What to Donate

This is not an exhaustive list. If you have a question about whether a certain type of item is acceptable for donation, please call.

Antiques and collectibles

Beds

Books

Chairs

Clothing

Cloth items

Couches

Desks

Dishes, pots, pans, and utensils

Dolls

Dressers

Framed artwork

Jewelry

Lamps

Purses and accessories

Shoes

Small working appliances

Sporting goods

Toys and games

Tables

Air conditioners

Baby swings

Car batteries

Console TVs or any TV manufactured more than 10 years ago

Cribs and playpens

Dehumidifiers and humidifiers

Dishwashers

Doors and windows

Fireworks and explosives

Flammable liquids

Food/beverages

Household cleaning supplies

Lumber, masonry/brick, concrete

Medications, medical supplies/equipment

Paints, stains, and varnishes

Pianos

Plumbing supplies

Propane/gas tanks

Refrigerators and freezers

Soiled or torn items

Stoves/ranges

Tires

Washers/dryers

Waterbeds

Goodwill Industries

When deciding what to donate, think about what you would give to a friend or relative. If it’s something you would give to them, it’s likely something that we could use.

We appreciate all donations; however, there are some items that are difficult to resell or cost money to recycle and therefore take resources away from Goodwill’s mission. Please take the items in the “Don’t Donate” category to places that can properly handle them.

Where to Donate

All of our retail stores have a convenient drive-up donation door, where a Drive Thru Ambassador will assist you in unloading your donations from your vehicle during scheduled hours and provide you with a tax receipt.

Additional donation drop-in boxes are located in supermarket and retail parking lots throughout the Northern Indiana region.

Retail Locations

All stores have drive-up donation options.
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