Goodwill accepts the following items in good, working condition:
- Clothing
- Furniture
- Household Items/Furnishings
- Books
- Computers
- Records/CDs/Tapes/DVDs/Video Games
- Sporting Goods and Exercise Equipment
- Stereos/Working Flatscreen TVs
Goodwill is unable to accept the following items
We are unable to accept the items because of legal insurance restrictions. Any item we cannot sell must be transferred to the landfill at a significant expense. We try to limit these costs so that we have more money for job training and placement services.
- Air Conditioners
- Automobile Parts
- Carpeting
- Concrete/brick/stone
- Dishwashers
- Hot water heaters
- Household Trash
- Gas Grills
- Large Swimming Pools
- Magazines (unless collector’s items)
- Mattresses/Box Springs
- Newspapers
- Nonworking TV/stereos
- Playground equipment
- Refrigerators/freezers
- Scrap metal/lumber
- Shutters
- Stoves
- Tires/wheels
- Trash compactors
- Venetian Blinds
- Washers and Dryers
- Waterbeds
- Windows and doors
- Cribs, playpens, car seats, and strollers
If you believe the value of your donation is over $5,000, and if you plan to claim a charitable tax deduction, you may need to have Goodwill complete certain tax forms to be able to claim a charitable deduction. Before making a donation of that value, please call Goodwill of Middle Georgia & the CSRA at 478-471-4871.
Federal law permits Goodwill donors to claim tax deductions for donated clothing and household items in good, used condition or better. While the IRS requires donors to value their items, you can download this list of average prices as a guide for determining the value of your donation. Values are approximate and are based on items in good condition. For more information, please visit this website: IRS Publication 561.
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