2026-08-25T07:13:57-04:00 2025-12-31 352083429 HAMIL LEHMAN & ENGLAND PC 6404 CONSTITUTION DRIVE FORT WAYNE IN 46804 990 2025-01-01 352149283 MUSTARD SEED FURNITURE OF FORT WAYNE INC MUST 2604715802 3636 ILLINOIS RD FORT WAYNE IN 46804 COLLEEN CONNELL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2604715802 2026-08-24 TYLER D LEHMAN CPA P00200697 2604341852 2026-08-24 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z COLLEEN CONNELL 3636 ILLINOIS RD FORT WAYNE IN 46804 623896 false X WWW.MUSTARDSEEDFORTWAYNE.COM X 2002 IN TO PROVIDE HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS TO FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS AS THEY REBUILD THEIR LIVES AFTER SUFFERING DISASTER, PERSONAL TRAGEDY OR OTHER MISFORTUNES. 12 12 14 303 0 510787 602880 12263 11895 2582 5188 -29412 -24193 496220 595770 243862 243290 0 296076 273989 0 43570 128442 139895 668380 657174 -172160 -61404 653188 1399197 5324 10113 647864 1389084 X TO PROVIDE HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS TO FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS AS THEY REBUILD THEIR LIVES AFTER SUFFERING DISASTER, PERSONAL TRAGEDY OR OTHER MISFORTUNES. false false 553237 243290 11895 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." 553237 true true false false false false false false false true true false false true false true true false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 3 0 14 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false X 12 12 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false IN X X MUSTARD SEE FURNITURE BANK 2604715802 3636 ILLINOIS RD FORT WAYNE IN 46804 SARAH LANCE FORMER ED 40.00 X 64260 0 17286 COLLEEN CONNELL EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 4600 0 600 DAVID BARKDALE SECRETARY 0.50 X X 0 0 0 CHRIS DISLER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 TEI FERGESON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 FRANK GOMEZ DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARY ANN GOODWELL DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 SCOT GOSKOWICZ DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JORDAN HUTTENLOCKER VICE CHAIR 0.50 X X 0 0 0 DUSTIN KRAUSE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 KRISTEN LLOYD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 TYLER PLATT FINANCE CHAI 0.50 X X 0 0 0 PARKER SCHEARER GOVERNANCE C 0.50 X X 0 0 0 JAMI THOMAS BOARD CHAIR 0.50 X X 0 0 0 68860 17886 false false false 82093 520787 164018 602880 AGENCY PROCESSING FEE 11895 11895 11895 5188 5188 2150 82093 28126 -25976 OTHER INCOME 1783 1783 1783 595770 18866 243290 243290 68860 6886 27544 34430 176972 170383 6589 9905 7243 1375 1287 18252 13346 2534 2372 5840 5840 4894 4894 16219 13786 2433 21275 18676 2599 19495 17546 1949 17173 16314 859 13955 13257 419 279 12809 6404 6405 MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS 22800 22030 462 308 SUPPLIES 5435 4076 1359 657174 553237 60367 43570 315247 47478 186166 45000 109 29223 21641 432284 236489 209551 195795 74753 83960 24305 819157 653188 1399197 5324 10113 5324 10113 X 551773 551057 96091 838027 647864 1389084 653188 1399197 X -61404 10351 -105613 897886 X false true X true false X 580071 583026 500608 510787 602880 2777372 580071 583026 500608 510787 602880 2777372 2777372 512 661 5188 6361 2783733 56313 0.99770 0.99950 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 24305 2207 -382 26130 21594 2711 24305 19250 2344 21594 21979 -2729 19250 18297 3682 21979 1.00000 true false 260207 96786 163421 167493 135119 32374 4584 4584 195795 PLEDGED BUILDING USE 793027 BENEFICIAL INTEREST 26130 819157 X 634147 10351 28026 38377 595770 595770 790813 105613 28026 133639 657174 657174 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITIONS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF INCOME SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX (UBIT). THERE WERE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IDENTIFIED OR RECORDED AS LIABILITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 28,026 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 28,026 CHARITY AUCTION 84243 82093 2150 2935 10749 14442 84243 82093 2150 2935 10749 14442 28126 -25976 false FURNITURE DONATION 445 171599 FMV FURNITURE BEDS4KIDS 780 71691 COST FURNITURE SCHEDULE I, PAGE 4, PART IV CLIENT TRACKS DONATED ITEMS RECEIVED ON A MONTHLY BASIS, AND BASED ON PROPER REFERRAL FROM AN APPROVED AGENCY, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES THE REQUESTED BEDDING, FURNITURE, AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS REQUIRED. X 164018 THRIFT VALUE false false false FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A 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." FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PLACED INTO "DROPBOX" FOR EACH BOARD MEMBER'S REVIEW PRIOR TO UPCOMING BOARD MEETING. DURING THE MEETING, THE 990 IS DISCUSSED AND ANY QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED, AND A VOTE IS TAKEN TO APPROVE THE 990. AFTER THE MEETING, THE DOCUMENT IS FILED ELECTRONICALLY WITH THE CORRESPONDING SIGNATURES. ONCE FILED, A PUBLIC RECORD COPY IS CREATED TO BE PLACED WITH GRANT DOCUMENTATION OR ON THE WEBSITE FOR PUBLIC REQUESTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY EACH YEAR. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE DISCUSSED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD AND IF AN ACTUAL CONFLICT EXISTS, THE OFFICER OR BOARD MEMBER IS EXCUSED FROM THE VOTING AND DISCUSSION INVOLVING THE TRANSACTION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A A BOARD COMMITTEE PROVIDES FEEDBACK TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT ON THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE AND IS COMPILED AND PRESENTED TO THE BOARD AND THEN TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS COMPARED TO LOCAL AND REGIONAL SALARY SURVEYS FOR REASONABLENESS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 28,026 DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES -28,026 PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT RECORDED FOR PROMISE-TO-GIVE AND PROMISE-TO-USE ASSETS AS WELL AS TO RECORD ACCOUNTS PAYABLE