Your Donations

Print a Donation Receipt to Save Time When Donating

Now you can pre-print a donation slip, use the handy checklist to itemize your donations, and then just bring it with you to save time when donating. Goodwill's donation attendant will verify your items and provide a signature for your tax receipt. If you would like us to keep a donation receipt on file for you, be sure to bring a second copy with you. Our attendants are not able to make copies at their site. 

Giving household items that are no longer needed to Goodwill is a great way to make room for new things. When you decide to donate to Goodwill, you are making a positive impact on your local community and the planet.

Goodwill Industries International recently launched the "Donate Movement" to educate people about the difference Goodwill donations make to local communities everyday. Your donation to Goodwill can help your friends and neighbors find jobs, earn paychecks, support their families and become independent -- all of which help strengthen the community in which you live.

When you donate, you are also promoting environmental sustainability by allowing others to reuse and repurpose items you no longer need. Donations mark the vital first step in making sure Goodwill can provide job training programs and support services to people in your community.

The "Donate Movement" starts with you. Join Goodwill in donating responsibly for your community and the environment.

Spokesperson Lorie Marrero, Certified Professional Organizer and creator of the Clutter Diet, encourages people to de-clutter their lives and join the "Donate Movement." The Clutter Diet online program has helped thousands of members in 18 countries, and her organizing books and products are sold online and in stores nationwide. Lorie is a sought-after expert for national media such as CNBC, Good Housekeeping, and Woman's Day.

Based on the idea of Weight Watchers, with multimedia tutorials, easy weekly project "menu" plans, and an extensive searchable knowledge base, the Clutter Diet website offers members immediate access to a team of professional organizers for advice. You can learn more at Lorie's Clutter Diet website.

We are grateful to Ms. Marrero for her support of Goodwill Industries.

Donations of clothing and household goods are an integral part of Goodwill's success. For ways to make a financial donation or include Goodwill in your estate, please view our Ways to Give web page, where we have outlined the various donation methods. Goodwill now operates 25 stores and 5 attended donation centers in the Central Florida area. Revenue raised from the sale of donated goods in these stores is channeled directly into employment and training programs that help people to work. On average, 90% of every dollar Goodwill spends is for a program-related expense.

Additionally, Goodwill has been GREEN since the day we opened our doors in 1959. We recycle approximately 18 million pounds per year of unusable donated items allowing us to serve more people in our community. We also rank in the top 12 Goodwill organizations in the world with regards to the efficiency of our operations, and the amount of money we send back into our community through our rehabilitation programs.

Although Goodwill does not have a home pick-up service, you can help us fulfill our mission by shopping or donating to the Goodwill store or attended donation center nearest you.

ITEMS THAT WE DO ACCEPT:

• TV Sets (working condition)
• Furniture in acceptable condition (love seats, sofas, tables, dining sets, living room sets, etc.)
• Record players, radios, etc. (working condition)
• Clothing
• Toys
• Books

*ITEMS THAT CANNOT BE ACCEPTED:

• Automobiles or Other Vehicles
• Pianos
• Auto engines, transmissions, fenders, doors, tires, etc.
• Household trash of any kind
• TV cabinets that have been stripped
• Concrete, bricks, stones, lumber
• All major appliances
• Furnaces
• Newspaper/Magazines
• Building supplies
• Sinks
• Swing sets
• Paint or chemicals
• Hazardous materials
• Furniture badly soiled or in need of repair
• Baby furniture (car seats, strollers, etc.)

*Goodwill cannot accept these items because they are beyond our ability to repair or are prohibited by local ordinance.

For your information, Federal law provides that clothing and household goods must be in "good used condition or better" for tax deductions.

Now you can pre-print a donation slip, use the handy checklist to itemize your donations, and then just bring it with you to save time when donating. Goodwill's donation attendant will verify your items and provide a signature for your tax receipt. If you would like us to keep a donation receipt on file for you, be sure to bring a second copy with you. Our attendants are not able to make copies at their site.

Goodwill Makes It Easy to Be Green!

DID YOU KNOW that Goodwill can help with the recycling of your obsolete or non-working electronic products?

As a leader and pioneer of the “reduce, reuse, and repurpose” practice, Goodwill Industries of Central Florida has partnered with Dell, Inc., in their new and innovative Dell Reconnect program. This venture makes it easy for our community to be environmentally responsible with their unwanted working and non-working computers and other electronic equipment.

This new endeavor diverts these items from area landfills, helps create green jobs for people in need of work, and the revenue from the recycled computer equipment supports Goodwill’s job training and employment services.

It’s easy for you to dispose of your unwanted computers and their parts, laptops, keyboards, and even cell phones. Just drop off your items at any of our Goodwill stores or attended donation centers throughout Central Florida. Additionally, Goodwill destroys all hard drives and memory storage components, so there are no worries about confidential information.

Goodwill makes it easy to be GREEN!
For more information, contact our Donor Services Manager at (407) 857-0659,
email us at retail@goodwillcfl.org., or visit www.dell.com/reconnect.

Taxes and Your Donation

Federal law permits Goodwill donors to claim tax deductions for many financial contributions and for donated clothing and household items in good, used condition or better.

If you're unsure whether your item qualifies for a tax deduction, then consider this: if you would give it to a relative or friend, then the item is most likely in good condition and is appropriate to donate.

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service requres donors to value their items when filing their tax returns. To help guide you, Goodwill Industries International has compiled a list of commonly donated items. This valuation guide assumes the donated items are in good condition. Please note that these are estimated values.

Download Goodwill Industries International's Donation Value Guide.