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Our training programs help people get jobs.
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Our stores provide good things at good prices.
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Our youth programs make the future brighter.
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Just as there are things you recycle, there are things you donate.
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Goodwill, not landfill.
Donations
Each year, your donations help us divert 18-20 million pounds of items from the landfill.
Tax Receipts
Donors who itemize their tax returns are entitled to make a "fair market value" deduction from their federal income tax. Goodwill cannot provide donors with a value for their goods (non-cash) donations. Donors are required by federal law to place their own value on donated items.
Please note that under the Pension Reform Act of 2006: Donated items must be in good condition in order to claim a deduction, and a qualified appraisal must accompany claims greater than $500. The law does not define "good condition," and the IRS says the responsibility of defining the condition and value of the items is the responsibility of the donor.
To determine the fair market value for your donations, we recommend that you obtain IRS publications 526 and 561 or visit the IRS website at www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p561.pdf. You can also visit www.goodwillpromo.org to see what items typically cost in a Goodwill Store. Our federal tax ID number is 04-2106765.
Did you know?
Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries was founded in 1895 in Boston’s South End to provide impoverished immigrants with jobs and to furnish the community with affordable goods. It was the first in what is now a worldwide network of 183 independent affiliates.
Goodwill’s First Step program helps people find jobs.
Read this Boston Globe story for more information.
