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Genesis One Foundation at a glance

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Genesis One Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$146k
Granted FY2025still arriving
14
Grants FY2025still arriving
8
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Philanthropy$181kEducation$51kReligion$48kInternational$33kHuman Services$14kEnvironment$14kCommunity Improvement$14kPublic Benefit$6kOther$0
02FY2025 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k10 grants · $35k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $61k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$5,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$2.9M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Colorado University Foundation$50,000
Impact Foundation$41,000
Plant With Purpose$10,000
National Christian Foundation$10,000
AsOne Ministries$6,000
Sinapis$5,000
Musana$5,000
Denver Center for Faith and Works$5,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
Rose Womens Foundation$4,000
Well Spring$2,000
International Generosity Foundation$1,000
Young Life$1,000
Selah Wilderness Adventures$500
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY20–20, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 67% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%Wellspring Community: $500 → 3%Wish For Wheels: $1k → 12%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

MA
SD
IA
IN
PA
CA
CO
NE
MD
KS
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

56%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$237k · 10 repeat orgs$184k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +82% since the first grant, against +74% for those funded once.

10 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 4 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
13

Total granted

$237k
$119k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+82%
+74%

Still filing today

40%
46%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 37% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $66k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesInternationalReligionEducationPhilanthropyYouth DevelopmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • FU
    FLORESTA USA INCORPORATED
    4× · 2021–2025 · $30k · revenue +95%
  • LP
    Leadership Program of the Rockies
    3× · 2019–2021 · $6k · revenue +3%
  • TW
    THE WILD ANIMAL SANCTUARY
    2× · 2019–2020 · $3k · revenue +82%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2023 · $87k
  • F
    Floresta
    one grant, 2020 · $7k
  • F
    Florest
    one grant, 2019 · $5k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Christianity Today International

Christianity Today is a global community inspired by evangelical conviction to advance the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God. Our mission is to elevate the storytellers and sages of the global church.

Religion
2
Biglife International Inc

Biglife international inc. empowers believers worldwide to reach and disciple their own people for jesus christ.

Recreation & Sports
3
Corus International Inc

TO MANAGE AN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH, AND RELIEF FOCUSED FAMILY OF ORGANIZATIONS HELPING PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES LIFT THEMSELVES OUT OF POVERTY, SUPPORT WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES, AND PROVIDE…

Human Services
4
Dallas International University

As a christian university, we provide education and research opportunities preparing global leaders to partner with local communities.

Education
5
Lutheran World Relief Inc

AFFIRMING GOD'S LOVE FOR ALL PEOPLE, WE WORK WITH LUTHERANS AND PARTNERS AROUND THE WORLD TO END POVERTY, INJUSTICE AND HUMAN SUFFERING. Lutheran World Relief, Inc. is a subsidiary of Corus International. As such this 990 should be read in…

International
6
Youth for Christ International Ministries

As part of the body of Christ, to see that every young person in every people group in every nation has the opportunity to make an informed decision to be a follower of Jesus Christ and become a part of the local church.

Religion
7
Wild Rockies Field Institute Inc

To broaden the nature of a liberal arts education; teach critical thinking about social & environmental issues; foster understanding of & respect for natural & human communities; & cultivate a sense of place that encourages personal,…

Education
8
Compassion International Incorporated

Compassion exists to release children from poverty in Jesus' name. Compassion serves all children, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender.

International
9
Corus Solutions Inc

Corus solutions is a center where innovative public health and allied programs can be conceived, tested and implemented on behalf of ima world health. ima innovations will pursue creative projects that expand and refine the agency's public…

International
10
International Leadership Institute

The international leadership institute (ili) changes history by accelerating the spread of the gospel through training and mobilizing leaders of leaders to reach their nations. ili accomplishes this purpose through cutting edge leadership…

Religion
11
World Coffee Research

World coffee research unites the global coffee industry to drive science-based agricultural solutions to urgently secure a diverse and sustainable supply of quality coffee today and for generations to come. our mission is to grow, protect,…

International
12
World Resources Institute

Wri is committed to creating change that improves people's lives and ensures the natural world can thrive. (see schedule o)wri's bold vision requires a formula for success we call "count it. change it. scale it.":- count it: our work is…

International
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Colorado Gives Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Leadership Program of the Rockies. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

18 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 18 of the 33 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
18/18
Grantees still filing
11/18
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

National Christian Foundation: $139,000 · OtherNational Christian FoundationIndividual grant recipient: $87,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientCastle Oaks Community Church: $20,000 · OtherCastle Oaks Community ChurchIndividual grant recipient: $15,000 · Other+15 more: $47,020 · Other+15 moreUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION: $50,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF…SINAPIS GROUP INC: $5,000 · EducationSINAPIS GROUP…IMPACT INVESTING CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC: $41,000 · PhilanthropyIMPACT INV…COLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION: $2,551 · PhilanthropyCOLORADO G…+1 more: $1,000 · PhilanthropyFLORESTA USA INCORPORATED: $30,000 · InternationalFLORESTA …Rose Womens Foundation: $6,000 · InternationalRose Wome…+1 more: $1,200 · InternationalAsOne Ministries: $6,000 · Human ServicesSOTERIA INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS: $5,000 · Human ServicesWish for Wheels Inc: $1,020 · Human ServicesWELLSPRING COMMUNITY: $500 · Human ServicesLeadership Program of the Rockies: $6,000 · Public BenefitTHE WILD ANIMAL SANCTUARY: $2,620 · Animals
Other$308,020Education$55,000Philanthropy$44,551International$37,200Human Services$12,520Public Benefit$6,000Animals$2,620

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFLORESTA USA INCORPORATED: $30,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetAsOne Ministries: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRose Womens Foundation: $6,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetLeadership Program of the Rockies: $6,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSOTERIA INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTHE WILD ANIMAL SANCTUARY: $2,620 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCOLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION: $2,551 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOPE INTERNATIONAL: $1,200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWish for Wheels Inc: $1,020 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetYOUNG LIFE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE VERITAS FORUM INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWELLSPRING COMMUNITY: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSELAH WILDERNESS ADVENTURES INC: $500 over 1y, 0.5% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Christian Community F…The Signatry Charitab…First Fruit IncInternational Generos…The Maclellan Foundat…Natl Christian Charit…Servant FoundationMorgan Stanley Global…National Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…
Christian Community Foundation IncCO16.6× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Christian Community Foundation Inc · The Signatry Charitable Trust · First Fruit Inc · International Generosity Foundation Trust · The Maclellan Foundation Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Servant Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Genesis One Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Genesis One Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 33 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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