Donation Guidelines

Items We Can Accept

Goodwill gladly accepts the following new or used items:

Clothing, shoes and boots
Jewelry
Hats, gloves, mittens and scarves
Books, records, compact disks, video tapes and DVDs
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: TVs, computer towers & monitors, stereos, amplifiers, radios, VCRs, DVD players, etc.
Furniture: dressers, tables, chairs, sofas, mattresses/box springs*/bed frames, (except waterbed frames) etc.
Other large items

* Goodwill cannot accept soiled or stained mattresses and /or box springs.

To help you determine your donations fair market value Goodwill is happy to provide a “Value Guide" that offers average prices in our stores for items in good condition.

Items We Cannot Accept

It's hard to say "no thank you" to a donor when donations help to fund Goodwill programs. However, occasionally we do need to refuse some items for being non-recyclable or containing hazardous materials. Other times, the item must be refused because it costs more to transport, repair or refurbish than it can be sold for in our stores. Our donation attendants are trained to know what we can and cannot accept, and will help guide you to other possibilities for donations we cannot use.

We cannot accept the following items:

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, furnaces, trash compactors, water heaters, Freon-based appliances, etc.
No fragrance items
No soiled, stained mattresses/box springs or waterbed mattresses and waterbed frames
No soiled or stained carpet or carpet padding
No building materials
No traditional recyclables such as office paper, plastics, junk mail, etc.
No weapons such as guns, ammunition, 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 household garbage or waste.