Donation Guidelines

Goodwill appreciates the support from the community, however there are limits to what we can accept. The list is used only as a guideline. There may be certain items we can accept that are not listed, or there may be other items which we must turn down due to the size, condition or suitability. Please refer any questions about Goodwill’s donation policy to your donation site attendant.

Items We Can Accept

• Clothing, shoes and boots
• Jewelry
• Hats, gloves, mittens and scarves
• Books, records, compact disks, video tapes and DVD's
• Games, toys and sports equipment
• Housewares: dishes, glassware, kitchen utensils, lamps and small appliances
• Collectibles, antiques, knickknacks and other giftware
• Hand tools and small power tools
• Domestics: linens, curtains, blankets, etc
• Electronics: Stereos, radios, VCRs, DVD players, etc.
• Furniture: dressers, tables, sofas, bed frames, (except waterbed frames) etc.
• Televisions
• Personal computers: hard drive/tower, monitor, mouse, keyboard and printer

To help you determine your donations fair market value, refer to the “Value Guide” that offers average prices in our stores for items in good condition.

Items We Cannot Accept

• No exercise equipment
• No household chemical products such as pesticides, paint, paint thinner, drain cleaner, oven cleaner, aerosols and other environmentally-unfriendly waste products
• No automotive hazardous waste such as tires, lead acid batteries, additives, gasoline, oils, antifreeze, etc.
• No large appliances such as refrigerators, freezers, stoves/ovens, washers/dryers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, furnaces, microwaves, trash compactors, water heaters, large console stereos, freon-based appliances, etc.
• No food items
• No mattresses/box springs, including waterbed mattresses, waterbed frames, daybeds, futons or hospital beds
• No carpet or carpet padding (does not include area rugs)
• No plumbing fixtures or building materials
• No traditional recyclables such as glass, newsprint, office paper, cardboard, plastics, magazines, junk mail, etc
• No weapons such as guns, bows and arrows, ammunition, hunting knives, etc.
• No cribs, car seats, walkers or other products that do not meet the current safety standards of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, including recalled items
• No medical equipment
• No pianos or organs
• No fire extinguishers
• No metal desks