Donations & Collections

Hotlink

Have an item you’d like to donate to a nonprofit agency? The Montgomery County Volunteer Center’s Hotlink may be just the resource you are looking for!

The Volunteer Center’s weekly Hotlink email publicizes donations and resources to all of our registered organizations. If a donation is of interest to an organization, a representative will contact the donor directly to arrange pick up. The Hotlink includes home and office furniture, equipment, medical equipment, air conditioners, instruments, and much more. The Hotlink does not usually include clothes or books.

If you would like to list items for donation, please email the following information to volunteer@montgomerycountymd.gov:

• a brief description of the item
• the condition of the item (only items in good or excellent condition are included)
• the city where the donation will be picked up
• how the donor would like to be contacted (phone or e mail).

If you’d prefer not to email, please call the Volunteer Center at 240-777-2600 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Information Regarding Tax Deductions

In order for donors to deduct the value of a charitable donation from their taxes, the organization receiving the donation must be considered a qualified organization by the IRS. Organizations are required to provide the donor with a receipt acknowledging the donation. The receipt should include the name and address of the organization, along with the date and a description of the item donated. This can be in the format of a letter on their letterhead.

While the majority of organizations in our database are nonprofit or government organizations qualified to receive donations, some are not. There are for profit nursing homes registered with us, as well as some nonprofits such as sports clubs that may not be qualified to receive donations. If you have a question about the suitability of the organization, you can email us at volunteer@montgomerycountymd.gov, or check the IRS website at http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=96136,00.html.

More information about charitable donations can be found at: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p526.pdf. This document also includes information about how to calculate the value of donated goods.

Quick Guide to Organizations that Receive Donated Goods:

1. Department of Environmental Protection – Solid Waste Services “Use it Again” database -  In three easy steps, search for local businesses and organizations that help you get the most out of items by either renting, repairing, donating or selling them. Go to www.montgomerycountymd.gov/useitagain and search the “Use it Again” database.
    
2. Have clean, dry clothing and textiles which can’t be used by organizations or thrift shops? Bring them to the Solid Waste Transfer Station for recycling. Click here for more information.

                Montgomery County Solid Waste Transfer Station        Open Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
                                      Public Unloading Facility                                         Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.   
                              16101 Frederick Road, Rockville                                   Sunday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
                                              240-777-6560

The following organizations will accept clean clothes in good condition: