Provide assistance to those in-need within our community. We want to not only provide furniture but also inspire hope to show them that their neighbors care about them.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 500 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $182K a year · 19% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$169K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $354K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$608K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$80K
FY2022$487K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +84%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$203K
FY2023$765K
FY2024$1.4M
Net assets
$608K
FY2024▼ -20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$63K
FY2022$347K
FY2023$762K
FY2024$608K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2019.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $1.3M Management & general 5% · $74K Fundraising 3% · $39K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $169K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$114,231Pt VII · Sec A
President/Community Outreach/Founder
$54,808Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Matt Hoppe’s $114K as Executive Director is at the 47th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2036 $1–10M housing nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Matt Hoppe$114,231$94,231$24,519
Drew Gerken$54,808$48,077—
Kaela Volkmer——$33,750

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps community members in need with furniture and hope.

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1 program · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The Furniture Project provides families and individuals who are pursuing stable housing with quality furniture and household goods to stabilize and improve lives while effectively using community resources.

$1.3Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$354K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$182
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$74K
Fundraisingcol D$39K
Owns and owesPt X
$608K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$537K
Total assetsLn 16$608K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$304K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$182
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$523K
SavingsLn 2$14K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$537K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$67K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$608K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$608K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6500
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$690K$537K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$71K$67K
Total assetsLn 16$762K$608K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$762K$608K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$490K$490K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$114K$57K$29K$29K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$425K$405K$20K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$28K$26K$2K$750
Payroll taxesLn 10$42K$36K$4K$2K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$38K$38K
Office expensesLn 13$18K$18K
OccupancyLn 16$171K$171K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$23K$23K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$7K$412
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$31K$31K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$9K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.3M$74K$39K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.3M$1.4M−$154K$608K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$765K$415K$762K 990 PDF
FY2022 $487K$203K$284K$347K 990 PDF
FY2021 $80K$63K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,251,628 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,180,815$1,251,446
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$550$182
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,180,265$1,251,628
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $204,017$489,722
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $433,008$609,045
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $9,816$7,312
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $118,485$299,190
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $765,326$1,405,269
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $414,939−$153,641
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,251,628 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,251,446
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$303,652
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,251,446
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $182$182
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $182$1,251,628
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,405,269 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $489,722$489,722
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $57,115 · Management $28,558 · Fundraising $28,558$114,231
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $405,071 · Management $19,808 · Fundraising $0$424,879
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $25,975 · Management $1,575 · Fundraising $750$28,300
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $35,719 · Management $3,721 · Fundraising $2,195$41,635
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $7,312$7,312
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $2,305$2,305
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $38,174$38,174
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $17,665$17,665
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $170,510$170,510
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $22,852$22,852
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,190 · Management $412$7,602
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $31,367 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$31,367
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,715 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,715
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,292,410 · Management $74,044 · Fundraising $38,815$1,405,269
Part X · Balance sheet $607,991 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $672,641$522,886
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $17,579$13,623
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $71,412$67,335
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$4,147
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $761,632$607,991
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $744,058$594,473
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $17,574$13,518
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $761,632$607,991
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $761,632$607,991
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $607,991 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,251,628
XI-2 Total expenses$1,405,269
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$153,641
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$761,632
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$607,991

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