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2012 Special Olympics Annual Report
“I love everything about Special
Olympics!”
“Special Olympics is important. It is a place where I belong. I have friends at Special Olympics and I don’t anywhere else. It is a place that I know I can go to and talk and someone will listen.”
2012 Special Olympics Annual Report
Special Olympics has been a central part of my life for over 20 years.
And when I hear athletes say that they love everything about Special
Olympics, I know exactly what they mean.
I love watching the athletes accomplish something they never thought
they could do—hit a good golf shot, sink a free throw, or score a goal. The
joy on their faces is one of the purest displays of pride and achievement—
and guaranteed to be one of the most inspiring things you’ll ever see.
I love watching a parent’s face light up as their son or daughter crosses the finish line. It
doesn’t matter whether they’re in first place or last, parents lose themselves in the moment
just the same. The greatest victory as far as they are concerned is seeing their child making a
place for themselves in the world just by being who they are–and being celebrated for it.
I love seeing the tough exterior of a law enforcement officer melt as they’re wrapped up
in the hugs of enthusiastic athletes. And I love to see the pride of the officers who protect
and honor the flame of hope when they help carry the Special Olympics Torch into opening
ceremonies for so many of our events.
I love seeing members of the Knights of Columbus standing in intersections collecting
donations in exchange for a Tootsie Roll and word of gratitude. Or reading notes from junior
high students who’ve raised money through bake sales for their classmates who participate
in Special Olympics. Or hearing the funny screams of friends who, dressed in costumes and
holding hands, dive into a freezing cold lake to raise money for us.
I also love watching a new volunteer who isn’t entirely sure what they got themselves into
but, within the hour, discover that they wouldn’t choose to spend their day anywhere else.
Whether they realize it our not, Special Olympics and our athletes have made them lifelong
converts to this mission.
Most of all, I love that the athletes have invited me along with them on their journey to
create a world of acceptance, respect and inclusion. We’ve made great progress this year,
thanks to all of you who extend your friendship and support to this mission. I invite you to
read this report and then come see all of these things I’ve described. I know you’ll love it!
Dave Breen
2012 Special Olympics Annual Report Letter from the President & CEO
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2012 Special Olympics Annual Report Accomplishments
Our 14th consecutive year of growth
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
displayed the message #SOGR8 from their
office windows out of admiration for our
athletes. It could be seen from over 3 miles
away and made thousands of impressions.
A three-year strategic plan for
growth was developed with
input from Special Olympics
Illinois staff, board, athletes,
volunteers and Fans.
Facebook Fans helped us to
win a new Toyota van for the
Young Athletes Program.
33Schools Signed Up
Students at 33 schools signed up to lead
Project UNIFY activities, creating safe and
welcoming environments for all youth with
intellectual disabilities.
A New Plan
#SOGR8
42,499Stories Shared
SO Illinois athletes, acting as Global
Messengers, made 261 appearances and
shared their stories of accomplishment to
audiences totaling 42,499.
44,000Yellow Rubber Duckies
The 5th Annual Inspire Greatness Gala
was co-chaired by our partners at Blue
Cross Blue Shield of Illinois and PNC Bank,
had Ryne Sandberg as a special guest, and
raised $650,000 for our athletes.
44,000 yellow rubber duckies were dumped
into the Chicago River as part of the Windy
City Rubber Ducky Derby and increased total
event funds by 17% from the year before.
$650,000 Raised at Gala
Van Fans
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21,349Traditional Athletes
There are 21,349 Traditional Athletes
participating throughout Illinois, plus nearly
13,000 children, ages 2–7, with and without
disabilities, experiencing the joy of play,
sports and inclusion through our Young
Athletes Program.
96%Coaches Certified
Of the 857 coaches that attended a training
school, 96% received their certification.
29%Families Registered
The number of families who registered their
attendance at a Special Olympics Illinois
event increased by 29%.
40,000Volunteers & Coaches
40,000 volunteers and coaches helped to
transform the lives of our athletes.
Working with our medical partners, we
helped to provide nearly 2,000 free sports
physicals at 8 “MedFest” events. In addition,
454 athletes visited our Health Pavilion at
Summer Games. There they enjoyed free
vision screenings, audiology screenings and
physical therapy analysis.
