Household Stuff
Give Something Good, Do Something Great
Your donations have the power to create jobs.
When you donate your household items at any one of our Southern Oregon Goodwill donation centers, you’re helping write someone’s story of a better tomorrow. Through your generosity, we are able to fund vocational programs that transform the lives of those we serve.
Find a Donation Location
Our fast, friendly donation process will make your life just a little bit easier — and you’ll make someone else’s life a whole lot better! Your donations help create job opportunities for people with barriers to employment in your community.
Donation Guidelines
When you donate, you support our mission and your community. We welcome gently used clothing, shoes, furniture, household items, and even vehicles. Here’s what to expect when you make a donation:
- Donation lane hours typically follow store hours of 10am to 7pm daily (see Locations for individual donation center hours).
- Donors will be asked to stay in their car until Goodwill staff directs them to the donation area.
- Goodwill staff will assist you when you arrive to the donation area.
- Your donations will be unloaded and placed into designated bins.
- Donation receipts are now paperless! Follow our easy online process to get receipts emailed to your inbox.
Items We Can Accept
- Clothing, shoes, and boots
- Housewares: dishes, glassware, kitchen utensils, lamps, and small appliances (microwaves, toaster ovens, etc.)
- Jewelry
- Hats, gloves, mittens, and scarves
- Books and media (CDs, DVDs, vinyl records, etc.)
- Games, toys, and sports equipment (no skis)
- Collectibles, antiques, and knick knacks
- Hand tools and small power tools
- Linens, curtains, blankets, etc.
- Electronics: newer flat-screen TVs, stereos, radios, VCRs, DVD players, etc. in working condition
- Furniture: dressers, tables, sofas (not sofa beds), bed frames (except waterbed frames), etc.
- Some exercise equipment
Items We Cannot Accept
- No wet or dirty clothing
- No soiled or broken furniture
- No household chemical products such as pesticides, paint, paint thinner, drain cleaner, oven cleaner, aerosols, etc.
- 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, trash compactors, water heaters, large console stereos, oil-filled space heaters, etc.
- No computers (towers/CPU, monitor, mouse, keyboard, printer, etc.)
- No food items
- No mattresses/box springs, including waterbed mattresses/frames, couches with hideaway beds, daybeds, futons, or hospital beds
- No carpet or carpet padding (area rugs are fine)
- No plumbing fixtures or building materials
- No traditional recyclables such as glass, newsprint, office paper, cardboard, plastics, magazines, junk mail
- 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
- No skis of any kind
E-waste
We are now accepting E-waste at our Donation Center located at 2077 Lars Way, Medford OR 97501. This is the only location accepting E-waste at this time. Acceptable E-waste includes desktop or laptop computers, keyboards, computer mice, printers and televisions. Donations are limited to 7 items per visit.
Vehicles
Your car can help someone move forward! Goodwill accepts car, truck, boat, or RV donations in any condition. Proceeds from the sale of the vehicle will help fund our job training and placement programs across Southern Oregon and Northern California.
It’s easy — any vehicle, any condition. You can call or fill out a form online, and our donation partners will make arrangements to tow the vehicle. You get a form for your taxes and the satisfaction of helping someone with a barrier to employment get job training. Call 844-505-4663, or visit the website of our car donation partner to donate your car to Southern Oregon Goodwill today!
IRS Reporting
Federal law permits Goodwill donors to claim tax deductions for donated clothing and household items in good, used condition or better. If you’re unsure whether your item qualifies for a tax deduction, then consider this: if you would give it to a relative or friend, then the item is most likely in good condition and is appropriate to donate.
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service requires donors to value their own items when filing their tax returns.
