Mustard Seed Furniture of Fort Wayne Inc

What it reported doing in 2025

Since 2002, the mustard seed furniture bank of fort wayne has been providing household furniture, linens, and kitchenware to families and individuals as they rebuild their lives after suffering disaster, personal tragedy or other misfortunes. Donated items that meet the mission and have life to share are provided by businesses, organizations and individuals. In 2025, donations came from over 1,486 donor sources. Volunteers and staff pick up, sort and display the items in our warehouse. Clients are referred in to the agency through a collaboration with local non-profit organizations, social service agencies, churches and schools. Our agency provided direct services to 445 households in our local service area, touching the lives of 609 adults and 780 children. Depending on the client's referral and our stock, they can receive large items (sofa, bed, living room chairs, end/coffee tables, kitchen table and chairs, dresser, etc.) as well as bed and kitchen linens and kitchenware. Home decor items along with cook books and children's books now remain the back area of the warehouse for clients to choose when loading up their various items to make their house a home. The beds4kids program allows children, ages 217, who need beds, to obtain everything needed for a night of sleep in their own clean and comfortable bed that includes a new mattress, platform bed frame, and gently-used or new blanket and sheets. In 2025, we provided completed bed packages to 780 children. Allowing the mission to continue as the mustard seed "furnishes help to rebuild lives."

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 92.9%; rating input score 93
• Program expense ratio: 84.2%; rating input score 84
• Fundraising efficiency: $13.84 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -10.3%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.13; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 13.2%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 3.6% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 6.1% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings