Schedule a Goodwill Donation Pickup

Whether you want to donate a few bags of clothes, furniture, kitchen appliances, household items, or a car, our donation pick up partners are ready to help!

Goodwill donation partners collect your items and make sure your donation supports the Goodwill mission. If there are items included in your donation that we cannot accept, those items are delivered to another non-profit organization.

ReSupply

ReSupply

Founded by veterans in 2015, ReSupply provides Goodwill donation pick up services in the greater Milwaukee & Chicago areas. ReSupply offers flexible scheduling and will pick up items from anywhere in your home.

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Chicago Furniture Bank

Chicago Furniture Bank

Serving as the bridge between Chicagoans who have extra furniture and those who need it, Chicago Furniture Bank will pick up furniture, housewares, even clothing in the greater Chicago area Monday – Saturday.

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Careasy

Vehicle Donations

Our vehicle donation partner, CarEasy, makes donating a car, truck, motorcycle, or other vehicle easy. Your vehicle does not have to run to be donated.

Schedule a vehicle donation
Donation attendant

Donation Drop Off

Give items a new life by donating them at a Goodwill Store & Donation Center near you. Simply pull up and pop your trunk. Our friendly donation attendants are ready to accept your items. You get a cleaner house, your items get a second life, and proceeds from the sale of your items help support job training and placement programs in your community.

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No matter how you choose to donate to Goodwill, proceeds from the sale of your items fund job training and placement programs in greater Milwaukee & Chicago.

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Connecting people to work. Preparing people for life.

Litzi | Achieving CNA Certification Through Empower Youth

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  • Program Participant Stories
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Woman holding CNA scrubs

Goodwill workforce development program connects youth to CNA classes

When Litzi joined the Empower Youth program, she felt lost. She was financially insecure, struggling to navigate unemployment and had limited work experience. But she had determination and goals.

Supported by the mentorship and guidance of her case manager, Litzi built confidence while sharpening communication, time management, problem-solving and interview skills. Litzi’s case managers worked closely with her to understand her needs, then provided connections to resources to help her overcome her challenges.

Knowing Litzi wanted to work in healthcare, Empower Youth connected Litzi to the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership, who funded her CNA certification classes.

Litzi has achieved both her CNA and CPR certifications. She also prepared for her new career through job success training, which sharpened her interpersonal skills and helped her get ready to achieve workplace success.

Litzi is now a full-time patient care technician with a Chicago-area medical center. She is on her way to growing her career in healthcare, becoming self-sufficient and gaining financial stability.

Empowered by a new set of goals, Litzi is determined to advance her healthcare education and Goodwill will be right by her side, guiding and connecting her to resources for continued success. 

"Before getting help from the Goodwill program, I felt lost with no help in my journey. I learned that there are always ways to improve in life even if there's obstacles in the way. The program provided me with options that will help me further my education – giving me the motivation I needed to believe in myself and to be capable of being successful."

LEARN MORE OR APPLY TO EMPOWER YOUTH

Funding for this program is made possible through a grant provided by the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership. 

        

Donation FAQs

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. 

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.

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.  

Goodwill accepts donations of toys, games, dolls and puzzles. These items are sold in our store and donation centers, outlet stores and online, which helps to keep toys out of landfills. 

Yes, you can donate printers to Goodwill. Working printers are sold in our stores or online. Nonworking printers are recycled. 

Although we do not directly accept furniture donations, they can be included in donation pickups scheduled through one of our donation pick up partners. Our partners 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 and delivery service. We’ll sort through what we can accept, and our partners will ensure the rest goes to other local nonprofits.

Furniture pick up can be arranged through one of our donation pick up partners. You are welcome to include other items in your furniture pick up. Although Goodwill Greater Milwaukee & Chicago does not accept furniture donations, our partner will ensure your generous gift will go to a local nonprofit that accepts furniture. If other items such as clothing, electronics, or housewares are included with your donation, those items will be donated 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.

Through our partners, you can schedule pick ups of vehicles or other donations. Through our partnership with ReSupply and Chicago Furniture Bank, you can schedule convenient home pickup for your items. We’ll sort through what we can accept, and our donation pick up partners will ensure the rest goes to other local nonprofits.

Goodwill accepts all types of books. Books are sold in stores, including our outlet stores where they are sold for $1 each, and online. 

Goodwill accepts TVs, with the exception of CRT televisions. We accept both working and non-working televisions. Working TVs are sold in stores and online. Non-working TVs are recycled. 

Unfortunately, we do not accept car seats because we are not able to verify if they meet all current safety requirements. 

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.

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 is happy to accept donations of laptops, desktop computers, keyboards and other accessories. Learn how to donate your computer or laptop to Goodwill.

Goodwill is happy to accept rugs without stains or tears. 

Goodwill accepts VHS tapes, DVDs, CDs, records and cassette tapes. VHS tapes, albums, DVDs and CDs are sold in stores, including our outlet stores where they are sold for $1 each, and online.

Unfortunately, Goodwill does not accept donations of socks or underwear.