Tennessee · Nonprofit
THE ORIGINS FOUNDATION INC
THE ORIGINS FOUNDATION INC (Tennessee) receives grants from 23 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,163,065 to it, the largest being NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST ($195,965). 13 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.4M
- Funders on record
- 23
- Grants received
- $1.2M
- Net assets
- $915k
What The Origins Foundation Inc does
Mission
To create media content (written articles, digital cinematography,productions, documentaries and photographs) that describe the conservation and community development tied to hunting and hunters.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2024 return the organization reported starting a significant new program.
Engushay primary school construction - constructed classroom in addition to providing water, food and classroom supplies in tanzania. Class alberta pronghorn connectivity project - objective is to assess connectivity for pronghorn given current and proposed changes to alberta's landscape by capturing and gps collaring 50 pronghorn.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
Documentaries & episodes - the foundation released 3 documentaries in 2024 garnering over 625,000 views for the two combined, engaging over 1.6 million people. We also released 5 new foundation episodes that, to our core mission, conveyed the truth about hunters and what hunting means to them.
$459,885 spent$133,864 earned by the program50% of program spendingConservation projects - since 2020 the foundation has invested in 23 direct conservation projects, finding and implementing conservation related projects all over the world. We raised over $322,356 for conservation projects in 2024 and have ensured the stories of those individuals involved and the impact those projects have had, have been showcased through our social media platforms that are now garnering over 175,000 engaged individuals.
$375,741 spentof which $119,967 as grants41% of program spendingPodcasts & general content - in 2024 the foundation continued to produce and release exceptional podcast content to the global audience. We released over 168 new podcast episodes ranging from non-hunters, vegans, to hard hitting discussion topics to being downloaded nearly 458,383 times. Our general content continues to engage non-hunters from around the world, achieving a total reach of 21.2m in 2024, and engagement of 1.1m on average monthly basis.
$86,615 spent$7,621 earned by the program9% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $922,241.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $192k to $630k (+228%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
90% of THE ORIGINS FOUNDATION INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (74% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Robert Kroger
Executive director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2021 → 2023: the base broadened from 7 funders to 8 funders, grant income rose $96k → $141k.
6 of 23 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 37% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of THE ORIGINS FOUNDATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 22 of 23 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
THE ORIGINS FOUNDATION INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 17% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left
79% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund THE ORIGINS FOUNDATION INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2021 31% · 2022 63% · 2023 28% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
THE ORIGINS FOUNDATION INC draws 97% of its grant income from funders outside Tennessee, across 7 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $436k arriving through sponsors registered in 5 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
THE ORIGINS FOUNDATION INC has grown faster than three-quarters of the 1,559 animals nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,559 animals nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like THE ORIGINS FOUNDATION INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Tennessee
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
80% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for THE ORIGINS FOUNDATION INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE ORIGINS FOUNDATION INC?
- THE ORIGINS FOUNDATION INC (Tennessee) receives grants from 23 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,163,065 to it, the largest being NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST ($195,965). 13 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE ORIGINS FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 23 organizations giving $1,163,065 in grants to THE ORIGINS FOUNDATION INC, 13 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE ORIGINS FOUNDATION INC?
- NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST is the largest funder on record, with $195,965 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE ORIGINS FOUNDATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Tennessee. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2020–2024), and the filings of 23 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing