Yes, NewThreads of Hope is a publicly supported charity and your gift qualifies as a tax deduction.   An acknowledgment letter will be sent to you confirming the date and amount of your gift.

We encourage you to start with a phone call.  Let us know what you kind and how much merchandise you have available.  Once we determine that it will work within our program, we can work with you on shipping details.  Our donation form will give us most of the information you will need to provide.  Once the merchandise is received, you are provided with an acknowledgement letter that will serve as your receipt for tax purposes.

Corporations donating merchandise to NewThreads generally make all shipping arrangements and also pay all costs of transportation.  Shipments are generally received weekdays from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM or at other times upon request.

NewThreads of Hope acknowledges receipt of the merchandise and relies upon the donating company to provide the fair market value of the products donated.

No. Only brand new merchandise is accepted.

No – NewThreads regularly accepts merchandise contributions consisting of a few items up to truckloads of merchandise.  A number of years ago we received 26 truckloads of merchandise over a one week period and have also received a single box load of children’s clothing from a local retailer.  We make sure that every contribution we receive is put to the best use to help someone else in our community improve their life.

You can donate merchandise as frequently as you would like.  We have worked with companies that have provided a one-time contribution (such as a store closing), regular periodic contributions (end of quarter or end of season contributions) or contributions as merchandise becomes available to companies.

No.  NewThreads has a number of prescreened partners that work around the globe.  They would be happy to receive your merchandise and you can be assured that it will be put to good use in orphanages, disaster relief efforts and in impoverished communities around the world.

Warehouse hours are 8:30 am – 4:30 pm, Mondays through Thursdays and 8:30 am – 2:30 pm on Fridays.  By special arrangement for large groups a Saturday or evening time can be arranged.  No Sunday hours are available.

Shifts typically run 3 hours, 9:00 am to noon and 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm.

We prefer working with adults and high school aged volunteers.  Due to the nature of the work available in the warehouse, we generally do not work with volunteers younger than middle-school age.

Yes, NewThreads needs help in web management, data entry, fund development, newsletter writing, grant writing, inventory management, marketing and other similar areas.

NewThreads does not distribute merchandise directly to individuals, but rather works through a network of social service agencies and faith-based communities to serve the needy, the sick, those with mental illness, children, and seniors in our community.

There are no handling fees or other costs charged to the recipient organizations.  The recipient organization, however, is responsible for arranging for and paying all costs of picking up or shipping the merchandise it is receiving from NewThreads of Hope.

NewThreads works with a wide variety of nonprofit and governmental organizations. In order to qualify, we will verify the following information through the streamlined online registration process:

• Proof of your organization's 501(c)(3) status or other proof that proves its status as a governmental organization;
• A statement explaining your organization’s mission, leadership and programs.
• Other information that may be requested on an as-needed basis.

NewThreads of Hope receives all of its funding from individual, corporate, organization and foundation contributions and grants.  No individual or agency is charged for the merchandise it receives.  We do receive and welcome voluntary contributions from some of our distribution partners (such as church groups).  Funding our mission in this manner allows us to be very proactive in identifying and selecting the most effective and efficient organizations to work with in distributing the merchandise.

Yes, you can donate to NewThreads of hope online here.