Find Drop Boxes & Donation Bins Near You
Ready to give your wardrobe a second life? In Illinois, donating clothes is easier than you think! Whether you’re in Chicago or Springfield, use our map to quickly find a donation center near you. Your gently used items could be someone else’s treasure – start donating today!
What types of clothing can I donate?
Most donation centers accept gently used clothing for all ages, including coats, shoes, and accessories. However, it’s a good idea to check with the organization to ensure they accept specific items, such as formal wear or baby clothes.
Are there places to donate clothes in rural Illinois?
Yes! While larger cities like Chicago have more options, smaller towns in Illinois also have local donation centers or charity bins. Use the map to find the closest spot, even in rural areas.
Can I get a tax deduction for donating clothes?
Absolutely! When donating clothes to a registered charity in Illinois, you can ask for a receipt and use it for tax deductions. Be sure to keep records of your donations for tax time.
Do donation centers accept damaged clothes?
Many charities prefer clothes in good condition, but some Illinois organizations, like textile recycling programs, will accept damaged clothing. They can repurpose the materials to reduce waste.
Can I schedule a home pickup for clothing donations?
Some Illinois charities, especially in cities like Chicago and Peoria, offer home pickup services. Organizations such as The Arc of Illinois and local Goodwill branches may allow you to arrange pickups from your doorstep.
What happens to my clothes after I donate them?
Donated clothes typically go directly to thrift stores or are distributed to those in need. Some Illinois charities partner with homeless shelters and disaster relief programs to make sure your donations go where they’re most needed.
Is there a limit to how much I can donate at once?
Each donation center has different policies. Smaller locations may have limits, while larger operations can handle big donations. It’s best to call ahead, especially if you plan to donate in bulk.
Can I donate clothes year-round?
Yes, Illinois charities accept clothing donations throughout the year. However, there is often higher demand for coats and warm clothing during the winter months.
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List of Donation Locations
Goodwill - West Milwaukee
1716 Miller Park Way, Wisconsin 53215, United States
Goodwill - Morton
888 North Main Street, Illinois 61550, United States
Goodwill - Woodridge
8615 Woodward Avenue, Illinois 60517, United States
Goodwill - Carpentersville
7777 Miller Road, Illinois 60110, United States
Salvation Army - Chicago
2941-2949 North Central Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60639, United States
Salvation Army - Litchfield
Litchfield Plaza, Illinois 62056, United States
Salvation Army - Loves Park
North Alpine Road, Illinois 61111, United States
Savers - Crystal Lake
230 West Virginia Street, Illinois 60014, United States
Goodwill - Bartlett
Illinois Route 59, Illinois 60103, United States
Salvation Army - Galesburg
520 Home Boulevard, Galesburg, Illinois 61401, United States
Goodwill - Outlet Store
Illinois, United States
Savers - Midlothian
4740 147th Street, Illinois 60445, United States
Goodwill - Waukesha
1400 Nike Drive, Waukesha, Wisconsin 53186, United States
Goodwill - Beloit
2543 Prairie Avenue, Wisconsin 53511, United States
Goodwill - Algonquin
1430 East Algonquin Road, Illinois 60102, United States
Salvation Army - Chicago
4077 South Pulaski Road, Chicago, Illinois 60632, United States
Salvation Army - Chicago
1 North Ogden Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States
Goodwill - Plainfield
Illinois Route 59, Illinois 60544, United States
Salvation Army - Chicago
3621 West 24th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60623, United States
Salvation Army - Rockford
4042 East State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61108, United States
Goodwill - South Elgin
North Randall Road, Elgin, Illinois 60123, United States
Salvation Army - Rockford
4401 Charles Street, Rockford, Illinois 61108, United States
Savers - Hoffman Estates
26 Golf Center, Illinois 60169, United States
Out of the Closet - Chicago
3311-3319 North Halsted Street, Chicago, Illinois 60657, United States
Goodwill - Joliet
3084 Hennepin Drive, Joliet, Illinois 60431, United States
Goodwill - St. Charles
2750 East Main Street, Illinois 60174, United States
Goodwill - Willowbrook
6300 Kingery Highway, Illinois 60527, United States
Goodwill - Bourbonnais
455 Main Street Northwest, Illinois 60914, United States
