Nonprofit · EIN 68-0363121
SPECIAL OLYMPICS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INC
Tax-exempt · PLEASANT HILL, CA 94523
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $8,486,095 | $15,685,090 | -$7,198,995 | $17,289,048 | $3,024,897 | $14,264,151 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $11,366,297 | $14,445,629 | -$3,079,332 | $24,444,252 | $3,168,005 | $21,276,247 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $8,903,514
- of which government grants
- $594,500
- Program service revenue
- $10,109
- Investment income
- $515,189
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$7,940
- Net income from gaming
- -$951,698
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $6,603
- Other revenue
- -$942,717
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,103,834
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,230,233
- Other salaries and wages
- $5,014,025
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $7,321,819
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $3,245
- Accounting fees
- $198,129
- Occupancy
- $529,959
- Travel
- $131,344
- Depreciation
- $199,066
- Program services (functional)
- $11,348,503
- Management and general (functional)
- $775,011
- Fundraising (functional)
- $3,561,576
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $24,444,252
- Total assets, end of year
- $17,289,048
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,024,897
- Net assets, end of year
- $14,264,151
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $624,794
- Publicly traded securities
- $8,959,025
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $7,501,086
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $6,763,065
- Gross receipts
- $16,566,991
- Employees
- 79
- Volunteers
- 23,487
- Year formed
- 1995
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID SOLO | CEO/PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $311,675 | $24,168 |
| MICHAEL A MAYO | CFO Officer | 40 | $221,937 | $24,365 |
| CATHERINE DOMANSKI | CDO Key employee | 40 | $213,143 | $26,964 |
| ILISA KESSLER | COO Key employee | 40 | $200,664 | $21,665 |
| MATT COHEN | CPO Key employee | 40 | $177,341 | $8,311 |
| PAULA GOGIN | DIRECTOR OF INDIVIDUAL GIVING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $124,123 | $25,870 |
| HEATHER JONES | VP, SCHOOLS PROGRAMS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $128,500 | $14,527 |
| KEVIN ANDREWS | SR DIRECTOR, IT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $120,879 | $17,169 |
| JESS DAUGHERTY | HEAD OF MARKETING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,195 | $13,794 |
| KATIE OSTROM | VP, DEVELOPMENT & LETR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $124,800 | $5,397 |
| CHUCK KOCH | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE TESKE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELE WYMER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL ADLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM ALBANESE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
27 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRAK BEBARTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRENT BOUNDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NUZHA BUKHARI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICK CRONIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIM CURRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ADAM DOLINKO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HALEY FORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DREW FRASER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LARRY GARLICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KYLA GROGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM HING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AARON JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNY LINTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY LYNTIKAINEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JT MARCINKOWSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANJULI NANDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD RAHM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE RICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAUREN RUIZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUSTIN STEINBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL VELASKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ADRIENNE VOLTAGGIO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICHOLE WALKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVE WELSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC WILFRED | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAN WINTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT MARGOLIN | DIRECTOR (THRU 01/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 44 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID SOLO | CEO/PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $307,000 | $22,903 |
| CATHERINE DOMANSKI | CDO Key employee | 40 | $217,889 | $26,055 |
| ILISA KESSLER | COO Key employee | 40 | $215,331 | $20,467 |
| MICHAEL A MAYO | CFO Officer | 40 | $207,212 | $23,144 |
| MATT COHEN | CPO Key employee | 40 | $161,192 | $7,610 |
| TERRENCE THORNTON | NV EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $156,612 | $11,864 |
| KEVIN ANDREWS | SR DIRECTOR, IT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $139,950 | $16,105 |
| PAULA GOGIN | DIRECTOR OF INDIVIDUAL GIVING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $124,750 | $23,784 |
| JESS DAUGHERTY | HEAD OF MARKETING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $124,750 | $12,272 |
| KATIE OSTROM | VP, DEVELOPMENT & LETR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,850 | $5,378 |
| ERIC WILFRED | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELE WYMER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL VELASKI | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RON PASEK | SECRETARY (THRU 09/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM ALBANESE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PRAK BEBARTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENT BOUNDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LASANDRA BRILL | DIRECTOR (THRU 09/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NUZHA BUKHARI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK CRONIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM CURRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DREW FRASER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY GARLICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL GREY | DIRECTOR (THRU 12/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN HATTERSLEY | DIRECTOR (THRU 09/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM HING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE KIM | DIRECTOR (THRU 11/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHUCK KOCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNY LINTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY LYNTIKAINEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JT MARCINKOWSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT MARGOLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE MCLEAN | DIRECTOR (THRU 11/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD RAHM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE RICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREN RUIZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTIN STEINBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE TESKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE THOMPSON | DIRECTOR (THRU 01/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADRIENNE VOLTAGGIO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHOLE WALKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVE WELSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN WINTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3480 BUSKIRK AVE STE 340, PLEASANT HILL, CA 94523-4382
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DAVID L SOLO, 3480 BUSKIRK AVENUE 340, PLEASANT HILL, CA 94523
- Signed the 990
- DAVID L SOLO, PRESIDENT/CEO
- Phone
- (925) 944-8801
- Website
- WWW.SONC.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ARMANINO ADVISORY LLC
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 68-0363121 or by the name SPECIAL OLYMPICS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INC.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
SPECIAL OLYMPICS PROVIDES ATHLETIC OPPORTUNITIES TO CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES TO INSTILL THE CONFIDENCE NEEDED TO SUCCEED IN LIFE.
