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Special Olympics Southern California

EIN 95-4538450Human Services California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Be a fan

Founded in 1969, the mission of Special Olympics Southern California 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 a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community. Our vision is to provide sports and training programs for any individual with intellectual disabilities who chooses to participate, thereby improving their lives and the lives of everyone they touch. The Southern California Chapter is bounded by San Luis Obispo, Kern and Inyo Counties in the north, and the U.S./Mexico border in the south.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

97.23Overall score
out of 100

97.50Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$10,853,399

Total expenses · USD$11,029,255

Program expenses

$9,838,095.46 recorded amount

89.2%

Fundraising expenses

$827,194.12 recorded amount

7.5%

Administrative expenses

$341,906.90 recorded amount

3.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 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: William Shumard
Recorded compensation: $194,831.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.76%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Special Olympics Southern California
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1969, the mission of Special Olympics Southern California 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 a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community. Our vision is to provide sports and training programs for any individual with intellectual disabilities who chooses to participate, thereby improving their lives and the lives of everyone they touch. The Southern California Chapter is bounded by San Luis Obispo, Kern and Inyo Counties in the north, and the U.S./Mexico border in the south.
`ein` EIN	95-4538450
`tot_exp` Total expenses	11029255.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.031
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.075
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.892
`fscore` Financial score	97.5
`leader` Recorded leader	William Shumard
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	194831.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0176
`motto` Tagline	Be a fan
`name` Charity name	Special Olympics Southern California
`tot_rev` Total revenue	10853399.0
`score` Overall score	97.23
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Multipurpose Human Service Organizations
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	9838095.46
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	827194.125
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	341906.90499999997

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-4538450
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Multipurpose Human Service Organizations
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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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.