Gymnastics Research Institute
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
We strive to improve and grow the sport of gymnastics through practical, evidence-based research. GRI provides high-quality research for coaches, athletes, and other gymnastics professionals to advance the safety, longevity, and performance of gymnasts. GRI aims to be an impartial resource for coaches, athletes, and other gymnastics professionals. Our vision is that the Gymnastics Research Institute helps make gymnastics a lifelong sport.
- Income
- $379
- Spending
- $296
- Reserves
- 32.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 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 September 30, 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 September 30, 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 (3)
- We applied for Grant PAR-24-280 for a clinical observational study. This aligns with our goal to perform original research on how gymnastics affects the human body. While we did not receive the grant, the effort required to submit the application and feedback received helped to realign program goals in the future.
- We continued to develop the website at gymnasticsresearchinstitute.org. We established a contact us page which allowed a researcher to reach out to us for potential collaboration. We connected with this researcher about her proposed PhD dissertation and helped them reach out to others that might be of assistance as well.
- We wrote and had our first paper published in Science of Gymnastics Journal. The paper, "The Yurchenko Double Pike Versus the Yurchenko Double Twist: A Theoretical Comparison of Landing Decelerations," aligns with our organizational goal to study the effects of gymnastics on the human body through high quality research.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2025, 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 September 2025.
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 July 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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