2,000Free Sports Physicals
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2012 Special Olympics Annual ReportStatement of Activities
Statement of Financial Activities
Revenues, Gains and Other Support 2011 2012
Business and Corporate Sources/Grants $1,412,012 $1,531,915
Fundraising Events 4,179,452 4,692,831
General Public 1,616,239 1,620,338
Civic Organizations 549,111 407,536
Government Funding 92,334 4,000
Sale of Merchandise 176,917 206,308
Interest/Dividends/Gains or Losses on Investments 185,743 214,306
Miscellaneous 15,673 47,269
In-Kind 1,263,732 1,235,078
Total Operating Revenues, Gains or Losses and Other Support 9,491,213 9,959,581
Net Assets Released from Restrictions 6,500 10,000
Net Assets Temporarily Restricted (6,500) (40,000)
Total Revenues, Gains and other Support $9,491,213 $9,959,581
Expenses
Program Services 6,692,054 7,178,534
Fundraising 1,860,705 2,023,341
Management and General 752,712 551,460
Total Expenses $9,305,471 $9,753,335
Increase/Decrease in Unrestricted Net Assets $185,742 $206,246
73.6% of our budget goes to program expenses
“There are athletes of all different shapes and sizes – that’s Special Olympics.”
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2012 Special Olympics Annual ReportSupporting Special Olympics Illinois
Each year, Special Olympics transforms the lives of people with intellectual isabilities.
The impact of our programs goes way beyond sports…just ask an athlete! Individual
donors account for 65% of our support. We can’t do it without you…and we can’t
thank you enough for your support!
Unique Ways Our Friends & Fans Give to Special Olympics Illinois
Law Enforcement Torch Run Thousands of people throughout the state
support Special Olympics Illinois through
the activities of the Law Enforcement Torch
Run. Whether it’s taking the Polar Plunge,
making a donation for Cop-on-Top at Dunkin’
Donuts stores, buying a Harley raffle ticket,
or purchasing souvenir shirts, hats or mugs,
people support us through their local law
enforcement officers. The Illinois Law
Enforcement Torch Run – 3,000 officers
strong – raised nearly $3 million in 2012!
In 2012, Special Olympics
Illinois received almost
$300,000 in estate
gifts and memorials
through direct bequests, as
beneficiaries of life insurance policies and
remainder trusts, or in lieu of flowers.
Estate Gifts
Amazing people in our
communities have asked for
donations to Special Olympics
Illinois instead of wedding gifts,
birthday gifts and anniversary gifts.
The Perfect Gift
Friends and families
made donations in honor
of athletes, coaches,
teams and volunteers
for bricks and engravings
in the Special Olympics
Illinois Tribute Park.
Tribute Park
Social Media Fans took to social media
in 2012 to vote for Special
Olympics Illinois in a number
of Facebook campaigns. Their
“Likes” and “Shares” resulted
in more than $15,000 in new
funds for our programs.
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Contributors
2012 Special Olympics Annual Report Contributors
$2.9 million+Law Enforcement Torch Run
$100,000 to $250,000Clear Channel*Dunkin’ Donuts**Illinois State Council Knights of
Columbus Charities Inc.Estate of Virginia E. RussettShop ‘N Save**Sun-Times Media LLC*
$50,000 to $99,999Advocate Health Care*AnonymousBlue Cross Blue Shield of IllinoisComcast SportsNet*GEICOPaddock Publications Inc.*RCN*Doug & Lynn RobertsSafeway / Dominick’sState of Illinois
$25,000 to $49,999American Imaging ManagementBlue Cross Blue Shield AssociationBrinson FoundationCME Group Inc.Estate of Carolyn Anne CoghlanDearborn NationalFinish Line Inc.Levy Restaurants*Microsoft*Thomas & Janice MurrayPattee Foundation Inc.Estate of Evelyn M. PiercePNC FoundationProctor & GambleReyes Holdings LLCRobert & Jamie TaylorUnited Center*UPS and UPS Foundation Inc.**Walgreen Distribution CenterWalgreens
$10,000 to $24,999Abra Prentice FoundationAccenture LLPAdvocate Sykes Medical Center*The American LegionEstate of A. John AndersonAnonymousAon FoundationArcher Daniels Midland CompanyBank of America IllinoisGrace Bersted FoundationChicago Blackhawks Hockey Team, Inc.BMO HarrisCanning FoundationCarquest General Parts, Inc.Caterpillar FoundationChicago Public Schools*Crown Family PhilanthropiesCTC Trading Group LLC
CWB FoundationMarion DeguilioDeloitte Services LPDent Recon LLCThe Honorable Terrence A. DuffyDurham School Services**Jennifer & P. Jay FortnerFox River Trail RunnersGE Capital CorporationRobert GiblichmanDavid HerroIllinois Association of Chiefs of PoliceIHSA Officials*Illinois Tool Works FoundationInterior InvestmentsJP Morgan Chase & Co.Kane County Chiefs of PoliceKnights of Columbus O’Fallon
Council #4239Kotel Family FoundationLakshmi FoundationEstate of Julia LobraicoMAKE CorporationJohn & Mary ManleyMattel Inc.Mesirow FinancialMidas ChicagoMiller Group Charitable Trust FundNational Van Lines Inc.NBC5 Chicago*Normal IL Fire Dept. EMTs*Northern Illinois Parrot Head ClubRaceItReview Atlas Newspaper*The Shirk Family FoundationStack Family FoundationState Farm Mutual Automobile
Insurance CompanySubaruSun-Times Foundation / Chicago
Community TrustTD Ameritrade Services Company Inc.Topfer Family FoundationUS Food Service**Vernon Hills High School*Wal-Mart FoundationWellington Management Co. LLPWGN Continental Broadcasting Co. LLC*Zimmerman Ford Inc.
$5,000 to $9,999A & R Janitorial ServicesJames AllsupAlton FoundationAnonymousApple Vacations*Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue ShieldAT&TAudio TreeAzteca Foods Inc.John BeckerBeemsterboer Slag CorpBelle Clair Promotions LLCBoeing CompanyBoston Consulting Group
Bob BratcherHelen Brach FoundationBridgestone Firestone Trust FundBuchanan Family FoundationBusiness Professionals of AmericaCDW Computer Centers Inc.Chiro One Wellness Centers LLCPhilip CiesiulkaCity of Chicago HeightsDa-Com CorporationDennison Corporation Ford/ToyotaDaniel & Anne DohenyDouble D Warehouse*Ernst & Young LLPFabrication TechnologiesLinda FiskMarty FosterGoldman Sachs & Co.GrouponGuggenheim Capital LLCEstate of Helen L. HenryIllinois Gymnastics Institute Parents
Booster ClubIPA Charities Inc.Jefferson County Mental Health
708 BoardDavid JohnsonJumer’s Casino and Hotel*Eugene C. Kieffer Charitable
OrganizationKnight Hawk Coal LLCKnights of Columbus - Supreme CouncilKnights of Columbus #577KPMG LLPLabor Management CooperationFrank & Julia LadnerLesser Franklin Charitable TrustMadison County GovernmentMarina Cartage, Inc.Shirley MarxMAT Leasing, Inc.Mathis and Sons Inc.McFetridge Tennis Center*McGladrey LLPCarol MckennaRichard & Kathleen MichelMitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA Inc.M.T. Transit, Inc.Next Door State FarmNorthern Trust CompanyNorthstar Lottery GroupP&G Manufacturing CoPalos SportsPar for the CauseRichard PernaRichard PflegerJames PieperThomas & Maria PraddRichmond Capital Management Inc.River Front Chrysler JeepRivers CasinoRosemont Hockey Partners LPSayers40, Inc.Dr. Scholl FoundationShort Enterprises Inc.
“I like it when people cheer for me.”
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Contributors“I like it when people cheer for me.”SIU Physicians & Surgeons*Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &
Flom LLPSoldier Field*Solving It!Special Leisure Services FoundationSterling Fund Management LLCSternberg Vintage Traditional &
Architectural LightingTechniSandTexas Roadhouse Holdings LLC**Texas Roadhouse - Tinley ParkTowers Watson Investment ServicesTracy Family FoundationTribler Orpett & MeyerWarren VahleEstate of Rita WalshWard Chrysler Center Inc.Wells Fargo Bank NAWilliam T. Kemper FoundationHelen Williams TrustZurich American Insurance Company
$2,000 to $4,999Advanced Filtration Systems Inc.Aisin Manufacturing Illinois LLCAlliant Credit UnionAileen S. Andrew FoundationArthur-Bertel & Associates Inc.AT&TAthletico Physical Therapy*Avanti’s Restaurants*Bank of EdwardsvilleThomas BehringerMegan BishBraveHearts, Bergmann Center*George & June Block Family FoundationBrownsville School Activity FundTim BurkeBurling BankBusiness Professionals of America
Illinois Assoc’n.BWM Global Inc.Cargill Inc.John & Mollie CarrollChicago Board Options ExchangeChicago District Golf*Chicago Park District*Chicago White SoxCity Fire Fighters Union Local 413Frank & Jeanine ten BrinkCoca-ColaCommerce Bancshares FoundationCommunity Bank Wheaton/Glen EllynPatrick and Anna M.Cudahy FundEugene DalyDeerfield High School*Deerfield Park District*DeLasalle High School*Demorest Consultants LLCDillon FoundationAnthony DiMambroDouble Tree Hotel, Downers GroveEagle Ridge Resort*Fred & Helen Ellis Charitable Foundation
Employees Community Fund of Boeing St. Louis
Ernst & Young LLPExceptional Childrens Charities Inc.Family Counseling Center Inc.Joel FarranFirst Chicago Insurance CompanyFitzsimonds Charitable TrustFoster Family TrustGary GilliamGovernors State UniversityGrand Slam Radio*Ralph GreenMichael GrunewaldGymkhana*David HerbstHilton Worldwide*Hollister Inc.Hope AscentsHMS Host / Host International Inc.