How to Donate Furniture & Appliances

Donating your old or unwanted furniture and appliances is a great way to help your community and the less fortunate. If you choose, you can even use your donation as a tax write off that will help you save more money come tax time. Not all donation centers will accept furniture or appliances so it is important to call ahead of time to make sure.

• Contact your local Goodwill or Salvation Army store to see if they take furniture and appliance donations. Arrange for a time to drop the furniture or appliance off. If you want to write the donation off on your taxes, make sure a store employer will be available to write you a donation receipt when you drop the furniture off. Some Goodwill and Salvation Army stores may even offer pickup services.

• List the appliance or furniture in the "Free" section of an online classified website such as Craigslist. Take pictures of the furniture and include information about the condition and quality of the furniture. Include the address where the furniture or appliance can be picked up and the date you would like them gone by.

• Check with your local churches or schools to see if they accept furniture or appliance donations. Churches, school and certain organizations will often accept donations and than either sell them to make fun for the organization or give them to a needy family Certain organizations may only accept certain types of donations so be sure to contact the organization before bringing in the furniture or appliances.

• Visit the online website group Free Cycle. This group allows member to post items they have for free, and other users to express their interest and arrange to pickup the items. The site offers a group for most cities in the United States. You can provide pictures and information about the furniture or appliance you would like to donate on the website forum.