Furniture Bank
Furniture Bank
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About this organization
Mission
The Houston Furniture Bank’s mission as a 501c (3) tax-exempt charitable organization is to furnish hope making empty houses homes by providing families with residential furniture and furnishings to improve sleep, mealtime, and home comforts to promote a happy and healthy lifestyle. Since 1992 the Houston Furniture Bank has been serving families as a steppingstone to improve living conditions resulting from poverty, homelessness, domestic violence, mental and physical health concerns, and natural disasters. The Houston Furniture Bank serves the Houston metropolitan area including Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, and Waller counties.
About
The Furniture Bank is a charitable organization that collects and distributes furniture and home furnishings free of charge or reduced in price for people in need that have received housing assistance through a social service agency or charity in the Houston area. Services have been provided for over 20000 families since Furniture Bank's 1992 inception.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The non-profit's mission, as documented in the filing, is “The furniture bank is a charitable organization that collects and distributes furniture and home furnishings to those in need.”.
When explaining its purpose, the activities were described as: “The furniture bank is a charitable organization that collects and distributes furniture and home furnishings to those in need.”.
- The non-profit is legally allowed to operate in the state of TX, as reported.
- The filing provides the non-profit's address in 2019 as 8220 MOSLEY RD, HOUSTON, TX, 77075.
- The non-profit has a total of 46 employees, as reported on their form for 2019.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $600,240.
- The CEO remuneration policy within the organization is not established through a review and endorsement from a neutral party.
- The organization has 11 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2003.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization pays $830,420 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $0 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization pays grants to individuals.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
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