Goodwill - Romeoville
Airport Road, Illinois 60434, United States
Salvation Army - Rockford
1720 18th Avenue, Rockford, Illinois 61104, United States
Goodwill - Sheboygan
3657 Greenwing Drive, Sheboygan, Wisconsin 53081, United States
Savers - Chicago
3748 North Elston Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60618, United States
Goodwill - Beaver Dam
Frances Lane, Wisconsin 53916, United States
Salvation Army - Freeport
605 North West Avenue, Illinois 61032, United States
Salvation Army - Chicago
2270 North Clybourn Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60614, United States
Salvation Army - Arlington Heights
East Rand Road, Illinois 60004, United States
Goodwill - Milwaukee
6055 North 91st Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53225, United States
Salvation Army - Dekalb
1814 Sycamore Road, Illinois 60115, United States
Savers - Markham
16640 Kedzie Avenue, Illinois 60429, United States
Savers - Crestwood
Cicero Avenue, Illinois 60445, United States
Salvation Army - Oak Park
West Roosevelt Road, Chicago, Illinois 60608, United States
Salvation Army - Blue Mound
300 West Mound Street, Illinois 62513, United States
Salvation Army - Des Plaines
609 West Dempster Street, Illinois 60016, United States
Goodwill - Westchester
South Wolf Road, Illinois 60154, United States
Goodwill - Macomb
1522 East Carroll Street, Illinois 61455, United States
Goodwill - Glendale Heights
East North Avenue, Illinois 60139, United States
Goodwill - Lake Zurich
746 Rand Road, Illinois 60047, United States
Goodwill - Washington
301 North Cummings Lane, Illinois 61571, United States
Salvation Army - Chicago
West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60651, United States
Goodwill - Rockford
4618 East State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61108, United States
Goodwill - Batavia
450 North Randall Road, Illinois 60510, United States
Salvation Army - Skokie
4335 Oakton Street, Illinois 60076, United States
Goodwill - Janesville
2003 Holiday Drive, Janesville, Wisconsin 53545, United States
Goodwill - McHenry
2006 N Richmond Rd, McHenry, IL 60051, USA
Goodwill - Peoria
7720 North Grand Prairie Drive, Peoria, Illinois 61615, United States
Salvation Army - Chicago
4052 West Grand Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60651, United States
Goodwill - Addison
1020 North Rohlwing Road, Illinois 60101, United States
Goodwill - Glenview
2740 Old Willow Rd, Northbrook, IL 60062, USA
Goodwill - Arlington Heights
West Algonquin Road, Illinois 60005, United States
Salvation Army - Chicago
2151 West Devon Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60659, United States
Goodwill - Mundelein
761 South Midlothian Road, Illinois 60060, United States
Savers - Homer Glen
14801 South Bell Road, Illinois 60491, United States
Goodwill - Skokie
5518 West Touhy Avenue, Illinois 60077, United States
Savers - Chicago
6560 West Fullerton Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60707, United States
Savers - Orland Park
15625 South 94th Avenue, Illinois 60462, United States
Goodwill - Peoria
Prairie Lake Crossing, 9915 Knoxville Ave, Peoria, IL 61615, USA
Goodwill - Pewaukee
2015 Meadow Lane, Wisconsin 53072, United States
Goodwill - Oconomowoc
1408 Summit Avenue, Wisconsin 53066, United States
Goodwill - Des
Lee Street, Illinois 60018, United States
Goodwill - Brown Deer
9305 North Green Bay Road, Wisconsin 53223, United States
Salvation Army - Bloomington
No Handicap Access Door, 611 W Washington St, Bloomington, IL 61701, USA
Goodwill - Peoria
1409 West Pioneer Parkway, Peoria, Illinois 61615, United States
Savers - Arlington Heights
960 West Dundee Road, Illinois 60004, United States
Salvation Army - Pontiac
112 North Division Street, Illinois 61764, United States
Salvation Army - Peoria
2903 West Nebraska Avenue, Peoria, Illinois 61604, United States
Goodwill - Pekin
Court Street, Illinois 61554, United States
Salvation Army - Janesville
2717 Milton Avenue, Janesville, Wisconsin 53545, United States
Savers - Arlington Heights
115 West Rand Road, Illinois 60004, United States
Salvation Army - Oakbrook Terrace
Summit Avenue, Illinois 60181, United States
Goodwill - DeKalb
1037 South Annie Glidden Road, Illinois 60115, United States
Salvation Army - Decatur
229 West Main Street, Decatur, Illinois 62523, United States
Savers - Chicago
3000 South Halsted Street, Chicago, Illinois 60608, United States
Goodwill - Retique
190 N Broadway St, Milwaukee, WI 53202, USA
Salvation Army - Mount Prospect
North Wolf Road, Illinois 60016, United States
Salvation Army - Chicago
5950 South Spaulding Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60629, United States
