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Special Olympics, Inc.

Special Olympics, Inc. filed a Q1 report for Special Olympics, Inc. on April 11, 2025.

Lobbying for Special Olympics, Inc.

As filed: SPECIAL OLYMPICS, INC. for SPECIAL OLYMPICS, INC.

All filings by Special Olympics, Inc. · Everything Special Olympics, Inc. has reported

Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q1 report

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2025

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 11, 2025

Expenses

$350,000

What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using IRS section 6033(b)(8) definitions (method B): the three LDA methods count different costs, so an expenses figure is not comparable across filers that used different ones.

Client based in

District of Columbia

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 2

SHAWN M FERGUSON

Previously held: Senior Advisor to the Senator, Senator Kent Conrad Legislative Director, Representative Brian Baird Office Manager & Director of Scheduling, Representative Marcy Kaptur
CHRISTIAN CLESI

Previously held: Science and Technology Policy Fellow, Senate Special Committee on Aging; Disability Policy Aide, Senate Special Committee on Aging

A "covered position" is a government job the lobbyist held in the 20 years before registering, which the law requires them to name. See the revolving door for former members of Congress across all filings.

Government bodies contacted 11

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when. Each name opens every filing that named the same body.

Lobbying activity 7

Health Issues

Special Olympics Healthy Athletes and Healthy Communities programming (Healthy Athletes provides free health screenings and education for Special Olympics athletes and Healthy Communities is a recognition program within Special Olympics, working to increase access to quality health care and effective prevention programming to improve the health of people with intellectual disabilities).

Budget/Appropriations

Special Olympics Uniﬁed Champion Schools (programming aimed at promoting social inclusion through intentionally planned and implemented activities affecting systems-wide change. With sports as the foundation, this 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.), Special Olympics Healthy Athletes and Healthy Communities programming (Healthy Athletes provides free health screenings and education for Special Olympics athletes and Healthy Communities is a recognition program within Special Olympics, working to increase access to quality health care and effective prevention programming to improve the health of people with intellectual disabilities), Special Olympics 2025 World Winter Games and Special Olympics USA (U.S. national Special Olympics team)

Sports/Athletics

Special Olympics 2025 World Winter Games and Special Olympics USA (U.S. national Special Olympics team)

Education

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Workplace inclusion and workforce readiness for people with intellectual disabilities, strengthening education and economic opportunity for people with disabilities, inclusive education as it relates to employment opportunities

Unemployment

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties

Financial marriage equality/marriage equality/elimination of marriage penalty for people with disabilities

Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, reproduced as filed. Bills are parsed from the activity descriptions.