What happens to items that are donated to Goodwill?
Donations go immediately to a processing center where they are sorted by category (electronics, women’s clothing, men’s clothing, toys, etc.), then priced based on a good, better or best quality scale. All items are marked very inexpensively so that people of all income levels can easily afford them. At times, we also sell excess donations to other Goodwill organizations and salvage dealers, with the money generated staying locally to help Washington area residents get jobs.
