Donating is easy at any of our 12 retail stores throughout the area or at our donation center in Cedar Rapids.
Click here to download a copy of our Taxpayer's Guide (suggestions for determining the value of donated goods).

Your Donations Serve Your Community
When you bring your donations of clothing and household goods to Goodwill Industries you are:

• creating opportunities for individuals with disabilities and other barriers to independence
• helping Goodwill fund programs and services
• supporting training opportunities
• benefiting the environment by reducing the amount of material being sent to landfills

Each year Goodwill helps to resell and recycle millions of pounds of donated goods. Things like clothing, housewares, books, and furniture find new owners in our Goodwill stores. Donors like you begin the recycling process by recognizing that your unwanted items still have value. Through Goodwill, these items are processed and made available to new consumers. Goodwill shoppers then complete the circle by purchasing previously owned items in one of our ten retail locations.

Donating Cash/Property
Making a contribution to Goodwill Industries makes good tax sense! Cash gifts and bequests to Goodwill are tax-deductible, as provided by law. In fact, 92 cents of every dollar you contribute will directly support training and employment programs for the people we serve.

Goodwill Industries Donation Items List
Clothing: all sizes, styles, and conditions. Clothing not suitable for resale can be sold as salvage material.
Housewares: dishes & glassware, radios, fans, t.v.s, lamps
Furniture: in good condition and without heavy stains (see exceptions listed below)
Toys: stuffed animals, dolls, games, puzzles
Books, CDs, cassettes, videos
Accessories: shoes, belts, scarves, jewelry
Auction items: specialty items can be offered through our online auction, Shopgoodwill.com

Items we cannot accept, due to recall and environmental concerns:
Any item needing repair
Baby Equipment: furniture, car seats, etc.
Newspapers or magazines
Computers & computer equipment
Large appliances: refrigerators, stoves, washing machines/dryers, air conditioners, humidifiers/dehumidifiers, microwaves, dishwashers, trash compactors, console t.v.s/stereos, gas/charcoal grills, water heaters
Worn furniture: any kind in poor condition or with heavy stains; sofa sleepers; waterbeds
Live or artificial Christmas trees
Automotive: tires, batteries, motors
Ammunition or weapons
Hazardous materials: liquid cleaners, paints, detergents, fertilizers, weed killers, chemicals, auto oil, etc.
Building materials: glass, doors, window frames, scrap lumber, metal, etc.
Plumbing fixtures: sinks, shower stalls, toilets