Organizations Filed Purposes:
SPECIAL OLYMPICS WASHINGTON PROVIDES 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 THE SHARING OF GIFTS, SKILLS AND FRIENDSHIP WITH THEIR FAMILIES, OTHER SPECIAL OLYMPICS ATHLETES AND THE COMMUNITY.SOWA VISION STATEMENT: WE ARE A CATALYST FOR INCLUSION! SPECIAL OLYMPICS WASHINGTON IS THE LEADER IN SPORTS, HEALTH & COMMUNITY BUILDING, EMPOWERING CHILDREN & ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES TO BE VALUED ON AND OFF THE PLAYING FIELD
TRAINING & ATHLETIC COMPETITION FOR ATHLETES WITH INTELLECTUAL & ASSOCIATED DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.
PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY LEVEL, MAY PARTICIPATE IN SPORTS AND OTHER PROGRAMS OFFERED BY SPECIAL OLYMPICS WASHINGTON. INDIVIDUALS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR TRAINING AND COMPETITION AT AGE EIGHT AND THERE IS NO UPPER AGE LIMIT. MORE THAN 14,000 ATHLETES PARTICIPATE IN SOWA ACTIVITIES, OVER 4.5 MILLION ATHLETES COMPETE IN SPECIAL OLYMPICS PROGRAMS IN 180 COUNTRIES. *UNIFIED SPORTS - ATHLETES WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES PAIR WITH PERSONS WITHOUT DISABILITIES AND FORM TEAMS FOR TRAINING AND COMPETITION. UNIFIED SPORTS INTEGRATES SPECIAL OLYMPICS ATHLETES WITH OTHER ATHLETES TO BUILD SELF-ESTEEM AND INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF PERSONS WITH DIFFERENT ABILITIES. UNIFIED SPORTS IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING SOCIAL INCLUSION THROUGH SHARED SPORTS TRAINING AND COMPETITION EXPERIENCES, UNIFIED SPORTS JOINS PEOPLE WITH AND WITHOUT INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES ON THE SAME TEAM. IT WAS INSPIRED BY A SIMPLE PRINCIPLE: TRAINING TOGETHER AND PLAYING TOGETHER IS A QUICK PATH TO FRIENDSHIP AND UNDERSTANDING. *HEALTHY ATHLETES - SPECIAL OLYMPICS ATHLETES ARE PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND FITNESS THROUGH DENTAL, VISION, FEET, HEARING AND GENERAL HEALTH SCREENINGS SUCH AS: FUNFITNESS, HEALTH PROMOTION, MEDFEST & STRONG MINDS. PHYSICIANS AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS PROVIDE THESE SERVICES AT NO COST TO SPECIAL OLYMPICS ATHLETES AT TOURNAMENTS. ALSO: BY FOCUSING ON WELLNESS OPPORTUNITIES, FOLLOW-UP CARE, ACCESS AND EDUCATION, SOWA AND ITS PARTNERS ARE CREATING COMMUNITIES WHERE ATHLETES HAVE EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO REACH THEIR OPTIMAL HEALTH TO PERFORM AT THEIR BEST ON THE COMPETITION FIELD.SPECIAL OLYMPICS WASHINGTON ATHLETES AND TEAMS CAN TAKE THE NEXT STEPS TO BECOMING HEALTHIER AND IMPROVING THEIR ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE THROUGH THREE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES PROGRAMS: FIT 5, SOFIT & TEAMBUILDR.*SPORTS - WINTER SEASON & WINTER GAMES - ALPINE SKIING, BASKETBALL, CHEERLEADING,CROSS COUNTRY SKIING, FIGURE & SPEED SKATING, SNOWBOARDING, SNOWSHOEING. SPRING SEASON & SPRING GAMES - ATHLETICS (TRACK & FIELD), BALL ROOM DANCING (DEMO), EQUESTRIAN (DEMO), LONG DISTANCE RUNNING/WALKING, CYCLING, POWERLIFTING, SOCCER, SWIMMING. SUMMER SEASON & SUMMER GAMES BOCCE, GOLF, SOFTBALL, STAND UP PADDLE BOARDING. FALL SEASON & FALL GAMES ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS, BOWLING, FLAG FOOTBALL, VOLLEYBALL. *YOUNG ATHLETES - AN INNOVATIVE SPORTS PLAY PROGRAM, DESIGNED FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION, SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN SELF-ESTEEM AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT FOR CHILDREN WITH ID AGES 2-7 YEARS OLD. *ATHLETE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM - ATHLETES ARE PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND PERSONAL GROWTH BY ACTING AS SPOKESPERSONS, TEAM CAPTAINS, COACHES, OFFICIALS OR BY REPRESENTATION ON THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS WASHINGTON BOARD OF DIRECTORS. *UNIFIED CHAMPION SCHOOLS - THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS UNIFIED CHAMPION SCHOOLS PROGRAM, FORMERLY KNOWN AS PROJECT UNIFY, IS AIMED AT PROMOTING SOCIAL INCLUSION THROUGH INTENTIONALLY PLANNED AND IMPLEMENTED ACTIVITIES AFFECTING SYSTEMS-WIDE CHANGE. WITH SPORTS AS THE FOUNDATION, THE THREE COMPONENT MODEL OFFERS A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF EFFECTIVE ACTIVITIES THAT EQUIP YOUNG PEOPLE WITH TOOLS AND TRAINING TO CREATE SPORTS, CLASSROOM AND SCHOOL CLIMATES OF ACCEPTANCE. THESE ARE SCHOOL CLIMATES WHERE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES FEEL WELCOME AND ARE ROUTINELY INCLUDED IN, AND FEEL A PART OF, ALL ACTIVITIES, OPPORTUNITIES AND FUNCTIONS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Dave Lenox | PRESIDENT & CEO | 40 | $177,800 |
| Mary K Do | SENIOR VP OF DEVELOPMENT | 40 | $128,800 |
| Meryl L Newman | CFO | 40 | $116,900 |
| John Borgognoni | SR VP, SPORTS & PROGRAMS | 40 | $116,260 |
| Mike Colbrese | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Dr John Lockhart | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Phil Mahre | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Kelly Campbell | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Jill Angelo | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Kirby Winfield | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Terri Chudzik | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Crystal Womack | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Mike Ronan | PAST CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Renee Mcgahan | VP FUND RAISING | 2 | $0 |
| Rex Caldwell | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Quyen Thompson | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Shane Skinner | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Dan Sherman | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Ian Wilson | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Javad A Sajan Md | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Barri Rind | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Michael Ronan | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Sean Prasad | VP BOARD DEVELOPMENT | 2 | $0 |
| Erik Mickels | VP FINANCE | 2 | $0 |
| Ralph Morton | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Jim Morehead | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Chris Morgan | CHAIR ELECT | 2 | $0 |
| Kasey Keller | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Randy Lander | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Pam Greer | VP TECHNOLOGY | 2 | $0 |
| Warren Gouk | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Doug Cusick | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Kelly Campbell | VP ATHLETE EXPERIENCE | 2 | $0 |
| Sheehan Sullivan | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| David Lee | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Kirby Winfield | CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
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