Where to Donate

Where to Donate in Henderson, Las Vegas, and Boulder City: The 2026 List That's Actually Current

The hardest thing about clearing out a parent's house is not the work. It's the feeling that forty years of a life is about to go into a dumpster.

Most of it doesn't have to. But "just donate it" is easier to say than to do, because every organization takes different things, half of them won't pick up, and several of them will turn a truck away at the door for reasons nobody told you in advance.

Here's the working list.

Furniture and household goods

Checked September 2026. Hours and policies change, so call before you load a truck, and ask for a receipt at every stop.

• Goodwill of Southern Nevada — 21 stores across the valley, including three in Henderson: 1451 S. Boulder Hwy., 455 E. Bruner Ave. and 1390 American Pacific Dr. Stores are generally open 9am–9pm Monday–Saturday and 9am–7pm Sunday. The attended donation centers (including 2910 Bicentennial Pkwy. in Henderson, 7am–7pm daily) can't take furniture or large items, so bring those to a store. Home pickup runs through their partner ReSupply: it's fee-based (low- or no-cost in some areas) and can be booked 48 hours to two weeks out. No Boulder City location. 702-214-2000.
• The Salvation Army — local donation pickup in Southern Nevada is suspended indefinitely, so plan on dropping off. Find a staffed drop-off at satruck.org or call 1-800-728-7825. The Adult Rehabilitation Center is at 211 Judson Ave., North Las Vegas (702-399-2769). Takes clothing, household goods and furniture.
• Habitat for Humanity ReStore — Sahara ReStore, 4580 W. Sahara Ave. #120, Las Vegas, Monday–Friday 9am–3pm, (702) 638-6477 ext. 201. This is the place for building materials, appliances under 10 years old, cabinets (no mold or water damage), flooring (25 sq. ft. minimum), lighting, hardware and undamaged furniture — the things other charities refuse. Pickup is arranged through ReSupply for a fee that depends on the items.
• Deseret Industries — 4655 E. Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas (702-547-0320, donations Monday–Saturday 9am–5pm) and 3750 W. Craig Rd., North Las Vegas (702-649-8191, donations Monday–Saturday 9am–6pm). Closed Sundays.
• Savers / Savers-affiliated donation partners — Savers is a for-profit thrift chain that pays local nonprofits (SafeNest and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Nevada) for what you drop off. Henderson: 1231 W. Warm Springs Rd., behind Sunset Station, donations during store hours (9am–9pm Monday–Saturday, 10am–8pm Sunday), small furniture only. Las Vegas stores include 2300 E. Tropicana Ave., 1100 E. Charleston Blvd., 3835 Blue Diamond Rd., 7239 Spring Mountain Rd., 8530 W. Lake Mead Blvd. and 3121 N. Rancho Dr.
• Local shelters and transitional housing programs — Las Vegas Rescue Mission (480 W. Bonanza Rd., 702-382-1766) takes furniture for its thrift store. Opportunity Village (324 S. Decatur Blvd., 702-383-5911) takes furniture in good condition — no beds, mattresses, armoires or entertainment centers — and offers paid pickup in Las Vegas, North Las Vegas and Henderson. In Boulder City, St. Jude's Ranch for Children (200 Wilson Circle, 702-294-7100) accepts furniture, with drop-off Monday–Saturday 9am–4pm. For programs that furnish homes for families leaving shelter, call Nevada 211 (dial 211).

Two rules that apply almost everywhere: upholstered furniture with stains, tears, or any smell of smoke will be refused, and most organizations will not take a mattress. Verify both locally.

The items that stall every cleanout

These are the ones families get stuck on. Each one has an answer.

A piano. Most charities won't take one, and moving it costs more than it's worth unless it's a good instrument in good condition. Try Las Vegas Pianos (702-452-2400), which works with schools, churches and nonprofits on placing instruments, then call church and school music programs directly. Have a tuner confirm it's worth moving first. National programs like Pianos for Education weren't accepting pianos as of September 2026. If nobody wants it, disposal is a specialty job — don't let a general crew try it.

