Special Olympics Southern California Inc

Analysis

Special Olympics Southern California Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Long Beach, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Special Olympics Southern California Inc reported income of $10.4m and spending of $12.7m, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $13.7m to $10.4m (-24%), an average of -6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Special Olympics Southern California Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New England Futbol Club Inc ($10.3m), Patriot Foundation ($10.4m) and Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference ($10.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 74% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $696k (5.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.4m. At year end it held assets of $36.9m against liabilities of $2.4m, net assets of $34.5m. It reported 85 employees.