Connecticut · Public charity
Special Olympics Connecticut Inc
The mission of special olympics 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…
- $682k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 2
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $619k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $595,500
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $595,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 3
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $17M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 33% of the organizations Special Olympics Connecticut Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 1% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 2 | $619k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 3 | $671k | 33% |
| FY2023 | 2 | $605k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $554k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $407k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $453k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $439k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 3 | $396k | 0% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut Association of Schools Inc | $4,402,072 | 9 | 13% |
| Police Activity League of Waterbury | $188,996 | 9 | 3% |
| The Arc of Litchfield County Inc | $50,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Coginchaug Regional High School Scholarship Fund Inc | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
About Special Olympics Connecticut Inc
- How much does Special Olympics Connecticut Inc give?
- Special Olympics Connecticut Inc reported 2 itemized grants totaling $619,496, out of $681,650 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 3 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Special Olympics Connecticut Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (94%), Recreation & Sports (6%).
- Who are Special Olympics Connecticut Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Connecticut Association of Schools Inc ($4.4M), Police Activity League of Waterbury ($189k), The Arc of Litchfield County Inc ($50k).
- Does Special Olympics Connecticut Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Special Olympics Connecticut Inc based?
- Special Olympics Connecticut Inc is based in CT.
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