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I want to sell a heavy bedroom set. It is very nice but none of my friends wants to deal with transportation and moving stuff. Please advise.
Donations are not in my list, please.

There are companies, but they buy everything in the house, not just a bedroom set.

Put an ad in craigslist and in any local bulletin boards.

Used furniture has little value, so price it accordingly if you want to sell it.

That may depend on how much you need. Check with the schools in your area. You may have to be willing to do some fixing up, but there is a possibiity that you will get something. Each year our school board has a yard sale/liquidation sale. I don’t think they donate, but it may be possible if you just want a few items.

You could also check freecycle if your neighborhood has one. Or put an ad in your newspaper offering to pick up any unwanted school furniture.

I live out od state and have few big peices of furniture and need to find new homes for them. I can have them on my porch for pick up. Can anyone help.
Any suggestions?

Volunteers of America and Salvation Army do this in some areas of the country.

You can also list them on
Craigslist or
http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org
join a Freecycle group and list them there.
http://www.freecycle.org/
In addition, call a local church, and ask if they know of other possibilities.

I live out od state and have few big peices of furniture and need to find new homes for them. I can have them on my porch for pick up. Can anyone help.
Any suggestions?

Volunteers of America and Salvation Army do this in some areas of the country.

You can also list them on
Craigslist or
http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org
join a Freecycle group and list them there.
http://www.freecycle.org/
In addition, call a local church, and ask if they know of other possibilities.

I have given LOADS of furniture, home goods, and clothes to Goodwill, individuals and other non-profit agencies this year and never collected/asked for any receipts. I just wanted it out of my house. But, now I am realizing, that was THOUSANDS of dollars worth of stuff. Can I claim any of this on my taxes without receipts??
Oops, can I claim donations on my taxes. I should have been a bit more specific in my question. Sorry!

If the amount is within the standard deduction then you needn’t worry about it. Otherwise you have to have receipts. IRS changed their policy from tax year 2007 onwards. You have to have receipts for donations or charitable giving. You should contact the agencies and ask them if they can give you a receipt. I don’t think you will get it from Goodwill or individuals but non-profit agencies might remember.

Ok so I’ve been helping this family in need for about 1 month now, and gotten furniture and household items donated to them. I have someone who wants to donate 35% of his business profits to their fund, but we dont have a fund, if something costs money they need I have been paying out of pocket, how can i set up a fund for them to donate too to help this family????

Call a bank and ask them what to do.

Ok so I’ve been helping this family in need for about 1 month now, and gotten furniture and household items donated to them. I have someone who wants to donate 35% of his business profits to their fund, but we dont have a fund, if something costs money they need I have been paying out of pocket, how can i set up a fund for them to donate too to help this family????

Call a bank and ask them what to do.

I am helping out a friend of mine who hads 5 children coming to his aprtment. I don’t have much money to budget with. Does anyone know of some good ways to get some things donated to me through grocery stores, furniture, household applianced, matresses??? Anything at all. Thank you.

craigslist

I am helping out a friend of mine who hads 5 children coming to his aprtment. I don’t have much money to budget with. Does anyone know of some good ways to get some things donated to me through grocery stores, furniture, household applianced, matresses??? Anything at all. Thank you.

craigslist

I have been collecting donations to help not just abused women but women who are just having a hard time starting over and if they have teen age children. I have gotten large amounts of cash plus many stores have donated new clothing, school supplies, furniture, and a lot of stuff people use daily. I am just not sure if I have a legal responsibility for $ amount of donations, or do I just take these things into different shelters and let them handle any filings for these companies to rec a tax deduction. Can someone help me find out? Maybe I should get a office bldg. to store all the things I have and maybe make it so that the receipient has to be reffered to be and picks up what they want by appointment only.
I am running out of space in my own home. Thank You.

Most states have a regulatory agency for a situation such as this. Persons donating items are allowed to use the donation as a tax deduction therefore they must receive a receipt. Your state regulatory agencies can give you the information to register as a non-profit entity.