Donate Furniture

What sort of things are you looking for?

Our clients are individuals and families moving into small apartments with nothing. We need basic apartment furnishings. We always need dressers, kitchen and dining room tables, and beds of all sizes. We also take couches and armchairs, buffets and sideboards, shelving units, wardrobes, lamps, small appliances like microwave ovens and toaster ovens, dishes, pots and pans, bedding and linens, curtains, coffee tables, end tables, night tables, TVs, area rugs, and other household and kitchen items.

We will accept only items that are gently used and suitable for our clients. Our driver will make the final decision on whether or not to pick up any particular item.

What don’t you take?

We cannot use and will not accept these items:

Barbecues
Beds (specific types):
•Hospital beds and equipment
•King-size beds
•Steel spring beds, foldaway beds
•Futons without a frame
Books
Broadloom
Clothing
Computers, computer monitors, printers
Floor model TVs and stereos, VCRs
Four-seater couches
IKEA furniture & shelving unless assembled and sturdy
Major appliances (stove, fridge, dishwasher, etc.)
Metal shelving
Office furniture, metal desks, filing cabinets
Pianos, organs
Plastic lawn furniture
Sports and exercise equipment
Stacking chairs
Toys
Window blinds

See our Resources page for who might take items above.

Where and when can I drop off furniture?

We are located at 11 Peel Avenue. From Queen and Gladstone go north one block to Peel Ave.

Please bring dropoffs to our receiving door (big purple door) on the east side of the building.

We accept drop-offs without an appointment between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm Monday through Friday, and from 9 am to noon on Saturday (except holiday weekends). We are closed on Sundays.

Can I get a tax receipt for my furniture?

We can provide "in-kind" tax receipts for the value of your furniture upon request (minimum $100 assessed value) at the time you arrange the pick up or dropoff of items. Be sure we have your correct mailing address! To do this, we must evaluate the "fair market value" of the furniture at the time it is donated. Please be aware that this value will probably be a fraction of what you paid for the item.

Revenue Canada defines “fair market value” as follows:

“Fair market value (FMV) is not defined in the Income Tax Act. The FMV is generally the highest price, expressed in a dollar amount, that the property would bring in an open and unrestricted market between a willing buyer and a willing seller who are both knowledgeable, informed, and prudent, and who are acting independently of each other.”

Furniture Bank will assign your donated items a standardized value. If you believe this standard value does not accurately reflect the value of your donation and you would like a tax receipt for a higher amount, we will require a certificate of evaluation from an independent professional appraiser. For all individual items valued at $1,000 or more, Revenue Canada requires two independent appraisals paid for by the donor before an "in-kind" tax receipt can be issued.

For more information, please email info@FurnitureBank.org