FURNITURE BANK OF SOUTHEAST CONNECTICUT INC
EIN 55-0890897 · Thrift Shops (P29)
What they do
Our Mission is to Serve Families In Need of Furniture Due to Hardship. We Are Located In Gales Ferry, Connecticut, and Serve All of Southeastern Connecticut. We Purchase New Beds With Funds From Grants, Donations, and Twice Yearly Tag Sales and Give Them Free of Charge to People Referred to Us By Social Service Agencies and Churches. We Also Collect Donated Furniture, Although The Rising Cost of Storage Has Required That We Scale Down This Part of Our Operation. The People We Serve Are Referred By About 60 State Agencies, Womens Shelters, Churches, and Other Organizations That Help People In Need. During Fiscal Year 2024, We Were Able to Help 236 Families. Donated Furniture and Purchased Cribs Are Stored In A Locker At CubeSmart In Gales Ferry. The Locker is is Provided Free of Charge By The Management, Saving Us About $6,000 Per Year In Rental Fees.
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They name their leaders11 people are listed in the latest report.
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Reported spending amounts
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Leadership and board
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Board and leadership roster (11)
ALAN NORDQUISTPRESIDENT
ANDREW ELDDIRECTOR
DAVID ETRISDIRECTOR
DAVID MOOREHEADDIRECTOR
DEBORAH ELDSECRETARY
GRACE DEMARCODIRECTOR
HUGH BUSEYDIRECTOR
JACK KELLYDIRECTOR
KAREN WUESTHOFFDIRECTOR
MICHAEL WUESTHOFFTREASURER
RAYMOND HELLERDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2005
- Location
- PO BOX 124, GALES FERRY, CT 06335-0124
- County
- New London
- In care of
- % ALAN NORDQUIST
- Primary officer
- Michael Wuesthoff, Treasurer
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- July 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- NTEE classification
- Thrift Shops (P29)
- IRS tax category
- Thrift Shops