Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    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 2020,DESPITE OPERATIONS BEING SHUT DOWN FOR 2 1/2 MONTHS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC (MID MARCH TO EARLY JUNE) THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS COLLECTING FURNITURE DONATIONS AND IDENTIFYING SUITABLE WAREHOUSE SPACE AND POTENTIAL DONORS, CONTINUED. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINED ITS ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE TWENTY-ONE REFERRAL AGENCIES WHO REFER CLIENTS TO THE ORGANIZATION. IN CONNECTION WITH THESE REFERRALS, THE ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTED INVENTORY OBTAINED THROUGH IN-KIND DONATIONS HAVING A VALUE OF $47,836 TO 69 FAMILIES. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION PURCHASED AND DISTRIBUTED $1033.20 OF INVENTORY TO CLIENTS.PROGRAM EXPENSES OF $34,168.63 REPRESENT MOVING EXPENSES FOR PICK-UP AND DELIVERY OF INVENTORY TO THE ORGANIZATION'S CLIENTS.INVENTORY VALUES ARE BASED ON THE PURCHASE PRICE OF NEW ITEMS AND VALUATION GUIDELINES, BASED ON THRIFT STORE VALUES, PUBLISHED BY SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS FOR USED ITEMS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $82K

  • Program 2 [2020]

    PROGRAM EXPENSES OF $15,429 REPRESENT STORAGE EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH IN-KIND DONATIONS RECEIVED. THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED IN-KIND DONATIONS FROM 54 INDIVIDUALS DIRECTLY AS WELL AS FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO MADE DONATIONS INDIRECTLY THROUGH FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH WHICH THE ORGANIZATION HAS AGREEMENTS IN PLACE. MOVING SERVICE HUMBOLDT STORAGE & MOVING, A FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, COLLECTS DONATIONS FROM THEIR CLIENTS FOR DONATION THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $15.4K

  • Program 3 [2020]

    IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS MISSSION TO PROVIDE FAMILIES WITH THE GOODS NECESSARY TO FULLY FURNISH THEIR HOME, INCLUDING COMMON HOUSEHOLD GOODS, THE ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTED $1,033.00 WORTH OF "STARTER SETS." THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED IN-KIND DONATIONS OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS WHICH COMPRISED PART OF THE STARTER SETS TOGETHER WITH PRIOR INVENTORY ON HAND.
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    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $1K