Donate

THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND GENEROSITY!

How Your Donation Helps

When you donate quality items to the Ann Arbor PTO Thrift Shop, you help us support Ann Arbor's students.  The money earned from the resale of your unneeded clothing, jewelry, household goods, furniture, etc., goes to help AAPS schools and their PTOs support student participation in the enrichment and extra-curricular activities of clubs, teams, classes, and organizations.

Your donation also supports community recycling efforts and contributes directly to the local economy. The Ann Arbor PTO Thrift Shop employs local residents and is an important shopping resource for our community and surrounding towns.  When you donate to us, you know that many others in our community will benefit.

We rely 100% on donations from the community.  We do not buy from or sell usable merchandise to bundlers or other charities. We recycle what we can not sell. Good, quality donations are essential to our effort.

Thank you for helping our students stay involved in valuable enrichment activities!

To Donate

Please bring donations to the rear of the shop. There is a small parking area for your convenience.

We accept donations from 10 am to 6 pm, Monday through Friday; from 10 am to 5 pm on Saturday.  

We love to get your donations, but can only take them if they are clean and dry and in working and usable condition, suitable for immediate resale. Used clothing should be washed or dry-cleaned and in good repair.  Also, we DO NOT accept donations when it is raining.

Please check the Acceptable Items page for guidelines on what we can or cannot take and resell. Or, come in and browse the changing stock for ideas!  We may not be able to accept some items based on condition or suitability for sale in our shop. Thank-you for understanding.

We gladly accept new or unused items, too!

Yard sale items can be donated if in good condition. Please remove your price tags.

Let us know if you are donating something fragile, or of particular value or collectibility. If your item has been appraised, please tell us.

Include any instructions or manuals. Buyers appreciate them!

Please bring us your clothing and sports gear in season (spring/summer, fall/winter). Holiday items also accepted in season. Christmas items can be donated from October until before the holiday.

Delivering your items to us increases your donation’s value, by saving us gas and time charges. However, if you have large items of furniture and no means to drop them off, we are now providing free pick-up service in Ann Arbor and the surrounding communities of Dexter, Saline and Ypsilanti. Please call 734-996-9155 to schedule.

Please call the Ann Arbor PTO Thrift Shop manager if you have questions about your donation.

We gladly accept business donations!

If you are renovating your offices, moving your business, or liquidating merchandise, please consider donating to the Ann Arbor PTO Thrift Shop.

Donating unsold, returned, or off-season merchandise, office furniture, or shop fixtures to the Thrift Shop is good for Ann Arbor's public school students, good for the environment, and a good business decision, too.

Save on liquidation or storage costs. You may even realize a tax benefit!

Please contact the store manager at 734-996-9155 to arrange for your donation.

IRS Publication 561 Determining the Value of Donated Property
IRS Publication 526 Charitable Contributions
IRS Form 8283 Noncash Charitable Contributions