Special Olympics CEO salary and executive pay
Special Olympics paid its CEO, MS MARY DAVIS, $570,761 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $18,470 (3.3%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. Special Olympics ranks 40th of 46 major nonprofits on this site by CEO pay. Special Olympics has 3 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 52-0889518, Washington, DC.
CEO, fiscal year ending December 2024
$570,761
- Total revenue
- $186,403,463
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 36%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202513159349300306.View the filing
Peers: the 19 other organizations on this site with revenue of $50 million to $500 million. Ranked 13th of 20 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.31% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
This is Special Olympics international headquarters in Washington. State programs file their own returns.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 1 person was paid more than $500,000 and no one more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| MS MARY DAVIS CEO CEO & PRESIDENT | $570,761 |
| MS ZEHRA SAYINCMDO | $350,741 |
| DR JOHN DOWCHIEF, REGIONAL & PROGRAM | $344,007 |
| MR BRANDON FITZGERALDCHIEF LEGAL OFFICER & SECRETARY | $330,187 |
| MR DAVID EVANGELISTARPMD, SOEE | $312,667 |
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending December 2024.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202513159349300306.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| MS MARY DAVISCEO & PRESIDENT | $534,245 | $36,516 | $503,121 | $20,000 | $11,124 | $25,000 | $11,516 | $570,761 |
| MS ZEHRA SAYINCMDO | $350,741 | $0 | $350,741 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $350,741 |
| DR JOHN DOWCHIEF, REGIONAL & PROGRAM | $318,543 | $25,464 | $313,599 | $0 | $4,944 | $24,003 | $1,461 | $344,007 |
| MR BRANDON FITZGERALDCHIEF LEGAL OFFICER & SECRETARY | $304,573 | $25,614 | $303,331 | $0 | $1,242 | $10,140 | $15,474 | $330,187 |
| MR DAVID EVANGELISTARPMD, SOEE | $271,755 | $40,912 | $243,454 | $27,500 | $801 | $18,461 | $22,451 | $312,667 |
These figures come from Special Olympics' Form 990 returns, as the IRS publishes them. The methodology page explains how they're chosen. To report an error, email corrections@ceopaycheck.com.
How Special Olympics compares
Ranked 40th of 46 major nonprofits by CEO pay.
Closest in revenue among the organizations on this site with revenue of $50 million to $500 million:
YMCA of the USA$892,142 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Sierra Club$524,826 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Humane World for Animals$702,371 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2025
U.S. Chamber of Commerce$8,391,682 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Make-A-Wish Foundation of America$739,620 (CEO), fiscal year ending Aug 2025
Common questions
MS MARY DAVIS (CEO & PRESIDENT) was paid $570,761 for the fiscal year ending December 2024: $534,245 from Special Olympics and $36,516 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F). Special Olympics ranks 40th of 46 major nonprofits on this site by CEO pay.
The CEO, MS MARY DAVIS, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $570,761. Next was MS ZEHRA SAYIN (CMDO), at $350,741. On the latest return, 1 person was paid more than $500,000 and no one more than $1 million.
This is Special Olympics international headquarters in Washington. State programs file their own returns.
Special Olympics paid its CEO, MS MARY DAVIS, $570,761 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $18,470 (3.3%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending December 2022, when the CEO was MS MARY DAVIS, paid $552,476. By fiscal year end: December 2022, $552,476 (MS MARY DAVIS); December 2023, $552,291; December 2024, $570,761.
From the 3 Form 990 returns Special Olympics filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending December 2024 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above. The methodology page explains how they're chosen.