Origins Council
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What it says it does
ORIGINS COUNCIL IS DEDICATED TO SUSTAINABLE RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITHIN CANNABIS PRODUCING REGIONS, AND ESTABLISHING NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, LEGALLY DEFENSIBLE, STANDARDS-BASED, GEOGRAPHIC INDICATION SYSTEMS FOR CANNABIS.
- Income
- $254,582
- Spending
- $259,121
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 3
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)
- $217,898 spent. IN 2024, ORIGINS COUNCIL EFFECTIVELY ADVOCATED FOR LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY CHANGES TO CALIFORNIA LAW TO SUPPORT MORE SUSTAINABLE STATEWIDE COMMERCIAL CANNABIS LICENSING, TAX AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS THAT PRIORITIZE: PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTIONS; SMALL BUSINESS INTERESTS; DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION GOALS; AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO SUCCESSFULLY ADVANCED TWO GRANT AWARDS FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITY. THE OBJECTIVES OF THESE GRANT PROJECTS FOCUS ON SUSTAINABLE RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE COMMERCIAL CANNABIS FARMING REGIONS OF CALIFORNIA. ALL 2024 PROGRAM ACTIVITIES DIRECTLY BENEFITED THE SOCIAL WELFARE OF POPULATIONS IN THE 47% OF CALIFORNIA JURISDICTIONS CURRENTLY SUPPORTING REGULATED COMMERCIAL CANNABIS ACTIVITIES IN CALIFORNIA, WHICH INCLUDES A COLLECTIVE POPULATION OF OVER 30 MILLION. BENEFITS ALSO EXTENDED INTO THE BROADER STATEWIDE (39 MILLION) AND NATIONAL (339 MILLION) POPULATIONS, GIVEN THE NASCENT STAGE OF REGULATED COMMERCIAL CANNABIS PRODUCTION AND COMMERCE, AND BENEFITS TO GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, INDUSTRY, PUBLIC HEALTH AND CONSUMER INTEREST GROUPS THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA, AS WELL AS OTHER STATES LEARNING FROM CALIFORNIA'S PIONEERING EFFORTS. IN 2024, ORIGINS COUNCIL EFFECTIVELY ADVOCATED FOR LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY CHANGES TO CALIFORNIA LAW TO SUPPORT MORE SUSTAINABLE STATEWIDE COMMERCIAL CANNABIS LICENSING, TAX AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS THAT PRIORITIZE: PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTIONS; SMALL BUSINESS INTERESTS; DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION GOALS; AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO SUCCESSFULLY ADVANCED TWO GRANT AWARDS FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITY. THE OBJECTIVES OF THESE GRANT PROJECTS FOCUS ON SUSTAINABLE RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE COMMERCIAL CANNABIS FARMING REGIONS OF CALIFORNIA. ALL 2024 PROGRAM ACTIVITIES DIRECTLY BENEFITED THE SOCIAL WELFARE OF POPULATIONS IN THE 47% OF CALIFORNIA JURISDICTIONS CURRENTLY SUPPORTING REGULATED COMMERCIAL CANNABIS ACTIVITIES IN CALIFORNIA, WHICH INCLUDES A COLLECTIVE POPULATION OF OVER 30 MILLION. BENEFITS ALSO EXTENDED INTO THE BROADER STATEWIDE (39 MILLION) AND NATIONAL (339 MILLION) POPULATIONS, GIVEN THE NASCENT STAGE OF REGULATED COMMERCIAL CANNABIS PRODUCTION AND COMMERCE, AND BENEFITS TO GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, INDUSTRY, PUBLIC HEALTH AND CONSUMER INTEREST GROUPS THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA, AS WELL AS OTHER STATES LEARNING FROM CALIFORNIA'S PIONEERING EFFORTS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(4) social welfare 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? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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 2022.
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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