Nonprofit · Drop-off · Free
Evergreen Goodwill donation centers
Donation centres across Seattle taking clothes, household goods, furniture and more. What sells funds free job training and education programmes.
Right for you if
- It is clean, it works, and you can drop it off on the way somewhere.
- It has to cost nothing.
- You can get it there under your own steam.
- You would rather it was used again than buried.
- You want to turn up without booking.
Look elsewhere if
- You have no way of getting it there.
- It is broken, dirty or missing parts.
Contact and booking
- Phone
- Not published
- Not published
- Book online
- Not published
- Address
- Multiple donation centers, including Ballard Goodwill, 6400 8th Ave NW, Seattle 98107
- Opening hours
- Not published
- Website
- Official website
Verification
Verified against an official source
Last checked 29 August 2026
That means we read a published source and it said this. It does not mean we watched them do it, or followed the material afterwards, that is a separate, deeper check this has not been through. How we check →
Sources
Part of How to get rid of stuff in Seattle.
Why use it
The money goes somewhere specific, in their words: "Net proceeds from the sale of your donated items help support our job training and education programs offered at no cost to members of the community." Check before you load the car, because donation attendants have the authority to deny or accept any item, and the refusal list runs past forty entries.
Good for
- clothes
- textiles
- furniture
- books
- toys
- electronics
- other items
How it works
| How you use it | You take it there. |
|---|---|
| Cost | Free to drop off. They are a 501(c)(3), so you can claim a tax deduction. Ask for a receipt. |
| Booking | No appointment needed. |
| Service area | Seattle and Northwest Washington |
| Run by | Evergreen Goodwill of Northwest Washington, a nonprofit |
Where your things go
A named destination is worth more than a stated intention, and both are worth more than silence. This is the row to read before you book: if your item's row is empty, ask them on the phone and tell us what they say.
- ✓ Named destination
- ~ Stated, not named
- ? Nothing published
- Tell us what you were told →
Does it actually work
The part no company website tells you. Some of this comes from our checks, some from readers who used the service, and where nobody has told us yet, it says so.
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Booking
Their pages
Drop off at a donation centre; home pick-up is via ReSupply for a fee, or College Hunks at a donor discount.
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Typical wait
Needs reports
Not established
Nothing on the donate or sustainability pages states a lead time, because Goodwill itself runs no collection. A wait would have to come from ReSupply or College Hunks stating their booking-to-collection window.
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Do they answer
Their pages
Phone published: (206) 329-1000 and 1 (877) GIVE4GOOD.
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Restrictions
Their pages
Donation attendants have the authority to deny or accept any item. The published "Donations We Do NOT Accept" list runs to more than forty entries, including mattresses and box springs, sofa beds, damaged furniture, metal bed frames, cribs and child car seats, pianos and organs, large appliances and air conditioners, large entertainment centres, fitness equipment, heavy desks and metal file cabinets, building materials, paints and chemicals, batteries, light bulbs, tyres, and yard debris.
Must be clean and working
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Who it's for
Needs reports
Not established
The donate page says what is accepted but never who may donate. It would take a sentence on that page confirming whether businesses, landlords and estate clearances are welcome alongside households.
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Last checked
Pipeline
29 August 2026
Checked against the sources listed on this page.
The Responsible Index, in full
Not a review score. 14 observable signals, each met only where the operator's own pages state it, and each linking to the page it was read from. Blanks are gaps in what they publish, not accusations. How the Index works →
Names the specific places its material goes to.
9 of 14 signals met
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Transparency
2 of 3
- Explains the sorting process
- Provides documentation or receipts
- Publishes disposal partners
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Reuse
2 of 3
- Reuse-first policy stated
- Resale channel
- Donation partnerships
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Recycling
2 of 3
- Specialist handling (e-waste, mattresses)
- Named recyclers
- Material separation on site
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Operations
1 of 3
- Service scope is clear
- Licence number published
- Insurance stated
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Local
2 of 2
- Local reuse contribution
- Named community partners
The evidence behind it
- Service scope is clear
We accept items that are in good working or sellable condition, from clothing and furniture to small appliances, toys, kitchen ware, décor, and much more.
https://www.evergreengoodwill.org/donate · 20 August 2026
- Explains the sorting process
Electronic items donated in good working condition will be thoroughly evaluated, and any existing data for relevant goods will be erased using certified technologies.
https://www.evergreengoodwill.org/donate · 20 August 2026
- Specialist handling (e-waste, mattresses)
Items that can’t be sold will be recycled in accordance with E-Cycle Washington’s guidelines, which ensure that toxic materials stay out of our landfills.
https://www.evergreengoodwill.org/donate · 20 August 2026
- Provides documentation or receipts
Because Goodwill is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, you can receive a tax deduction for donations of goods and cash.
https://www.evergreengoodwill.org/donate · 20 August 2026
- Local reuse contribution
Net proceeds from the sale of your donated items help support our job training and education programs offered at no cost to members of the community.
https://www.evergreengoodwill.org/donate · 29 August 2026
- Reuse-first policy stated
These items donated in good working condition will be sold in our stores, and items that can’t be sold will be recycled in accordance with E-Cycle Washington’s guidelines, ensuring that toxic materials stay out of our landfills and environment.
https://www.evergreengoodwill.org/sustainability/ · 20 August 2026
- Resale channel
These items donated in good working condition will be sold in our stores, and items that can’t be sold will be recycled in accordance with E-Cycle Washington’s guidelines, ensuring that toxic materials stay out of our landfills and environment.
https://www.evergreengoodwill.org/sustainability/ · 20 August 2026
- Named recyclers
As a leading member of the E-Cycle Washington program, Goodwill collects televisions, computer monitors, desktop computers, and laptops free of charge.
https://www.evergreengoodwill.org/sustainability/ · 20 August 2026
- Named community partners
We are a proud partner of Threadcycle, a program created by King County and Seattle Public Utilities to keep used clothes and linens out of landfills.
https://www.evergreengoodwill.org/sustainability/ · 20 August 2026
14 signals checked against 2 pages on 29 August 2026. The Index measures what an operator publishes about itself. It cannot be bought, verification does not raise it, and it never touches the order Spots are listed in.
Where donated things land
The organisations this operator names. The linked ones have profiles here; the rest are named on their pages and not yet checked by us.
- E-Cycle Washington Checked by us
- Threadcycle (King County and Seattle Public Utilities) Named on their pages, not yet checked
What happens to it
- Donated to an organisation that will use it
- Put back into use
This describes the route the item takes, as the operator states it. We do not claim a recovery rate we have not seen evidence for.
What readers told us
Used them recently?
How long you waited, what they refused, whether anyone picked up the phone. Those are the three facts no website publishes and the ones the next reader needs.
Alternatives in Seattle
Other places that will take things off your hands.
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Reuse
Buy Nothing Project
Buy Nothing Project
- Takes
- furniture, appliances, electronics, books, and 4 more
- Where
- Neighbourhood groups across the US and beyond
- Booking
- By appointment
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Reuse
The Salvation Army donation pickup
The Salvation Army
- Takes
- furniture, appliances, electronics, clothes, and 5 more
- Where
- Nationwide
- Booking
- Book online
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Recycling
E-Cycle Washington
Washington State Department of Ecology · Washington State
- Takes
- electronics
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