**Hustle Fitness*Illinois River Energy LLCIndian Prarie School District 204*JC JetsJames & Holly JenningsKelso-Burnett Co.Kiwanis Club of Wood River TownshipKluth Family FoundationKnights of Columbus #1369Knights of Columbus #1496Knights of Columbus #5918Korein Tillery Attorneys At LawKwik Kopy, St. Charles*L & W Supply CorporationLaGrou Distribution*Lake Forest University*Lake Zurich Rotary ClubLake Zurich School District 95*Landshire I*Lasalle Peru Township H.S.Timothy LaydenWilliam LedvoraLions Club*Thomas LoganNicholas LombardiLPGA State Farm ClassicE. Danielle MaglinteThe John Mahoney FoundationJames MarshallRyan MarshallMartin AssociatesModern Woodmen of AmericaMr. Bult’s, Inc.Mt. Carmel High School*Naperville Evening KiwanisNelarusky LLCLois Nelson Memorial FundNew York Life FoundationNorth Central College*Olin Corp Charitable TrustOrange Krush Foundation at U of IOswego Park District*Oswego School District # 308*Paradise PenJamie Parisi
PCS Phosphate (USA) Inc..Pekin FOP Lodge 105 Inc.Pepper Construction Group LLCPleasant Hill SchoolPolice Benevolent & Protective
Association Unit 22Police Chiefs Association of Will CountyPorte Brown LLCPrairie Farms Dairy Inc.Anne PramaggiorePSAV Presentation Services*Pyramis Global Advisors Fidelity
Asset ManagementQuad Cities Dive Team*Radio DisneyM. Raess & Son Trucking Inc.Randy’s VegetablesRiver Radio*RMHC of the Quad CitiesRockford Park DistrictRonald McDonald House CharitiesRoyal Fox Country Club*Sahara Enterprises Inc.ScheelsThomas SchellCarl L. Schweinfurth FoundationScott Credit UnionSelect Marketing GroupGrace ShaffShelby Electric Cooperative Inc.Shorewood Police DepartmentSimmons Employee FoundationSIU - Edwardsville, Korte Stadium*Mark SmithGary SobczakSouth Shore Cultural Center*St. Clair Bowl*St. Daniels Knights of Columbus #10575St. Francis of Assisi Knights of
Columbus #11092StarlandTexas Roadhouse - Tinley ParkTinley Park High School Dist #228Tom Peck Ford of Huntley Inc.Turner Construction CompanyTuscan Café Inc.Twomey FoundationValley Construction*Kevin Van EekerenGrant & Linda VankerkWGEM-TV*Whole Foods Market**Mark WilloughbyY101 Radio*Peter & Kelly Young*In-Kind only**Cash & In-Kind
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Officers
Suzanne Thompson, Chair
Grundy County
Special Education
Jim Corrigan,
Vice Chair/Chair Elect
Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc.
Tom Cox,
Immediate Past Chair
Seneca Partners, Inc.
Jim Pieper, Treasurer
Chief Accounting Officer &
Managing Director,
CME Group
Jean Ortega-Piron, Secretary
Deputy Director,
Illinois DCFS
Board Members
Dave Breen
President & CEO
Special Olympics Illinois
Jim Bednar
Knights of Columbus
Jim Calzaretta
Deloitte Tax LLC
Gerald Cole
Waste Gasification Systems
Mary Anne Ehlert
Founder & CEO
Protected Tomorrows
Jennifer Fortner
Investment Management Div.,
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Jim Ginsburgh
Retired (Former Vice
President - Enterprise
Systems, BP)
Kathy Hollister
Southern Illinois University
Arlene Hosea
Director, Campus
Dining Services
Illinois State University
Russell B. Laine
Chief of Police
Algonquin Police Dept.
Kristen McInerney
Athlete
Jim Morgan
Athlete
Tom Murray
Retired (former Exec. VP
Sargent & Lundy)
Jerry Parsons
Retired (former coach, ISU)
John Penn
Laborers International Union
of North America
Judith Rich-Smith
Athlete
Thomas Schell
Executive Director
South Chicago Parents
and Friends, Inc.
Kathleen Schniedwind
Retired (former Head
Athletic Trainer, ISU)
Grace Shaff
Vice-President &
General Counsel
Reinhart Food Service
Mark Sheehan
Sheehan Construction
Bernita Thigpen
KPMG
Thomas Thompson
Citizens Bank
2012 Special Olympics Annual ReportBoard of Directors
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“I have met people who have helped me through the tough times in life.”
Special Olympics Illinois
State Headquarters
605 E. Willow Street, Normal, IL 61761
309-888-2551
Northern Office
800 Roosevelt Road, Building B, Suite 220
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
630-942-5610
Southern Office
1318 Mercantile Drive
Highland, IL 62249
618-654-6680
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