Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1990.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
22 people listed on the 990; $497K paid to officers and key staff.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessica Stewart | $180,429 | $165,357 | $157,062 | $149,202 | $153,191 |
| Scott Dodson | $114,503 | — | — | — | — |
| Kyle Miller | $101,244 | — | — | — | — |
| Jennifer Henly | $101,060 | — | — | — | — |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
See Special Olympics Ohio INC executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Offers year-round sports training and competition for Ohioans with intellectual disabilities.
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2024 state and regional sponsored competitions over 10,000 special olympics athletes and unified partners participated in the multi-day events for track and field, soccer, power lifting, volleyball, gymnastics, bocce, bowling, skiing, basketball, swimming, cheer, golf, flag football and softball.
2024 grass roots local sports programs the state of ohio has 103 community based special olympics programs. Over 15,000 athletes participate in 750 sports programs throughout the year creating almost 400,000 experiences.
2024 unified champion SCHOOLS/HEALTHY athlete activities - in 2024, special olympics ohio recruited 49 new schools from across the state, bringing our total to 200 (across 74 school districts). Athletes participated in 11,136 unified sports experiences, 2,876 youth leadership experiences, and held 172 whole school engagement events.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
The auditor reported no findings.
The auditor reported no findings.
The auditor reported no findings.
The auditor reported 1 finding: a weakness in money controls.
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $5.8M | $5.5M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $5.3M | $5.8M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $53K | $43K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $11.9M | $12.1M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $1.2M | $990K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $10.7M | $11.1M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $552K | $552K | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $1.1M | $714K | $434K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $340K | $250K | $22K | $67K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $165K | $81K | $49K | $35K |
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $38K | $38K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $21K | $16K | $3K | $1K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $773K | $658K | $70K | $45K |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $168K | $161K | $469 | $7K |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $15K | $952 | $14K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $140K | $5K | $135K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $3.0M | $2.7M | $128K | $141K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $517K | $184K | $191K | $142K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $6.9M | $4.8M | $1.2M | $871K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 12, 2025 | $6.6M | $6.9M | −$240K | $11.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 6, 2024 | $7.0M | $6.6M | $436K | $10.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Sep 28, 2023 | $6.1M | $5.6M | $472K | $9.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 14, 2022 | $4.6M | $3.4M | $1.2M | $9.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Sep 30, 2021 | $3.8M | $3.2M | $590K | $8.2M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $6,612,895 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,612,895 across 8 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,852,609 across 12 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $12,137,021 assets, 16 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,147,304 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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