The Furniture Trust

The Furniture Trust is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that takes surplus office furniture and supplies from businesses and redirects them to schools, nonprofits and community organizations at no cost. Companies hire the Trust to manage furniture removal and decommissioning during relocations and renovations, keeping usable pieces out of landfills. Recipients get professional, welcoming spaces for staff, students and the people they serve while saving limited budgets for their programs.

Founders Christine Mosholder and John Riley came to the idea after years managing renovation and construction projects in corporate real estate, where they saw quality furniture routinely thrown away while nonprofits and schools went without. Their Sustainable Network matches used office furnishings with local organizations. The Trust’s project team plans and manages each job from initial inventory through final reporting, and it tracks tons diverted, organizations supported and value reinvested.

What to Know

• The Trust has been working since 2008.
• Corporate clients receive an Impact Report and a Fair Market Value letter documenting their project.
• Its work supports companies’ sustainability and waste-reduction goals.