How to Donate
Clothing or Furniture | Automobiles | Financial | Air Miles
Planned Giving | Valuation | Other
How To Make A Donation Of Clothing, Furniture Or Other Items
All donations of clothing, furniture and other resalable items are handled through the Adult Rehabilitation Center in your area.
Please call: 1-888-5-PICKUP (1-888-574-2587) to request pick up of donations or drop off locations in your communities.
How To Make A Donation Of Automobiles
Motorized Vehicles (cars, trucks, boats with trailers, snow mobiles, etc) picked up at no charge or arrangement can be made for them to be dropped off at a Salvation Army Location near you.
Auto Donation Program
Toll Free Number:
1-877-SA3-AUTO
How To Make A Financial Donation
Because of a strong desire to keep funds within a community, The Salvation Army does not do any national or international fund raising. Rather, funds are solicited and accepted locally or, in some cases, regionally.
If you would like to make a financial donation to the Salvation Army, contact or visit us at:
5040 N. Pulaski Road
Chicago, IL
60630
(773) 725-1100
We accept web donations here:Donate Online
You may also contact your local Salvation Army facility by clicking here and ask them how best to proceed.
If you live in the Chicagoland area, Northern Illinois or Northwestern Indiana, click here to find your nearest location.
How To Donate Miles
United Airlines Charity Miles Program
There is now another way to give to The Salvation Army. Through United Airlines Charity Miles Program, Mileage Plus members can donate accrued miles enabling The Salvation Army to move personnel quickly in time of disaster, provide travel for those in need of emergency medical care outside of their area, and reduce administrative costs by providing travel for staff.
In partnership since 1999, these invaluable contributions provided travel for Salvation Army replacement personnel to Ground Zero following the 9/11 attacks.
Through these donations, a needy family was reunited with a repentant father dying of cancer.
Through these donations, an eleven year old girl diagnosed with RSDS (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome), which left her with intense pain and unable to walk, received the specialized treatment she needed.
There are many ways to change a life. We hope that this provides yet another way The Salvation Army can partner with you to do just that.
How it works:
1. Set up a United Airlines Mileage Plus account, if you do not already have one, by contacting United at 1.800.421.4655
2. Whenever you fly United Airlines or on a Star Alliance carrier, be sure to show them your United milage card or inform them that you are a member and they will credit your miles to your account.
3. To make a minimum donation of 1,000 miles to The Salvation Army, call United at 800.421.4655 and request that your Mileage Plus miles be transferred into The Salvation Army's account.
Click here for more information
To donate your miles call: 1-800-421-4655
How To Make Other Kinds Of Donations
Real Estate, Stocks, Bonds, Securities or Other Non-Cash Assets:
You should contact your local Salvation Army unit to find out how to proceed. In the Chicagoland area, donations such as these are handled by the Metropolitan Divisional Headquarters, which can be reached at (773) 725-1100. This may vary in other parts of the country and/or world.
Planned Giving Programs
The Salvation Army has many Planned Giving programs which offer financial stability and tax shelter for the long-term donor. Information is also available on how you can remember The Salvation Army in your will. Contact your local Salvation Army unit to be put in contact with a Planned Giving Representative. In the Chicagoland area, you can contact the Planned Giving Department Directly at (773) 205-3514.
Valuation of Donated Gifts
For tax purposes, we are often asked for a listing of values for items donated to The Salvation Army. Be aware that the donor is ultimately responsible for determining fair market value for those items donated. If you need a published guideline, please contact our Territorial Headquarters.
Note: New Federal income tax regulations require donors claiming deductions for charitable contributions consisting of property other than cash worth more than $500 to file Internal Revenue Service Form 8283, "Noncash Charitable Contributions". Where the noncash charitable contribution, other than publicly traded securities, exceeds $5,000 (including "similar property" contributed to one or more charitable organizations), the donee charitable organization must acknowledge the contribution on the Form 8283. In addition, donee charitable organizations are required to file Internal Revenue Service Form 8282 "Donee Information Return", when they dispose of certain property the receipt of which they have acknowledged on a Form 8283. (See IRS publication 561, Revised July 1996, "Determining the Value of Donated Property" for detailed information. Also, consult your tax advisor for specific information, as all information provided on this web site is for guidance only, and my not reflect the most current tax code.)