Building Houses, Building Hope, Building Philadelphia.

ReStore Donations

The Habitat Philadelphia ReStore is a used home furnishings and building materials reuse facility whose profits help build affordable housing in our community. As we are accepting these items for reuse in our Habitat homes or to sell in our ReStore, all items must be in good condition with no repairs necessary. They must be completely cleaned out and uninstalled (when applicable) before we pick them up.

Drop off donations are always welcome at our new location. Donation hours are Thursday and Friday from 10am-4pm and Saturday from 10am-3pm. If you are unable to drop off your donation, we are happy to schedule a pickup.

Note: Our driver always has the final right of refusal for any donated items, and can decline to accept an item at the pickup location.

To DONATE your quality used goods to the Habitat Philadelphia ReStore, contact Mark Tebben at markt@habitatphiladelphia.org, or 215-739-9300.

If we cannot use your donated items, the following organizations will also pick up used items from your house:

The Salvation Army; 1-800-SA- TRUCK

St. Vincent de Paul; 215-288-8160

Purple Heart; 215-638-1020

NBC10's Jillian Mele learns the benefit of donating to the ReStore in the special that aired January 5, 2012!

Tax-Deduction Information

As Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia is a 501c3 organization, donating goods to the ReStore will usually qualify you for a tax deduction on your taxes. Habitat Philadelphia will provide you with a receipt at the time of your donation to be used for your tax purposes, as well as an acknowledgement letter with our tax exempt status and tax ID #42-1580163.

The Donor is advised that if a tax deduction on a gift is to be taken, the Internal Revenue Service has regulations for filing tax-deductible contributions valued at $250 or more. If the value of the donation is greater than $500.00, Habitat staff is required to sign the IRS Form 8283 acknowledging receipt of the gift. To be acceptable to the IRS, the appraisal must be made no more than 60 days before the date of the contribution and before the due date of the tax return.

The Donor is asked to present the appraisal and completed IRS Form 8283 to Habitat at the time of the gift. The Form will be returned to the Donor with proper signature. For additional information see Determining the Value of Donated Property, Charitable Contributions, and a Listing of Appraisers.