Program accomplishments
- SPECIAL OLYMPICS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA IS A FREE YEAR-ROUND SPORTS TRAINING AND COMPETITION PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES. THERE ARE OVER 39,400 ATHLETES WHO TRAIN & COMPETE IN 388 COMPETITIONS THROUGHOUT THE REGIONS IN 13 SPORTS. SPECIAL OLYMPICS REQUIRES THE EXTRAORDINARY SUPPORT AND TIME OF VOLUNTEERS. OUR 9,465 CERTIFIED COACHES VOLUNTEERED OVER 250,000 HOURS AND ANOTHER 14,000 PEOPLE VOLUNTEERED AT COMPETITIONS AND FUNDRAISERS. FINANCIAL SUPPORT COMES ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY FROM INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, CORPORATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS.Expenses $3,976,865 · revenue $10,109
- THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA & NEVADA SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM IS A UNIQUE EDUCATION PROGRAM ACTIVE IN 464 K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOLS, INVOLVING MORE THAN 29,000 GENERAL AND SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS AND IMPACTING MORE THAN 135,000 STUDENTS. SPECIAL OLYMPICS ASSISTS SCHOOLS IN INITIATING UNIFIED SPORTS AND WHOLE-SCHOOL INVOLVEMENT ACTIVITIES, WHERE GENERAL EDUCATION AND SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS CREATE CLIMATES OF INCLUSION, ACCEPTANCE AND RESPECT ON CAMPUSES AND COMMUNITIES. THERE IS NO CHARGE TO THE STUDENTS OR THEIR FAMILIES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM.Expenses $1,489,282 · grants $311,350
- SPECIAL OLYMPICS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HEALTH & WELLNESS PROGRAMS HELP ENSURE OUR ATHLETES PERFORM AT THEIR BEST ON AND OFF THE PLAYING FIELD. THE PROGRAMS IN FITNESS, HEALTHY ATHLETES SCREENINGS, AND WELLNESS/ADVOCACY IMPACTED OVER 7,300 INDIVIDUALS THOUGH 90 EVENTS. THE HEALTHY ATHLETES FREE, NON-INVASIVE SCREENING PROGRAM IMPACTS BOTH ATHLETES AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND STUDENTS, AND MORE THAN 700 INDIVIDUAL HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS RECEIVED HANDS ON TRAINING IN 8 SPECIALTIES WORKING WITH 1,395 ATHLETES WITH IDD.Expenses $434,107
- ALL OTHER: ALL OTHER PROGRAMS: PUBLIC EDUCATION, ATHLETE LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS, SUPPORT (SPECIAL OLYMPICS INC) FOR NATIONAL PROGRAMMING, SUPPORT FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS NEVADA INC FOR LOCAL NEVADA PROGRAMMING.Expenses $5,448,249 · grants $792,484
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 68-0363121
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1996
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Recreation and sports (N40)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $17,289,048
- Income (IRS master file)
- $16,566,991
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $8,486,095 | $15,685,090 | $17,289,048 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $11,366,297 | $14,445,629 | $24,444,252 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $26,413,746 | $11,472,039 | $27,606,694 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 68-0363121).
Questions about SPECIAL OLYMPICS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INC
- What is the EIN of SPECIAL OLYMPICS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SPECIAL OLYMPICS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INC is 68-0363121.
- Is SPECIAL OLYMPICS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1996.
- Are donations to SPECIAL OLYMPICS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SPECIAL OLYMPICS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of SPECIAL OLYMPICS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SPECIAL OLYMPICS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of SPECIAL OLYMPICS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names DAVID L SOLO.
- Who are the officers and directors of SPECIAL OLYMPICS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 42 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $311,675 (DAVID SOLO, CEO/PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does SPECIAL OLYMPICS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $8,486,095, expenses of $15,685,090 and total assets of $17,289,048 at year end.
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