A hospital bed, wheelchair, walker, or shower chair. There are local medical equipment reuse programs that will take these and get them to someone who needs them. CARE Chest takes wheelchairs, walkers, hospital beds, lifts, scooters and similar equipment in good condition; Las Vegas donations are arranged by phone at 866-206-5242. In Henderson, The Foundation Assisting Seniors (725-244-4200) provides free medical equipment to seniors, so call and ask what they need. Nevada 211 can point you to others. Do not put these in bulk trash; someone in the valley is waiting for one.

Opened medical supplies. Most programs can't accept anything opened. Unopened and in-date supplies often can be placed. CARE Chest, for example, takes unopened, non-perishable supplies like incontinence products, bandages and diabetic testing supplies.

Prescription medications. Take-back boxes only — not the trash, not the toilet. Metro police area command stations have drop boxes, Henderson Police runs drop boxes at its stations (see the city's Prescription Pill Disposal Program page), and Boulder City Police has one in its lobby at 1005 Arizona St. (pills and capsules only, no liquids or sharps). Many CVS, Walgreens, Albertsons and Vons pharmacies have kiosks too; search by ZIP code on the DEA's take-back locator. This matters more than people realize when there are opioids in the house.

An American flag. Worn flags are retired properly by VFW and American Legion posts and by most Scout troops. American Legion Post 40 in Henderson accepts them (hand them to the bartender), and the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City takes them during business hours and retires more than 20,000 a year. Many Home Depot and Lowe's stores have drop boxes too.

Slides, negatives, home movies, and photo albums. Nobody will take these and nobody should throw them away unseen. Have someone scan a representative selection, keep the rest in one labeled box, and make the decision later — not on cleanout day, when you're tired and there's a truck waiting.

Linens, towels, and blankets that aren't good enough to donate. Animal shelters want them. The Animal Foundation (655 N. Mojave Rd., Las Vegas, adoption entrance, Tuesday–Sunday 11am–7pm) takes new and gently used towels, blankets and bath mats, but nothing ripped and no pillows. In Henderson, call Animal Protection Services at 702-267-4970 before bringing linens.

Eyeglasses and hearing aids. Lions Club collection boxes and some optometrists take glasses. Walmart Vision Centers collect glasses for Lions International, and local Lions clubs run their own boxes. Hearing aids of any age or brand go to Hearing Charities of America, the Lions' partner, through its website.

Books. Libraries, Friends of the Library sales, and Little Free Library stewards. Las Vegas-Clark County libraries take gently used books at branches with used bookstores (call the Sahara West warehouse at 702-507-3686 for large lots). Henderson's Gibson, Green Valley and Paseo Verde libraries take them for the Friends of Henderson Libraries, whose courier picks up free within city limits (702-525-7449). Boulder City Library, 701 Adams Blvd., takes donations on weekdays at the side staff door. Most thrift stores will take a box but not twelve.

Tools. Habitat ReStore, trade schools, and community workshops. Often worth more than the family assumes — check before donating.

Military medals, uniforms, and service records. These almost always mean something to someone in the family. Set them aside before anything else happens, even if nobody has claimed them yet.

What to know about the tax receipt

Get one for every drop-off and every pickup, and keep them together. Under current IRS rules, non-cash donations over certain thresholds require additional documentation, and anything over $5,000 generally needs a qualified appraisal. Itemize what you gave before you hand it over — a receipt that says "3 boxes" is worth much less than one backed by your own list.

Talk to a tax professional before assuming a deduction. We're a labor company, not an accounting firm.

If it's more than you can carry

Donation runs are part of what we do, not a separate charge. We sort with you, load what's going, and make the runs — the thrift store, the ReStore, the shelter — so it doesn't end up at the landfill by default because nobody had a truck on a Tuesday.

Call (702) 439-2352 or book a free walk-through. Henderson, Las Vegas and Boulder City.