Bob's Discount Furniture Charitable
Bob's Cares (https://bobscares.org) is the charitable foundation site for Bob's Discount Furniture and describes the Bob's Discount Furniture Charitable Foundation, its giving programs, and community initiatives. The site provides guidance for nonprofit applicants and lists contact details including a foundation administrator email ([email protected]).
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Community-focused charities working on youth development, basic needs (food/hunger), health, or homelessness with a clear operating-support case and the ability to submit a one-page letter with EIN and exempt-status information.
Good Fit
- • Programs serving children, youth development, or community basic needs.
- • Request framed as operating support and aligned with Bob’s Discount Furniture community initiatives.
- • An established nonprofit that can document exempt status and provide an EIN in a short letter.
- • Local Connecticut presence or programs, or a national organization with work in Connecticut.
Geography
Historical filings (2022–2023) show granting across roughly two dozen states, though the latest year’s giving was concentrated entirely in Connecticut; overall the observed footprint has been multi-state with a recent in‑state concentration.
Recipient Variety
In 2022 and 2023 the foundation funded hundreds of distinct recipients (about 397 and 503 recipients), showing a broad recipient set historically, even though the most recent year had only one recorded recipient.
New Applicants
The foundation publishes application instructions, accepts letters by email or mail on a rolling basis, and historically funded many distinct organizations including many new recipients; while the latest year was highly concentrated, the public application route and prior-year patterns support plausible access for unfamiliar applicants.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
