Donate Gently-Used Items To Goodwill
Goodwill provides services that help people find and keep jobs. We provide job training, placement, and access to tools and technology for people experiencing barriers to work. We help employers develop innovative programs that connect job seekers to opportunities. And your generous donations help make it all happen. Whether you are donating toys, books, clothing, computers or small kitchen appliances, the funds raised through the sale of your donated items are used to support job training and placement programs.
It's easy to donate to Goodwill! We happily accept donations of new or gently used items, including:
- Clothing and shoes
- Coats and boots
- Books, records, CDs, videotapes, and DVDs
- Computers and laptops
- Housewares, dishes, glassware, and small appliances
- Collectibles and home décor
- Working home electronics, flat screen TVs
- And more!
Goodwill even accepts donations of cars, trucks, or motorcycles! Simply fill out the online vehicle donation form and we'll take care of the rest.
How To Donate To Goodwill
Donate In-Person at a Store and Donation Center
Simply pack up your items and drop them off at the nearest store and donation center. Money raised through the sale of your generous donations will be used to help people in the Greater Milwaukee and Chicago areas find and keep jobs. Your extra household items might help someone right in your community!
Schedule A Pick Up
If you cannot make it to a Goodwill Donation Center to drop off your donations, or have larger items such as furniture or exercise equipment, you can schedule a donation pick up through ReSupply. They pick up your donation at a time you select then deliver your items to Goodwill. They will even disassemble large items! When we receive your donation we’ll sort through what we can accept, and ReSupply will ensure the rest goes to other local nonprofits.
Donation Receipt Builder
We’re making it easier than ever for you to track your Goodwill donation receipts. Enter and save your donation information online. Once you register, the Donation Tracker will generate an electronic receipt for you and even send it to your email address.
Donation FAQs
Goodwill is happy to accept donations of laptops, desktop computers, keyboards and other accessories. Learn how to donate your computer or laptop to Goodwill.
Old cell phones can be donated at any Goodwill Store and Donation center. To ensure your phone can be safely sold, please prepare your device for donation. Learn how to donate your cell phone to Goodwill.
Although we accept a wide variety of donations at Goodwill, we need to refuse some items. See our donor guidelines for a detailed list of items we cannot accept.
Yes! We accept most vehicles. It must be in one piece and towable, have an engine, and be tow truck accessible. To learn more about donating a vehicle that doesn’t run, visit our car donation website.
Goodwill accepts donations of cars, trucks, motorcycles or mopeds, boats, trailers, RVs, campers, off-road vehicles, planes, heavy equipment, farm machinery and most other motorized vehicles. Help support job seekers in your community by donating a vehicle.
Unfortunately, we do not accept car seats because we are not able to verify if they meet all current safety requirements.
Although we do not directly accept furniture donations, they can be included in donation pickups scheduled through ReSupply. ReSupply will also pick up donations of other large items, including:
- Chairs, stools, or couches
- Mattresses or bed frames
- Desks or office furniture
- Tables
- Dressers or bookcases
- Pianos
If you have large items to donate like the items listed above, consider scheduling pickup service with ReSupply for pickup and delivery. We’ll sort through what we can accept, and ReSupply will ensure the rest goes to other local nonprofits.
Through our partners, you can schedule pick ups of vehicles or other donations. Through our partnership with ReSupply, you can schedule convenient home pickup for your items. We’ll sort through what we can accept, and ReSupply will ensure the rest goes to other local nonprofits.
Yes. After your generous donations are given the chance to sell at our retail stores and our outlet, we make every effort possible to keep goods out of landfills. Some items are sold to other organizations who repurpose them. Other items are recycled. As a last resort, we will responsibly dispose of items.
Nearly 99% of the items donated at one of our store and donations centers donated are sold in your local Goodwill. Some items are selected to be sold online in our ecommerce store, GoodwillFinds.
Merchandise that does not sell in a Goodwill store and donation center is transported to one of our outlet stores where it is sold at bargain-priced, by-the-pound rates. Any unsold items from the outlet store are recycled. In 2023, Goodwill Greater Milwaukee and Chicago kept over 150 million pounds of materials out of landfills. Not only do your generous donations support the Goodwill mission, they also show that you care about the environment. It’s a win-win.
Merchandise that does not sell in a Goodwill store and donation center is transported to one of our outlet stores where it is sold at bargain-priced, by-the-pound rates. Any unsold items from the outlet store are recycled. In 2023, Goodwill Greater Milwaukee and Chicago kept over 150 million pounds of materials out of landfills. Not only do your generous donations support the Goodwill mission, they also show that you care about the environment. It’s a win-win.