Special Olympics Inc

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Washington, DC EIN 52-0889518

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2025–2026

Total received

$4.9M

Foundation funders

197

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2025–2026

Who funds Special Olympics Inc?

Special Olympics Inc is funded by 197 grantmakers, led by Lions Clubs International Foundation ($1.9M), 4 Cornerstones Foundation ($500K), Pasadena Community Foundation ($408K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $4.9M in grants to Special Olympics Inc between 2025–2026.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Lions Clubs International Foundation$1,916,00012025
4 Cornerstones Foundation$500,00012025
Pasadena Community Foundation$408,33312025
KPMG US Foundation Inc$150,00012025
The Michael Phelps Foundation$150,00012025
Donaldson Foundation$150,00012025
American Eagle Outfitters Foundation$100,00012025
The Donald G and Ellen Goodwin Family$100,00012025
Zafirovski Family Foundation$75,00012025
George and Sarah Buchanan Foundation$75,00012025
National Philanthropic Trust$72,25012025
Charities Aid Foundation America$60,88712025
National Collegiate Athletic Association$53,35012025
The Children's Relief Fund$50,00012025
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund$42,10012025
The Hometown Foundation Inc$37,06712025
Oklahoma Elks Major Projects Inc$36,00012025
The Archer Family Foundation$35,00012025
Aw Dormeuil & R Dormeuil Foundation$30,00012025
One for the Kids$30,00012025
Henry Schein Cares Foundation Inc$25,00012025
Davis Love III Foundation$25,00012025
New York Yankees Foundation Inc$25,00012025
The Coach Foundation Inc$25,00012025
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund$25,00012025
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Raba Kistner Charitable Foundation$22,00012025
Rudd Family Foundation$20,20012025
The Lebensfeld Foundation$20,00012025
Technical Assistance Partnership of Arizona$19,00012025
Alpha Sigma Alpha Foundation$17,97012025
Youth on Course$17,34512025
SBJ Resch Family Foundation Inc$16,50012025
NFL Foundation Inc$16,27512025
Eugenie & Joseph Jones Family Foundation$15,00012025
Greater Lowell Community Foundation Inc$15,00012025
Rutgers Community Health Foundation Inc$12,50012025
Daniel Berdakin & Susana Alberti Family$10,20012025
Clapp G H Decd Char and Ed Tr$10,00012025
David B Lichtenstein Foundation$10,00012025
The Natali Foundation$10,00012025
Davidson Family Foundation$10,00012025
Virginia Friedhofer Charitable Trust$10,00012025
1ST US Volunteer Cavalry Regiment$10,00012025
Sethness Family Foundation$10,00012025
United Assoc of Journeymen & PPF 342$10,00012025
Osta Foundation Inc$10,00012025
Southlake Chapter National Charity League Inc$10,00012025
Chicago Wolves Charities$9,00012025
United Way of Greater Toledo$8,43112025
Lillian Lorber Charitable Trust$8,00012025
United Way of Bergen County$7,65012025
Benard L Maas Foundation$7,50012025
Oliver Dewey Marcks Foundation$7,50012025
Knights of Columbus 6344 Corp$6,74612025
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago$6,35012025
E L and Z Irene Hopkins Private$6,00012025
The Morris Foundation$5,47512025
Devonwood Foundation 009606-007$5,00012025
Marg & Jack Tarver Fdn Irrv Tr$5,00012025
Louise B Cochrane Charitable Foundation$5,00012025
The Growmark Foundation$5,00012025
L3HARRIS Foundation Inc$5,00012025
Joseph J Jaroschak Foundation Inc$5,00012025
Schultz Family Private Foundation$5,00012025
The Norman & Bettina Roberts Foundation$5,00012025
Livingston Family Foundation$5,00012025
Samuel L Phillips Family Foundation$5,00012025
Hester Family Foundation$5,00012025
Cliff and Susan Rucker Charitable$5,00012025
William Warren Ball Family$5,00012025
Donna & Harry B McDonald Charitable Tr$5,00012025
The Ronald and Vicki Canakaris Family$5,00012025
The Alton Foundation$5,00012025
The Patsy and Michael Hochman Charitable$5,00012025
Pembroke Foundation$5,00012025
The Alice & Fred Wall Family Foundation$5,00012025
Kuhn Foundation$5,00012025
Macklanburg Foundation$5,00012025
The Bob and Gaye Harris Foundation$5,00012025
Whalley Charitable Trust$5,00012025
The Thomas Family Foundation Inc$5,00012025
Silton Family Foundation$5,00012025
The Whalley Foundation$5,00012025
JAS H Matthews & Co Educational & Charitable Trust$5,00012025
Scott Bieler Foundation Inc$5,00012025
Jack and Carolyn Ferguson Charitable Foundation$5,00012025
Marvin and Betty Danto Family Foundation$5,00012025
The Hamer Foundation$5,00012025
