Athletes Journey Home Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
ATHLETES JOURNEY HOME IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO HELPING ATHLETES RECOVER FROM TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES (TBI) AND OTHER LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF HIGH-IMPACT SPORTS THROUGH INTEGRATIVE WELLNESS, RESEARCH, AND EDUCATION. OUR MISSION IS TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE AND MENTAL HEALTH RECOVERY BY COMBINING NEUROSCIENCE, FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE, AND PLANT-BASED THERAPIES. WE EXIST TO CREATE A SAFE SPACE FOR ATHLETES TO HEAL, SHARE THEIR STORIES, AND ACCESS INNOVATIVE RECOVERY PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS BOTH MIND AND BODY. OUR WORK IS VITAL TO THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE IT RAISES AWARENESS ABOUT THE MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES ATHLETES FACE AND PROVIDES ACTIONABLE, SCIENCE-BACKED RESOURCES FOR LASTING RECOVERY.
- Income
- $58,178
- Spending
- $14,804
- Reserves
- 35.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 2024, 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, 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 (1)
- $8,178 spent. ATHLETES JOURNEY HOME SERVES ATHLETES WORLDWIDE, WITH A PRIMARY FOCUS ON THOSE RECOVERING FROM TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES AND MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES RESULTING FROM HIGH-IMPACT SPORTS. OUR ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY OPERATES SEVERAL ACTIVE PROGRAMS CENTERED ON EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND INTEGRATIVE RECOVERY SUPPORT. THE ATHLETE RECOVERY AND INTEGRATION INITIATIVE CONNECTS ATHLETES WITH SAFE, EVIDENCE-BASED HEALING MODALITIES, INCLUDING LEGAL PSYCHEDELIC-ASSISTED THERAPY RETREATS AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS IN REGIONS WHERE SUCH THERAPIES ARE PERMITTED. THIS INITIATIVE PROVIDES GUIDANCE, INTEGRATION SUPPORT, AND ONGOING COMMUNITY CONNECTION FOR ATHLETES NAVIGATING POST-FIGHT TRAUMA, DEPRESSION, AND NEUROLOGICAL RECOVERY. WE ALSO RUN THE ATHLETES JOURNEY HOME PODCAST, HOSTED BY IAN MCCALL AND MARK IRWIN, WHICH FEATURES CONVERSATIONS WITH ATHLETES, MEDICAL EXPERTS, AND RESEARCHERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. THE PODCAST RAISES AWARENESS ABOUT TBI RECOVERY, MENTAL HEALTH, AND INNOVATIVE TREATMENT OPTIONS, HELPING TO DESTIGMATIZE ALTERNATIVE HEALING PRACTICES WITHIN SPORTS COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION, AJH ORGANIZES COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS, EDUCATIONAL PANELS, AND FILM SCREENINGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO EXPAND PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF BRAIN INJURY RECOVERY AND PSYCHEDELIC-ASSISTED WELLNESS. THESE GATHERINGS FOSTER CONNECTION, SHARE SUCCESS STORIES, AND BUILD BRIDGES BETWEEN ATHLETES, SCIENTISTS, AND SUPPORTERS UNITED BY THE MISSION OF REDEFINING RECOVERY AND RETURNING HOME TO ONESELF. MARK IRWIN RAISED 50K WHILE FIGHTING FOR A WORLD BARE KNUCKLE BOXING TITLE IN DEVER COLORADO FOR THE BKB ORGANIZATION. THE OWNER OF THE ORGANIZATION DONATED THE 50K SO WE COULD HOST A TBI STUDY AND PSILOCYBIN RETREAT IN PORTLAND OREGON AT THE EXPERIENCE ONWARD CENTER. EIGHT WORLD CLASS ATHLETES WENT THROUGH THE THERAPY AND WE SHOT A MINI DOCUMENTARY SHOWING THE AMAZING RESULTS.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 October 13, 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 November 6, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 2023.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 4, 2026.
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