.5M
Special Olympics Ohio · Westerville, OH · 2024
Program assistance
$1.5M
Special Olympics Northern California · Pleasant Hill, CA · 2024
Program assistance
$1.5M
Special Olympics Colorado · Centennial, CO · 2024
Program assistance
$1.4M
Special Olympics Colorado · Englewood, CO · 2023
Program assistance
$1.4M
Special Olympics Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Program assistance
$1.4M
Special Olympics Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2024
Program assistance
$1.4M
Special Olympics South Carolina · Lexington, SC · 2024
Program assistance
$1.4M
Special Olympics Ohio · Columbus, OH · 2023
Program assistance
$1.4M
Special Olympics Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Program assistance
$1.3M
Special Olympics Indiana · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Program assistance
$1.3M
Special Olympics Northern California · Pleasant Hill, CA · 2023
Program assistance
$1.3M
Special Olympics Oregon · Beaverton, OR · 2024
Program assistance
$1.3M
Special Olympics Massachusetts · Marlborough, MA · 2023
Program assistance
$1.3M
Special Olympics North Carolina · Morrisville, NC · 2022
Program assistance
$1.3M
Special Olympics Massachusetts · Marlborough, MA · 2022
Program assistance
$1.2M
Special Olympics Ohio · Columbus, OH · 2022
Program assistance
$1.2M
Special Olympics Northern California · Pleasant Hill, CA · 2022
Program assistance
$1.2M
Special Olympics South Carolina · Columbia, SC · 2023
Program assistance
$1.2M
Special Olympics Washington · Seattle, WA · 2023
Program assistance
$1.2M
Special Olympics Virginia · Richmond, VA · 2023
Program assistance
$1.1M
Special Olympics Virginia · Richmond, VA · 2024
Program assistance
$1.1M
Special Olympics Indiana · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
Program assistance
$1.1M
Special Olympics Arizona · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Program assistance
$1.1M
Special Olympics Indiana · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Program assistance
$1.1M
Special Olympics Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2023
Program assistance
$1.1M
Special Olympics Louisiana · Hammond, LA · 2023
Program assistance
$1.1M
Special Olympics Tennessee · Brentwood, TN · 2024
Program assistance
$1.1M
Special Olympics New Jersey · Lawrenceville, NJ · 2022
Program assistance
$1.1M
Special Olympics Louisiana · Covington, LA · 2024
Program assistance
$1.1M
Special Olympics Connecticut · Hamden, CT · 2024
Program assistance
$1.1M
Special Olympics Colorado · Englewood, CO · 2022
Program assistance
$1.1M
Special Olympics Arizona · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Program assistance
$1.0M
Special Olympics New Jersey · Lawrenceville, NJ · 2024
Program assistance
$1.0M
Special Olympics Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2022
Program assistance
$1.0M
Special Olympics Kansas · Mission, KS · 2024
Program assistance
$1.0M
Special Olympics Tennessee · Nashvill, TN · 2023
Program assistance
$997,047
Special Olympics Maryland · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Program assistance
$994,730
Special Olympics Arizona · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Program assistance
$976,026
Special Olympics Virginia · Richmond, VA · 2022
Program assistance
$962,654
Special Olympics South Carolina · Columbia, SC · 2022
Program assistance
$952,545
Special Olympics Washington · Seattle, WA · 2022
Program assistance
$948,192
Special Olympics USA · Orlando, FL · 2022
Program assistance
$927,211
Special Olympics Iowa · Grimes, IA · 2023
Program assistance
$915,894
University of Massachusetts Boston · Boston, MA · 2024
Program assistance
$909,725
Special Olympics New Jersey · Lawrenceville, NJ · 2023
Program assistance
$908,756
Special Olympics Connecticut · Hamden, CT · 2023
Program assistance
$896,682
Special Olympics Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024
Program assistance
$889,429
Special Olympics Kansas · Mission, KS · 2023
Program assistance
$887,925
Special Olympics Iowa · Grimes, IA · 2024
Program assistance
$855,008
Special Olympics Missouri · Jefferson City, MO · 2024
Program assistance
$841,287
Special Olympics Louisiana · Hammond, LA · 2022
Program assistance
$825,980
Special Olympics Connecticut · Hamden, CT · 2022
Program assistance
$782,069
Special Olympics Utah · Draper, UT · 2024
Program assistance
$781,958
Special Olympics Maryland · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Program assistance
$760,376
Special Olympics Iowa · Grimes, IA · 2022
Program assistance
$738,086
Special Olympics Nebraska · Omaha, NE · 2024
Program assistance
$729,316
Special Olympics Oregon · Portland, OR · 2023
Program assistance
$721,039
Special Olympics Missouri · Jefferson City, MO · 2023
Program assistance
$718,442
Special Olympics Oklahoma · Tulsa, OK · 2024
Program assistance
$691,155
Special Olympics Tennessee · Nashvill, TN · 2022
Program assistance
$686,647
Special Olympics Nebraska · Omaha, NE · 2023
Program assistance
$672,162
Special Olympics Oregon · Portland, OR · 2022
Program assistance
$661,056
Special Olympics Maryland · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Program assistance
$660,931
University of Massachusetts Boston · Boston, MA · 2022
Program assistance
$650,262
Special Olympics Missouri · Jefferson City, MO · 2022
Program assistance
$649,693
Special Olympics Montana · Great Falls, MT · 2024
Program assistance
$643,060
Special Olympics Arkansas · North Little Rock, AR · 2024
Program assistance
$611,842
Special Olympics Hawaii · Honolulu, HI · 2022
Program assistance
$610,676
Special Olympics Maine · South Portland, ME · 2024
Program assistance
$610,028
Special Olympics New Mexico · Albuquerque, NM · 2023
Program assistance
$599,268
Special Olympics Alaska · Anchorage, AK · 2024
Program assistance
$596,995
Special Olympics Montana · Great Falls, MT · 2023
Program assistance
$595,535
Special Olympics Idaho · Boise, ID · 2024
Program assistance
$586,453
Special Olympics Nebraska · Omaha, NE · 2022
Program assistance
$584,714
Special Olympics Mississippi · Jackson, MS · 2024
Program assistance

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.