Hoyt Foundation$5,00012025
S Irving & Anne Nevard Sherr Foundation$5,00012025
The Huisking Foundation Inc$5,00012025
Robert & Mary Weisbrod Foundation$5,00012025
Pritchett Foundation$4,50012026
George H Riedel Foundation$4,06312025
Shatz Family Foundation$4,00012025
Herbert I & Elsa B Michael Foundation$4,00012025
The Thomas M and Shirley a Hill$4,00012025
William & Ellen E Macristy Fnd$4,00012025
Fraternal Order of Police 4 of Illinois Charities$3,88412025
Robert a Fox Family Charitable Fou$3,75012025
Jerry and Evon Jordan Foundation$3,50012025
The Bisgeier Family Foundation$3,00012025
Nancy Webb Ruskin Foundation$3,00012025
Woods Family Foundation$3,00012025
Harold Shirlie Klinker Foundation$3,00012025
BLL Foundation$3,00012025
Our House of Minnesota Inc$3,00012025
Allen E & Marie A Nickless$3,00012025
Dryden Family Foundation$3,00012025
Gabrielle and Bien Vu Foundation$3,00012025
Buchanan-Clements Foundation Inc$3,00012025
The Falcons Nest Inc$2,56312025
Robert and Eleanor Demple$2,50022025–2026
Hawkins Family Foundation$2,50012025
Ernest L Richmond & Constance V Richmond Foundation Inc$2,50012025
The O'Brien Family Foundation$2,50012025
The Hutson-Wiley and Echevarria Foundation Inc$2,50012025
Gerald and Olivia Shapiro Family$2,50012025
Harry and Louise Brown Foundation$2,50012025
Cohen & Company Community Foundation$2,50012025
Special People in Need$2,50012025
The O'Halloran Family Foundation$2,50012025
The Roron Foundation Inc$2,50012025
The Shelby Foundation$2,50012025
Cecelia's Adventures Inc$2,10012025
Seby B Jones Family Foundation$2,00012025
Robert K & a Joyce Jones Foundation$2,00012025
Ken Thurston Feel Good Foundation$2,00012025
The John a Rodger Jr Foundation Inc$2,00012025
Herb Waltermire Comm Enhancement FNDT$2,00012025
Littler Mendelson Foundation Inc$2,00012025
Burgess Family Charitable$2,00012025
Frank & Roslyn Grobman Foundation$2,00012025
The Knights of Columbus Sacred Heart$2,00012025
Clementi Family Charitable Trust$2,00012025
Kent Family Charitable Foundation$2,00012025
Stella & Frederick Loeb Charitable Trust$2,00012025
Farrehi Family Foundation Inc$2,00012025
Put God First Foundation$2,00012025
CR Stevenson Family Foundation$2,00012025
The Sigmund and Sophie Rohlik Foundation$2,00012025
The Redducs Chartered Foundation Corp$2,00012025
The Donald F and Elizabeth Gardner$2,00012025
The Weill Family Foundation$2,00022025
Ann B Gipson Charitable Foundation$2,00022025
William a Schmidt & Teresa Elliot$1,89512025
Page Hill Foundation Inc$1,75512025
Draper and Kramer Foundation$1,51512025
Kemper Freeman Foundation$1,50312025
The Glen & Carmel Mitchell$1,50012026
Goebel Family-Star Lumber Charitable Trust$1,50012025
Kenelm Foundation$1,50012025
EJ and MELONEY KUBICK FAMILY FOUNDATION$1,50012025
Michael & Marcia Neundorfer Foundation I$1,50012025
Pigott Family Foundation$1,50012025
Martin Family Foundation$1,50012025
Michigan First Foundation Inc$1,50012025
Kolaga Family Charitable Trust$1,50012025
Underwood Family Foundation$1,20012025
Ledoux Foundation$1,02512025
Boyer Family Foundation$1,02312025
Trautwein Family Foundation$1,00012025
Frederick R Benson Trust$1,00012025
Chernick Family Foundation Inc$1,00012025
JKS Family Foundation$1,00012025
Sickler Foundation$1,00012025
John Marshall Family Foundation$1,00012025
Greentree Fund$1,00012025
FK Bemis Family Foundation Inc$1,00012025
The Bergstrom Family Foundation$1,00012025
Kache Charitable Foundation$1,00012025
The Ellen Jeanne Goldfarb Memorial$1,00012025
Why Not Change the World Foundation Inc$1,00012025
The Murray Family Foundation$1,00012025
John-Christophe Schlesinger$1,00012025
The Johnnie and Shirley Johnson$1,00012025
Hahofer Family Foundation$1,00012025
The George T Baker Foundation Inc$1,00012025
Appreciation of Earth and Animal$1,00012025
Latah County Community Foundation$1,00012025
Ross Charitable Support Foundation$1,00012025
Marjorie and Maxwell Jospey$1,00012025
Robert F & Valerie Wright Charitable$1,00012025
The Shared Fund$1,00012025
RZ Foundation$1,00012025
The Barkley Family Foundation Inc$1,00012025
Tom and Kathy Shannon Family$1,00012025
Tesson Foundation$1,00012025
Craig and Wendy Spoelhof Foundation$1,00012025
Charles L & Elizabeth P Gerli Foundation$1,00012025
The Kaplen Foundation$1,00012025
Friedland Family Foundation$1,00012025
The Lehman Foundation$1,00012025
The Francis J and Patricia a Houlihan$1,00012025
Saibel Foundation Inc$1,00012025
Nash Foundation Inc$50012026
The Anne and Gerald Freedman Charitable$30012026

