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Improving Your Business, Community, and Environment.

How it Works

FOR BUSINESSES / CLIENTS

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The Furniture Trust is a 501(3) nonprofit organization driven to make a difference by rethinking excess office furniture removal and reinvesting in local communities.

After years of managing renovation and construction projects in the corporate real estate world, founders Christine Mosholder and John Riley noticed that during the relocation of employees out of their old space, acres of now unused furniture were hitting the landfill. Think about it: corporations trash furniture of all kinds, including from common spaces, workstations, private offices, task chairs, conference rooms, cubicles, and office supplies as they leave their existing work environment for a new space. Meanwhile: schools, homeless shelters, churches, clinics, and so many other organizations don't have the budget they need for functional furniture.

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The Furniture Trust was founded to connect this excess furniture with those who need it most in the community while diverting quality furniture away from the waste stream.

Plan.

We inventory your product and create a budget and schedule to meet your goals. Our Giving Team connects with local nonprofit wishlists from The Sustainable Network®. 

Hire.

Hire The Furniture Trust

Hire the Trust for your next decommission project and join The Sustainable Network® where we connect excess furniture with local nonprofits in need.

Execute.

Your dedicated project manager r oversees every aspect of furniture removal, including transportation, a final walkthrough, and providing project-spec metrics.

How it Works

NONPROFITS NEEDING FURNITURE

Plan.

Once approved, our team will reach out with available items matching your wishlist, giving you specific product details and timelines for review. All you have to do is say yes!

Apply.

There is no membership fee. All supplies and furniture are free. 

Receive.

Once you review and approve product details, timelines, and trucking logistics, our project managers will schedule your delivery. Go ahead and make room for YOUR furniture!

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Benefits

FOR BUSINESSES / CLIENTS

  • Hiring the Trust to decommission furniture (as opposed to hiring someone to haul it to the landfill) helps businesses achieve their corporate sustainability goals as it reduces your carbon footprint while avoiding the waste stream.

  • Making it easy for you to help the environment, you automatically become part of The Sustainable Network®. 

  • All details are coordinated in advance with a customized action plan so you know where you stand at all times.

  • You'll receive a Fair Market value letter, essential for tax purposes. 

  • You get to support local organizations. 

FOR THE COMMUNITY

Furniture is a luxury often taken for granted in a place of business. But for schools, clinics, homeless shelters, and other nonprofits, it's an absent budget line item. Some nonprofits use whatever they can: wobbly tables, ripped-up task chairs, we've even seen some using an old door for a desk. Providing them quality furniture...

  • Increases their morale and productivity

  • Provides their clients with a better intake environment (think domestic violence shelters or clinics)

  • Allows nonprofits to focus on their mission of further helping the community they serve (this is where the multiplier effect is born)

FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

By hiring the Trust to decommission your furniture...

  • You are reducing the amount of furniture hitting the waste stream. Did you know that 12 million tons of furniture go to US landfills every year? Now you can be part of the solution instead of part of the problem.

  • Avoiding the landfill helps reduce greenhouse gasses caused by decomposing waste, contributing to climate change

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