Datalys Center for Sports Injury Research and Prevention Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND PERFORMANCE OF ATHLETES AND ACTIVE PEOPLE THROUGH SCIENTIFIC GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT
- Income
- $1.5 million
- Spending
- $1.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 93%
- Reserves
- 16 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 97%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $170,064, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 95 out of 100. Higher than 88% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 16.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 7% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 0% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1593% of spending went to programs.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 82% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 6 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $572,195 spent. NCAA INJURY SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM THE NCAA ISP PROVIDES SPORTS INJURY SURVEILLANCE DATA COLLECTION, DATA MANAGEMENT, ANALYSIS, AND DATA RELEASE SERVICES AS OUTLINED IN THE SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH THE NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.
- $598,006 spent. THE CARE-SALTOS INTEGRATED (CSI) STUDY IS A JOINT STUDY WITH GRANTS PROVIDED BY INDIANA UNIVERSITY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM AIMS TO FOCUS ON DETERMINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CONCUSSION AND BRAIN HEALTH OUTCOMES THROUGH LONGITUDINAL HUMAN SUBJECTS STUDY.
- $147,618 spent. NFHS - RIO PROGRAM: HIGH SCHOOL RIO CAPTURES ATHLETIC EXPOSURES (NUMBER OF ATHLETE PRACTICES AND NUMBER OF ATHLETE COMPETITIONS PER WEEK), INJURY (BODY SITE, DIAGNOSIS, SEVERITY, ETC) AND INJURY EVENT (MECHANISM, ACTIVITY, POSITION/EVENT, FIELD/COURT LOCATION, ETC) DATA WEEKLY THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR USING CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINERS (ATCS) AS DATA REPORTERS. PARTICIPATING ATHLETIC TRAINERS RECEIVE A SMALL STIPEND AND AN INDIVIDUALIZED SCHOOL REPORT. THE DATA REPORTED IS USED TO PRODUCE NATIONWIDE ESTIMATES ON TIME LOSS INJURIES IN HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS AND SERVES AS THE FIRST STEP TOWARD THE DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED, TARGETED PREVENTION PROGRAMS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER AND/OR SEVERITY OF INJURIES AMONG HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES
- $37,711 spent. NATA FOUNDATION HIGH SCHOOL NATION THE HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL ATHLETIC TREATMENT, INJURY AND OUTCOMES NETWORK (HIGH SCHOOL NATION) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO COLLECTED, ANALYZE, AND DISSEMINATE INJURY SURVEILLANCE AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES DATA IN CONNECTION WITH INJURIES SUSTAINED BY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES IN THE UNITED STATES AND TREATED BY CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINERS AS OUTLINED IN THE GRANT AND AWARD CONTRACT WITH THE NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINERS' ASSOCIATION RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2015.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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