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$2M$4M$6M195 grants2025 5 grants2026

From 2025 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2026) to $4.9M (2025). In 2026 it made 5 grants totaling $8K.

What grants has Special Olympics Inc received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2026Pritchett FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$4,500
2026Robert and Eleanor DempleHANDICAP ATHLETICS$1,500
2026The Glen & Carmel MitchellCHARITY$1,500
2026Nash Foundation IncGENERAL USE$500
2026The Anne and Gerald Freedman CharitableGENERAL DONATION TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES.$300
2025Lions Clubs International FoundationLCIF Special Olympics Partnership (2024-2025)$1,916,000
20254 Cornerstones FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$500,000
2025Pasadena Community FoundationProject Support$408,333
2025KPMG US Foundation IncOPERATIONS$150,000
2025The Michael Phelps FoundationTO SUPPORT THE SPORT OF SWIMMING IN SPECIAL OLYMPICS THROUGH SPECIALIZED SWIM COACH TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT$150,000
2025Donaldson FoundationContribution provided$150,000
2025American Eagle Outfitters FoundationCOMMUNITY CHARITY$100,000
2025The Donald G and Ellen Goodwin FamilySUPPORT PUBLIC CHARITIES$100,000
2025Zafirovski Family FoundationGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES$75,000
2025George and Sarah Buchanan FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$75,000
2025National Philanthropic TrustHUMAN SERVICES$72,250
2025Charities Aid Foundation AmericaCHARITABLE DONATION$60,887
2025National Collegiate Athletic AssociationContributions$53,350
2025The Children's Relief FundTO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE$50,000
2025Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundGENERAL SUPPORT$42,100
2025The Hometown Foundation IncTO ASSIST IN THE CHARTIABLE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION.$37,067
2025Oklahoma Elks Major Projects Inc—$36,000
2025The Archer Family FoundationGENERAL OPERATIONS$35,000
2025Aw Dormeuil & R Dormeuil FoundationTHE PURPOSE OF THESE CONTRIBUTIONS IS TO AID THE DONEE PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS TO CARRY OUT THEIR EXEMPT CHARITABLE FUNCTIONS.$30,000
2025One for the KidsDONATION$30,000
2025Henry Schein Cares Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$25,000
2025Davis Love III FoundationCommunity Assistance$25,000
2025New York Yankees Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$25,000
2025The Coach Foundation IncFURTHER 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE PURPOSE$25,000
2025The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundCOMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS$25,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Special Olympics Inc?

Special Olympics Inc is funded by 197 grantmakers, led by Lions Clubs International Foundation ($1.9M), 4 Cornerstones Foundation ($500K), Pasadena Community Foundation ($408K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $4.9M in grants to Special Olympics Inc between 2025–2026.

Who is Special Olympics Inc's largest funder?

Lions Clubs International Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Special Olympics Inc, with $1.9M across 1 grant (2025).

How much grant funding has Special Olympics Inc received?

IRS 990 filings record $4.9M in grants to Special Olympics Inc across 200 grants from 197 funders between 2025–2026. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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