SPECIAL OLYMPICS OHIO INC
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Community-Based Special Olympics
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. THE PROGRAMS HAVE WEEKLY PRACTICES AND PERIODIC COMPETITIONS AGAINST OTHER PROGRAMS THAT CULMINATE TO THE REGIONAL AND STATE LEVEL. THE CURRENT SPORTS PROGRAMS OFFERED INCLUDE ALPINE SKIING, SNOWBOARDING, SNOWSHOEING, BASKETBALL SKILLS, BASKETBALL TEAMS, AQUATICS, COMPETITIVE CHEER, SOFTBALL SKILLS, SOFTBALL TEAMS, FLAG FOOTBALL, GOLF, EQUESTRIAN, TRACK & FIELD, BOCCE, BOWLING, GYMNASTICS, POWERLIFTING, SOCCER, TENNIS AND VOLLEYBALL.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.3MState and Regional Competitions
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. THESE EVENTS TOOK PLACE ALL OVER OHIO INCLUDING BGSU, OSU, OREGON, AND CINCINNATI. THERE ARE FOUR REGIONS THROUGHOUT OHIO WITH REGIONAL EVENTS IN MOST OF THE SPORTS LISTED ABOVE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2.4MUnified Champion Schools Initiative
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. IN THE 2024 SCHOOL YEAR, SPECIAL OLYMPICS OHIO WAS ABLE TO DEVELOP ATHLETES' SKILLS AND OFFER COMPETITIVE PLAY IN FULL SEASONS OF FLAG FOOTBALL, SOCCER, BASKETBALL, CHEER, TRACK AND FIELD, AND CORNHOLE, INCLUDING REPRESENTATION AT THE STATE FLAG FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT, NATIONAL UNIFIED BASKETBALL COLLEGIATE TOURNAMENT, USA GAMES, AND THE NATIONAL UNIFIED BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIPS. THE UNIFIED CHAMPION SCHOOLS INCLUSION MOVEMENT CREATED INNOVATIVE AND IMPACTFUL PROGRAMMING FOR STUDENTS WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES, ALONG WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION, 3,866 SPECIAL OLYMPICS ATHLETES RECEIVED MEDICAL SCREENINGS FOR SIGHT, HEARING, DENTAL AND OVERALL FITNESS AS PART OF SPECIAL OLYMPICS OHIO'S HEALTHY ATHLETES INITIATIVE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.1M
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