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My Green Mattress

Family-owned organic mattress maker. GOLS organic latex, GOTS organic cotton and wool, hybrid latex over pocket coils. 365-night home trial and 20-year warranty.

Status: Approved
Founded
2007 (My Green Mattress brand) / 1998 (Quality Sleep Shop parent)
Website
mygreenmattress.com
HQ
USA
Manufacturing
USA
Ownership type
Family-owned
Status since
2026-05-13

Ownership

Founded by Tim Masters as an outgrowth of his family's mattress retail business (Quality Sleep Shop, Illinois, operating since 1971). My Green Mattress brand launched after Masters built a custom organic mattress for his daughter Emily, whose chemical sensitivities made commercial options unworkable. Manufacturing happens at the company's own factory in Bartlett, Illinois. The company has never taken outside investment and remains family-owned.

Why Approved

Family-owned, transparent supply chain, third-party certifications (GOLS, GOTS, MADE SAFE), responsive direct customer service, US manufacturing. Personally tested by the WOP author and selected after researching the full category.

Reversibility

What would change our verdict

Sale to private equity or a conglomerate. Offshoring of manufacturing. Tightening of the 365-night trial or 20-year warranty. Loss of GOLS, GOTS, or MADE SAFE certifications.

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