Goodwill Industries does important work and it’s often where donations end up by default. But in the Bay Area, there’s a rich ecosystem of local nonprofits, shelters, and mutual aid groups that rely on direct-use donations to do their work.

Donation Sorter exists to:

Help you find the right organization near you.
It shouldn’t take 20 browser tabs to figure out where to donate one specific item. We make it easy to discover local organizations that accept exactly what you have.

Show you how your donation will actually be used.
Research in behavioral science shows that people are more likely to give when they understand the tangible impact of their contribution.

Help organizations communicate what they truly need.
Many nonprofits rely on direct-use donations, but it’s often unclear what they accept or what’s most needed. Donation Sorter gives organizations a simple way to share priority items so donations are useful, not wasteful.