Massachusetts · Nonprofit
FURNISHING HOPE OF MASSACHUSETTS INC
FURNISHING HOPE OF MASSACHUSETTS INC (Massachusetts) receives grants from 10 organizations whose IRS filings report $155,083 to it, the largest being CAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($40,500). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 57% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $214k
- Funders on record
- 10
- Grants received
- $155k
- Net assets
- $73k
What Furnishing Hope of Massachusetts Inc does
Mission
Collecting and warehousing household goods for distribution and delivery to poor, needy or distressed individuals and families in need of financial assistance, in cooperation with and/or upon referral by charitable and other organizations that serve such disadvantaged individuals or groups.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Furnishing hope of massachusetts was founded in 2012. It operates on formal written agreements with other organizations to provide basic furniture and household goods to clients. All clients receiving furniture are identified, qualified and further supported by the referring agency.in 2024, the organization's activities continue to thrive, collecting furniture donations. We continue to collaborate with household goods of acton, ma [non-profit], allowing us to save over $20,000.00 of storage costs, annually. Our organization maintained its arrangements with 33 of the referral agencies, adding 3 new agencies in 2024. In connection with these referrals, the organization distributed inventory having a value of $71,166 obtained through in-kind donations, to 118 families [213 children/140 adults]. The organization purchased and distributed additional inventory valued at $11,259.94.program expenses of $51,175.00 represent moving expenses for pick-up and delivery of inventory to the organization's clients.2024 the number of individual items of furniture delivered was 15,406. [includes furniture and home goods]inventory values are based on valuation guidelines for set by thrift store…
$51,175 spentof which $61,157 as grants42% of program spendingHaving inventory of $71,166.08 to distribute these inkind donations, the organization incurred $51,175.00 to cover delivery and pick up expenses. The organization received in-kind donations from 192 [66 in 2023] individuals some directly and some individuals who made donations indirectly through for-profit organizations with which the organization has agreements in place. 2024 there were no expenses incurred to cover storage costs thanks to the organizations collaboration with household goods of acton, ma [non-profit].2024 the number of individual items of furniture delivered was 15,406 vs 8,968 in 2023. [includes furniture and home goods]
$61,859 spent50% of program spendingIn furtherance of its mission to provide families with the goods necessary to fully furnish their home, including common household goods, the organization purchased $10,009.25 of new household items. The organization combined the purchased items with donated inventory valued at $9,167.83 thus creating the "starter sets" with a combined value of $19,177.08 distributed to families.
$10,009 spentof which $10,009 as grants8% of program spendingThe organization held two fundraising events, silent auction and ice party/raffle. These events are held to futher the organization's exempt purpose. The auction, raffle and ice party received gross revenue of $7,712.85.
$7,713 earned by the program
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $123,043.
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 $70k to $27k (−61%).
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.
94% of FURNISHING HOPE OF MASSACHUSETTS INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (91% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 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.
Who funds it, year by year
2019 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 5 funders, grant income rose $6k → $30k.
5 of 10 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 57% 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 FURNISHING HOPE OF MASSACHUSETTS INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). 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
FURNISHING HOPE OF MASSACHUSETTS INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 26% of grant income and the top three 68%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
57% 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 FURNISHING HOPE OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 100% · 2020 79% · 2021 49% · 2022 100% · 2023 42% — 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.
How long its funders stay
60% of FURNISHING HOPE OF MASSACHUSETTS INC's funders are still giving 2 years after their first grant; 60% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
57% of FURNISHING HOPE OF MASSACHUSETTS INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $66k that is directly attributable, 83% of it comes from funders outside Massachusetts, across 3 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $89k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 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
FURNISHING HOPE OF MASSACHUSETTS INC runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 21,616 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 21,616 human services nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like FURNISHING HOPE OF MASSACHUSETTS 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 Massachusetts
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
60% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
69%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- The Outreach Foundation · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds FURNISHING HOPE OF MASSACHUSETTS INC?
- FURNISHING HOPE OF MASSACHUSETTS INC (Massachusetts) receives grants from 10 organizations whose IRS filings report $155,083 to it, the largest being CAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($40,500). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 57% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does FURNISHING HOPE OF MASSACHUSETTS INC have?
- IRS filings report 10 organizations giving $155,083 in grants to FURNISHING HOPE OF MASSACHUSETTS INC, 6 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of FURNISHING HOPE OF MASSACHUSETTS INC?
- CAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $40,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like FURNISHING HOPE OF MASSACHUSETTS INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Massachusetts. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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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 10 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