Goodwill - Arlington Heights
1551 North Dryden Avenue, Illinois 60004, United States
Goodwill - Milwaukee
3900 North Palmer Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212, United States
Goodwill - Rockford
3065 North Perryville Road, Rockford, Illinois 61114, United States
Goodwill - Downers
110 Ogden Avenue, Illinois 60515, United States
Salvation Army - Glenview
9840 N Milwaukee Ave, Des Plaines, IL 60016, USA
Goodwill - Freeport
2030 West Galena Avenue, Illinois 61032, United States
Goodwill - East Peoria
210 South Main Street, Illinois 61611, United States
Salvation Army - Morton Grove
6715 West Dempster Street, Illinois 60053, United States
Salvation Army - Chicago
3301-3309 West Montrose Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60625, United States
Goodwill - Naperville
539 Fort Hill Drive, Naperville, Illinois 60540, United States
Goodwill - Wauwatosa
12121 West Feerick Street, Wisconsin 53222, United States
Goodwill - Evanston
Dempster Street, Evanston, Illinois 60202, United States
Savers - Fairview Heights
10899 Lincoln Trail, Illinois 62208, United States
Goodwill - North Riverside
1900 South Harlem Avenue, Illinois 60546, United States
Savers - Posen
Sacramento St & 147th St, Posen, IL 60469, USA
Salvation Army - Belvidere
112 South State Street, Illinois 61008, United States
Salvation Army - Chicago
525 North Western Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60612, United States
Goodwill - West Bend
1717 Clarence Court, Wisconsin 53095, United States
America's Thrift Stores - Champaign
101 West Anthony Drive, Champaign, Illinois 61822, United States
Goodwill - Chicago
9321 South Western Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60643, United States
Goodwill - Machesney Park
8010 North 2nd Street, Illinois 61115, United States
Goodwill - Franklin
6941 South Riverwood Boulevard, Wisconsin 53132, United States
Goodwill - Montgomery
1901 Hill Avenue, Illinois 60538, United States
Salvation Army - Chicago
4315 North Broadway, Chicago, Illinois 60613, United States
Goodwill - West Allis
10909 West Oklahoma Avenue, Wisconsin 53227, United States
Goodwill - Mt. Pleasant
3131 S Oakes Rd, Mt Pleasant, WI 53406, USA
Goodwill - Kenosha
75th Street, Kenosha, Wisconsin 53142, United States
Goodwill - Yorkville
481 East Countryside Parkway, Illinois 60560, United States
Goodwill - Peoria
3905 North University Street, Peoria, Illinois 61614, United States
Savers - Naperville
510 Illinois Route 59, Naperville, Illinois 60563, United States
Salvation Army - Janesville
1819 Center Avenue, Janesville, Wisconsin 53546, United States
Goodwill - Rockford
740 West Riverside Boulevard, Rockford, Illinois 61103, United States
Goodwill - Menomonee
Water Tower Place, Wisconsin 53022, United States
Salvation Army - Mchenry
4400 West Elm Street, Illinois 60050, United States
Goodwill - Sterling
2216 East 4th Street, Illinois 61081, United States
Goodwill - Chicago
1201 West Washington Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States
Goodwill - Lemont
1146 State Street, Illinois 60439, United States
Salvation Army - Chicago
945 West 69th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60621, United States
Salvation Army - Peru
1608 36th Street, Illinois 61354, United States
Savers - Carol Stream
1231 North Gary Avenue, Illinois 60188, United States
Salvation Army - Cambridge
118 West Court Street, Illinois 61238, United States
Goodwill - Delavan
1402 East Geneva Street, Wisconsin 53115, United States
Salvation Army - Chicago
3401-3405 West 47th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60638, United States
Goodwill - Northbrook
4131 Dundee Road, Illinois 60062, United States
Goodwill - Galesburg
1338 North Henderson Street, Galesburg, Illinois 61401, United States
Savers - Frankfort Square
7713 West Saint Francis Road, Illinois 60423, United States
Goodwill - Milwaukee
2830 North Oakland Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53211, United States
Savers - Tinley Park
7212 W 191st St, Tinley Park, IL 60487, USA
Salvation Army - Taylorville
North Webster Street, Illinois 62568, United States
Goodwill - Morris
414 Arthur Ave, Morris, IL 60450, USA
Goodwill - Milwaukee
153 West Oklahoma Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53207, United States
Goodwill - Ottawa
West Stevenson Road, Illinois 61350, United States
Goodwill - Carol Stream
520 South Schmale Road, Illinois 60188, United States
Goodwill - Huntley
11900 Kreutzer Road, Illinois 60142, United States
Salvation Army - Norridge
8354 West Foster Avenue, Illinois 60706, United States
Salvation Army - Peoria
