Donate
At Goodwill, there are many ways to donate, and each one makes a real difference. As a nonprofit organization, Goodwill reinvests every donation and every purchase back into programs that support people, strengthen families, and improve our community. Your generous contributions also help protect the environment by extending the life of usable goods and reducing waste. For those who want to learn more about our mission, impact, and financial stewardship, you can find detailed information about our nonprofit on GuideStar.
FAQs
Goodwill gladly accepts most items for donation. However, certain child safety or state laws prohibit Goodwill from accepting and/or selling certain products. Some items are too costly for Goodwill to handle or sell. For a comprehensive list of donations, we do and do not accept, reference our donation guide.
Goodwill graciously accepts vehicle donations through our partnership with CARS. For more information on how to donate your vehicle to Goodwill, please call 866-699-5719.
Yes! Goodwill has partnered with ReSupply to offer a fee-based home pickup service to donors. ReSupply employs licensed and insured drivers and promises donation pickups in 48 hours or less. The company will take all items the donor wishes to donate whether it is one item or an estate, regardless of staircases or disassembly.
Get a quote and schedule a pickup by calling 216-677-3485 or click here.
IRS regulations require taxpayers to place a value on items donated. While Goodwill cannot assign a tax value for you, we recommend downloading IRS Publication 526 and IRS Publication 561 from the IRS Website and/or consulting a tax advisor.
Donations and shopping at Goodwill help generate the funds we need to offer job and life skills training to people with disabilities and other barriers to employment. Take a second to watch one of our Success Stories to see how your donations make an impact.
If items are not sold, they are sent to our Canton Outlet Store where they are sold by the pound. What is not sold at our outlet is then recycled. In fact, we were able to divert more than 25 million pounds of material from local area landfills last year!
Yes, all of our retail stores and Attended Donation Centers (ADC’s) accept donations during business hours through our donation drop-off centers. Simply drive up to the donation drop-off area and a Goodwill representative will assist you in unloading your donations! Find a location near you.
Yes. Goodwill is a 501(c)(3) organization. Any ‘profits’ are reinvested back into its mission.