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Grappling Growth Initiative Inc

EIN 33-2855684 · Atlanta, GA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

WE BELIEVE BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU SHOULD BE ACCESSIBLE TO ANYONE WILLING TO PUT IN THE WORK--REGARDLESS OF THEIR FINANCIAL SITUATION. OUR MISSION IS TO SUPPORT YOUTH AND ADULT PRACTITIONERS ACROSS THE U.S BY PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS FOR COMPETITION EXPENSES, TRAINING AND GEAR. WE FOCUS ON ASSISTING LOWER-RANKED ATHLETES WHO DEMONSTRATE STRONG CHARACTER AND GIVE BACK TO THE JIU JITSU COMMUNITY--BECAUSE THEY REPRESENT THE FUTURE OF THE SPORT. TOO OFTEN, TALENTED INDIVIDUALS ARE FORCED TO WALK AWAY FROM JIU JITSU DUE TO THE FINANCIAL BURDEN. WE'RE HERE TO CHANGE THAT. JIU JITSU OFFERS FAR MORE THAN JUST PHYSICAL FITNESS. IT BUILDS CONFIDENCE, RESILENCE, DISCIPLINE, AND EMOTIONAL STRENGTH. IT TEACHES YOU HOW TO FACE ADVERSITY, HOW TO COMMUNICATE, HOW TO LEAD--AND IT CREATES A DEEP SENSE OF BELONGING. THESE BENEFITS CAN BE LIFE-CHANGING, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE NAVIGATING HARDSHIP. BY BREAKING DOWN FINANCIAL BARRIERS, WE'RE NOT JUST HELPING INDIVIDUALS, WE'RE INVESTING IN THE FUTURE OF THE JIU JITS

Income
$27,036
Spending
$26,489
Reserves
0.2 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 (1)
  1. $26,489 spent. WE BELIEVE BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU SHOULD BE ACCESSIBLE TO ANYONE WILLING TO PUT IN THE WORK--REGARDLESS OF THEIR FINANCIAL SITUATION. OUR MISSION IS TO SUPPORT YOUTH AND ADULT PRACTITIONERS ACROSS THE U.S BY PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS FOR COMPETITION EXPENSES, TRAINING AND GEAR.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since January 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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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