2800 West Townline Road, Peoria, Illinois 61615, United States
Goodwill - Minooka
Mondamin Street, Illinois 60447, United States
Salvation Army - Chicago
2337 South Laramie Avenue, Illinois 60804, United States
Salvation Army - Loves Park
5550 North 2nd Street, Illinois 61111, United States
Goodwill - Bloomingdale
420 West Army Trail Road, Illinois 60108, United States
Goodwill - Round Lake Beach
2051 N Illinois 83, Lake Villa, IL 60046, USA
Salvation Army - Ottawa
700 Chestnut Street, Illinois 61350, United States
Salvation Army - Mount Zion
400 West Main Street, Illinois 62549, United States
Goodwill - Crystal Lake
Central Park Drive, Illinois 60014, United States
Goodwill - New Lenox
441 East Lincoln Highway, Illinois 60451, United States
Goodwill - Rockford
850 North Church Street, Rockford, Illinois 61103, United States
Salvation Army - Pekin
234 Derby Street, Illinois 61554, United States
Salvation Army - Bridgeview
Harlem Avenue, Illinois 60455, United States
Goodwill - Peru
1307 38th Street, Illinois 61354, United States
Goodwill - Frankfort
19917 South La Grange Road, Illinois 60423, United States
Salvation Army - Cherry Valley
7150 North Cherryvale Mall Drive, Illinois 61112, United States
Salvation Army - Chicago
509 North Union Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60654, United States
Goodwill - Hoffman Estates
West Golf Road, Illinois 60169, United States
Savers - Tinley Park
South Harlem Avenue, Illinois 60487, United States
Goodwill - New Berlin
3540 South Moorland Road, Wisconsin 53151, United States
Goodwill - Fond du Lac
904 South Main Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin 54935, United States
Goodwill - Palatine
North Rand Road, Illinois 60074, United States
Goodwill - Bolingbrook
Weber Road, Illinois 60490, United States
Salvation Army - Decatur
2901 North Water Street, Decatur, Illinois 62526, United States
Salvation Army - Stonington
N Main St, Illinois 62567, United States
Goodwill - Oak Creek
8241 S Howell Ave Ste 100, Oak Creek, WI 53154, USA
Salvation Army - Springfield
1762 Wabash Avenue, Springfield, Illinois 62704, United States
Salvation Army - Franklin Park
10205 West Grand Avenue, Illinois 60131, United States
Salvation Army - Springfield
229 North 11th Street, Springfield, Illinois 62703, United States
Goodwill - Brookfield
18605 West Bluemound Road, Wisconsin 53045, United States
Goodwill - Kewanee
137 West South Street, Illinois 61443, United States
Goodwill - Orland Park
7400 West 159th Street, Illinois 60462, United States
Goodwill - Lombard
351 East Roosevelt Road, Illinois 60148, United States
Salvation Army - Chicago
5020-5040 North Pulaski Road, Chicago, Illinois 60659, United States
Goodwill - Canton
109 North Main Street, Illinois 61520, United States
Goodwill - Elmhurst
675 West North Avenue, Illinois 60126, United States
Goodwill - Aurora
1543 Mesa Lane, Aurora, Illinois 60502, United States
Goodwill - Janesville
Janesville, Wisconsin, United States
Charities in Illinois
When it comes to clothing donations, several Illinois-based charities make a significant impact, helping local communities directly. These organizations operate exclusively within the state and cater to a variety of causes.
The Chicago Help Initiative
Focused on reducing homelessness and poverty in Chicago, this charity provides clothing, food, and other essentials to those in need. Your donations here go toward directly improving the lives of people experiencing homelessness, offering them dignity through access to quality clothing.
Sharing Connections
Located in Downers Grove, Sharing Connections helps families struggling with financial hardships by providing clothes, furniture, and household items. Their mission is to assist low-income families, and your gently used clothing could be a lifeline for someone trying to rebuild their life.
The Arc of Illinois
Specializing in advocacy and support for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, The Arc of Illinois also runs a donation program. They accept clothing, which they sell to raise funds for their initiatives. The money raised helps provide essential services for individuals in need of care and support across the state.
Wardrobe for Opportunity (WFO)
This Peoria-based nonprofit focuses on helping people enter or re-enter the workforce. They provide professional attire to job seekers and offer coaching for interviews. If you have gently used business attire, donating here can help individuals dress for success and secure employment.
Your donations to these Illinois-based charities not only clear your closet but also make a tangible difference in the lives of people across the state.
