What Vancouver charity do you recommend for donating goods?

lenny

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Like furniture, appliances and general household stuff.

Would an overall value (FMV) of 2K be worth it to get income tax receipts? How much in a reduced income tax payment would that correspond to? BTW i recently submitted medical receipts totaling a 4 figure amount and, according to my tax accountant, got my tax reduced by the measly value of a meal at the golden arches, hardly worth bothering with.

What Vancouver charities will move such stuff out from a suite as opposed to requiring it be picked up in the lobby of a building or at the entrance to it?

The Salvation Army provides a pick-up service for Furniture items only. This service is offered, free of charge, in select areas of the GTA, Etobicoke, East Toronto, Markham, Scarborough, Newmarket, Georgetown, and Brampton, to name a few.

Once a pick-up has been arranged with a donor, we ask that the furniture item be brought to the main entry level of the residence so we can remove the items in a quick and safe manner. For health and safety reasons, we do not accept used mattresses, box springs, pull out or sleeper sofas.
http://www.thriftstore.ca/central-ontario/salvation-army-thrift-store-faqs


BTW for a tax deductible valuation guide for many goods donated to the Salvation Army in the USA:

http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/www_usn_2.nsf/0/d477340ffa28755c8525743d0049d1ef?opendocument

And some remarks by the CRA (Revenue Canada) on the subject:

http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/chrts-gvng/chrts/glssry-eng.html

http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/chrts-gvng/chrts/prtng/rcpts/dtrmnfmv-eng.html
 

CJ Tylers

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The womens shelter, the salvation army... there are a few others that are worth while.

AVOID: March of Dimes, Good Will (not actually a charity), Red Cross, United Way. In general, these organizations have a rather large over head, so only a fraction of every dollar spent actually goes to the people in need (or in the case of Good Will, NOTHING goes to them.. it's a very profitable business).
 
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