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Special Olympics Iowa

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Be a fan

Special Olympics Iowa (SOIA) provides 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 a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community. SOIA has served Iowans with intellectual disabilities since 1968. SOIA provides training and competitions in 22 sports for more than 13,000 athletes representing each of Iowa's 99 counties. SOIA makes a positive difference in the lives of athletes, their families and communities with more than 15,000 individuals and 2,000 certified coaches who volunteer to participate in the programs.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

83.25Overall score
out of 100

79.03Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,479,066

Total expenses · USD$2,539,940

Program expenses

$1,831,296.74 recorded amount

72.1%

Fundraising expenses

$492,748.36 recorded amount

19.4%

Administrative expenses

$210,815.02 recorded amount

8.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.43 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Rich Fellingham
Recorded compensation: $109,028.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.29%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Special Olympics Iowa
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Special Olympics Iowa (SOIA) provides 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 a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community. SOIA has served Iowans with intellectual disabilities since 1968. SOIA provides training and competitions in 22 sports for more than 13,000 athletes representing each of Iowa's 99 counties. SOIA makes a positive difference in the lives of athletes, their families and communities with more than 15,000 individuals and 2,000 certified coaches who volunteer to participate in the programs.
`ein` EIN	51-0176029
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2539940.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.083
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.43
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.19399999999999998
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.721
`fscore` Financial score	79.03
`leader` Recorded leader	Rich Fellingham
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	109028.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0429
`motto` Tagline	Be a fan
`name` Charity name	Special Olympics Iowa
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2479066.0
`score` Overall score	83.25
`state` State code	IA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Multipurpose Human Service Organizations
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1831296.74
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	492748.3599999999
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	210815.02000000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 51-0176029
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Multipurpose Human Service Organizations
Recorded location: Iowa (IA)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.