If you are interested in scheduling a donation drive for your business, neighborhood, service club,
youth group, organization, church or university, Goodwill Industries of Erie, Huron, Ottawa & Sandusky Counties welcomes the opportunity to work with you.
The sale of your donations in a Goodwill store provides jobs and job training programs for residents facing employment challenges.
Just four bags of donations provide one day of work for a Goodwill employee.
FAQs
Should we contact Goodwill before we start the clothing
drive?
Please contact the Goodwill Community Development Manager at 419-625-4744, option 5, or by email. Goodwill can support you by providing promotional materials and scheduling a pickup of your donations.
What will Goodwill do with our donations?
Gently-used donations are sold in our stores. Proceeds from the sales fund our mission to provide jobs and job training for people with disabilities and other employment challenges in Erie, Huron, Ottawa and Sandusky Counties.
When is the best time to organize a clothing drive?
Anytime is a good time! You can organize a clothing drive at any time that is convenient for you or your group.
How do we get the donated items to Goodwill?
Your group can bring the donated items to the nearest Goodwill Donation Center and Store. If you have a large amount of donations, we can arrange a pickup. Please give at least 2 weeks advance notice if you want your items picked up.
Is Goodwill a registered charity, and can we get a tax receipt for donated items?
Goodwill is a registered not-for-profit 501(c)3 charitable organization. Donations, including monetary donations, are tax-deductible. The store location where you drop off your donations can provide a receipt. If we pick up your donation, the driver will have receipts available.