Nonprofit · EIN 04-3468139
HOUSEHOLD GOODS INC
Tax-exempt · ACTON, MA 01720
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $5,395,815 | $5,174,437 | $221,378 | $5,250,985 | $40,600 | $5,210,385 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $4,742,661 | $4,199,713 | $542,948 | $4,992,175 | $46,432 | $4,945,743 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,117,764 | $4,124,713 | -$6,949 | $5,159,014 | $762,005 | $4,397,009 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $5,264,321
- Program service revenue
- $51,935
- Investment income
- $23,826
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$4,722
- Net income from fundraising events
- $55,733
- Other revenue
- $55,733
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $4,123,439
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $126,195
- Other salaries and wages
- $267,048
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $425,760
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $19,325
- Occupancy
- $160,671
- Travel
- $6,673
- Depreciation
- $171,870
- Program services (functional)
- $5,023,007
- Management and general (functional)
- $87,341
- Fundraising (functional)
- $64,089
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,992,175
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,250,985
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $40,600
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,210,385
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,187,007
- Publicly traded securities
- $617,279
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $5,207,709
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,676
- Gross receipts
- $5,574,018
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 1,607
- Year formed
- 1999
- State of legal domicile
- MA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHARON MARTENS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $115,602 |
| BRIGID BIEBER | FORMER VICE PRESIDENT/PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 11.87 | $0 |
| MIMI DECK RUTLEDGE | FORMER PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 4.32 | $0 |
| PRISCILLA GANNON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 12.02 | $0 |
| JOHN FALLON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 11.8 | $0 |
| SUSAN ARAPOFF | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4.49 | $0 |
| MARY-ELISE CONNOLLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.77 | $0 |
| AUDREY TRIESCHMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.65 | $0 |
| MARY E BASSETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.77 | $0 |
| MIKE BRODERICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.39 | $0 |
| JANET GLIDDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.89 | $0 |
| MIKE COUTU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.38 | $0 |
| TRACEY GUTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.65 | $0 |
| EMIL RAGONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.68 | $0 |
| STEVE DESANDIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.36 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHUAIB ISMAIL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.09 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHARON MARTENS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $117,649 |
| MIMI DECK RUTLEDGE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4.82 | $0 |
| BRIGID BIEBER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 13.32 | $0 |
| PRISCILLA GANNON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 9.08 | $0 |
| JOHN FALLON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 12.89 | $0 |
| SHUAIB ISMAIL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.42 | $0 |
| MARY-ELISE CONNOLLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.29 | $0 |
| AUDREY TRIESCHMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4.29 | $0 |
| MARY E BASSETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.48 | $0 |
| MIKE BRODERICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4.94 | $0 |
| JANET GLIDDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.43 | $0 |
| MIKE COUTU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.26 | $0 |
| TRACEY GUTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3.66 | $0 |
| EMIL RAGONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.61 | $0 |
| STEVE DESANDIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.43 | $0 |
| SUSAN ARAPOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.95 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHARON MARTENS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $115,904 |
| PHILIP VANDERWILDEN | FORMER DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.04 | $0 |
| PRISCILLA GANNON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10.81 | $0 |
| JOHN FALLON | CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 12.8 | $0 |
| AUDREY TRIESCHMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.76 | $0 |
| MARY E BASSETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.48 | $0 |
| CATHY LEACH WATERS | FORMER VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.15 | $0 |
| MIKE BRODERICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4.38 | $0 |
| JANET GLIDDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.95 | $0 |
| MIMI DECK RUTLEDGE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6.21 | $0 |
| BARBARA HOWLAND | FORMER PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2.22 | $0 |
| MIKE COUTU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.77 | $0 |
| TRACEY GUTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.82 | $0 |
| JIM THOMPSON | FORMER DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.08 | $0 |
| EMIL RAGONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.91 | $0 |
| STEVE DESANDIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.71 | $0 |
| SUSAN ARAPOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3.54 | $0 |
| BRIGID BIEBER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 11.88 | $0 |
| PATRICK HARLAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.64 | $0 |
| SHUAIB ISMAIL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.03 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 530 MAIN STREET, ACTON, MA 01720-3304
- In care of
- % SHARON MARTENS
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- BRIGID O BIEBER, 530 MAIN STREET, ACTON, MA 01720
- Signed the 990
- BRIGID O BIEBER, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (978) 635-1710
- Website
- WWW.HOUSEHOLDGOODS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- SMITH SULLIVAN & BROWN PC
Mission
HOUSEHOLD GOODS PROVIDES A FULL RANGE OF DONATED FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, FREE OF CHARGE, TO HELP PEOPLE IN NEED MAKE A HOME.
Program accomplishments
- IN 2025, HOUSEHOLD GOODS PROVIDED AT NO COST 103,500 ITEMS LARGE AND SMALL TO 10,900 CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN 3,500 HOMES THROUGHOUT MASSACHUSETTS. OUR CLIENTS WERE REFERRED BY 380 SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES BASED IN MASSACHUSETTS. 1,600 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 67,100 HOURS TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE.Expenses $5,023,007 · grants $4,123,439 · revenue $51,935
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 04-3468139
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1999
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P60)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,250,985
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,574,018
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $5,395,815 | $5,174,437 | $5,250,985 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $4,742,661 | $4,199,713 | $4,992,175 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $4,117,764 | $4,124,713 | $5,159,014 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $3,911,848 | $3,696,220 | $5,210,888 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 04-3468139).
Questions about HOUSEHOLD GOODS INC
- What is the EIN of HOUSEHOLD GOODS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of HOUSEHOLD GOODS INC is 04-3468139.
- Is HOUSEHOLD GOODS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1999.
- Are donations to HOUSEHOLD GOODS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does HOUSEHOLD GOODS INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of HOUSEHOLD GOODS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did HOUSEHOLD GOODS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of HOUSEHOLD GOODS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names BRIGID O BIEBER.
- Who are the officers and directors of HOUSEHOLD GOODS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $115,602 (SHARON MARTENS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does HOUSEHOLD GOODS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,395,815, expenses of $5,174,437 and total assets of $5,250,985 at year end.
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