Summaries Of Our Manmade Surplus Programs


Reuse of Society's Abundance (ROSA)

1998 - Present

Manmade Surplus = Used furniture, equipment, clothing, appliances, building materials, supplies...
Eco-Education = Incubating projects and connecting like-minded members in our database


Kids in computer lab
This entire computer lab was furnished through ROSA / Excess Access donations.


ROSA is our manmade surplus and research program. As MofT's first program, ROSA began with founder Lisa Gautier buzzing around in a minivan with a toddler in one arm and wish lists in the other. As demand grew, ROSA's donations and donors were put online and since 1999 matching has been done automatically through our Excess Access website (see below).

Now, ROSA concentrates on developing a "critical mass" of donors and recipients throughout the US. Often when there are unusual items or large quantities ROSA does the handholding and coordination necessary to increase successful matching. ROSA also scouts when MofT could act as an incubator for new programs or as a catalyst for partnerships between similar ecological organizations. Thanks to the accessibilty the web provides and the Excess Access program (see below), we continually meet new nonprofits and socially conscious businesses from far and wide. We're in an excellent position to introduce like-minded members and our files are full of emails telling how these collaborations have been beneficial. Sometimes we get even more involved and fiscally sponsor grass roots projects!
1998 - Present
Total Raised: $137,206.02
Total Expenses: $130.205.19
= 94.8%





Excess Access, LLC (EA)
1998 - Present
Manmade Surplus =
Used furniture, equipment, clothing, appliances, building materials, supplies...

Excess Access logo


Our spin-off online database service automatically matches business and household item donations with the wish lists of their nearby nonprofits that can provide pick-ups. Now serving the US, Canada and beyond.

Chairs, desks, equipment, rugs, clothes, kids' items, supplies, food, sofas, appliances... All kinds of items are posted by donors who log on to our site. And we get thousands of emails from families and charities alike that have made lasting connections through these in-kind donations.
1998 - Present
To date Excess Access has donated $5,860 to MofT's General Fund For Programs.

Through Excess Access matching $46,266,065 worth of used goods have found new homes. 19,833 tons of useful items have been reused instead of becoming garbage.






Orchards International Project
2004
Manmade Surplus = Clothing, rice, powdered milk (= 1 million cups)

Distribution of rice and clothing to Afghani shool children
Distribution of rice and clothing to school children in Dascht-e-Barchi, Afghanistan

Matter of Trust is the fiscal agent for Orchards International Projects, run by Doug Franco. Doug coordinates with many logistics partners to get goods to children in Kabul. Thanks to Doug and his team, we also managed to get two ultrasounds donated in the US through Excess Access to the only eye clinic in Kabul.
2004
Total raised $1,000 (Used for transport of inkind donations)
Direct OI program expenses: $967 = 97%






VeggieVan.org Katrina Relief Project - PROJECT COMPLETED (for continuing Katrina wishes / gifts see Excess Access)
2005
Manmade Surplus = Supplies to Katrina victims
Natural Surplus = Biodiesel to power supply boats


Veggie Van Katrina Relief

Matter of Trust is the fiscal agent for VeggieVan.org, whose founder, Josh Tickell, is from Louisiana. After the hurricane struck, thanks to the coordinating efforts of Josh and many volunteers, biodiesel providers got fuel to supply boats and diesel trucks when conventional fuel wasn't available. Food, clothing donations and necessities reached remote areas and grateful residents.
2005
Total Raised: $5,080
Direct VV Katrina Relief Program Expenses: $5,000 = 98.43%







Louisiana and Missisisippi Katrina Relief Benefit
- PROJECT COMPLETED
(for continuing Katrina wishes / gifts see Excess Access)
2005
Manmade Surplus = School Supplies, Clothing and Children's Supplies

House ruined by Hurricane Katrina ..... Supplies for Hurricane Katrina victims

Matter of Trust was the fiscal sponsor for the benefit performance by Anne Galjour of her play "Hurricane," which draws inspiration from the peculiarities of daily life in Louisiana's Cajun community. Shawn Rosenmoss coordinated the grassroots fundraiser and transported school supplies (backpacks, lunch boxes, calculators, notebooks...) and kid's clothing to East Baton Rouge School District overwhelmed by the high volume of Katrina victims fleeing into the Parish.
Funds were also raised for assisting carpenters and masonry workers, such as Adam of Fabricatorz and other volunteers from Northern California, to reach Christian Fellowship Outreach Mission in devastated Tylertown, Mississippi. Funds were used for purchase of supplies and logistical needs.
2005
Total Raised: $2,140
Direct Katrina Relief Program Expenses: $2,033 = 95%

$475 and school supplies to East Baton Rouge School District
$779 and household supplies to Christian Fellowship Outreach Mission, Tylertown Miss.
$779 to Baton Rouge Area Foundation

 



Music in Schools Today (MUST) Joint Project with ROSA
- PROJECT COMPLETED (for continuing instrument wishes / gifts see Excess Access)
1999 - 2000
Manmade Surplus = secondhand musical instruments

Kids in Music class ......... Music in Schools logo


Fundraising project promoting secondhand instrument donations to Northern California Public Schools.
1999-2000
Total Funds: $34,331.54
MuSTCreate.org: $29,385.51 = 85.6%
MofT's Reuse of Society's Abundance (ROSA) recycling program: $4,946.03 = 14.4%