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Monetary Donations

Your financial contribution today will go toward rebuilding lives, breaking cycles of homelessness, and reducing recidivism!

The button above allows you to donate via Credit Card or PayPal. You can also now donate through Zelle! Use our email at cclumpner@monarchthriftshop.com to donate via Zelle.

Monarch Thrift Shop and One Heart One Soul partner to provide employment training and opportunities for youth experiencing homelessness and other vulnerable populations. With your support, we are able to provide participants with:

  • Apparel necessary for interviews and day-to-day life
  • Mentorship and training programs by certified instructors to kickstart their career
  • Access to technology to complete our program, build their resume and apply for jobs
  • A safe space
  • Training materials
  • CTA transit cards
  • Meals
  • Hygiene products, PPE and art kits to aid mental health
  • Cohort Stipends 

In-Store Donations

We are accepting donations Tuesday-Friday between 11am-5pm through the front doors, no appointment needed; if you have more than a couple bags of donation, advance notice is helpful.

We also accept small furniture donations and need to see photos of furniture prior to drop off or pickup. If you would like to choose our expedited Furniture Pickup option, which has you cover the cost of pickup and delivery, you can select the blue floating button to the right. If you'd like to see if we can schedule a pickup in the coming weeks, see below for details.

We accept the following items that are in excellent condition:

  • Women's clothing
  • Men's clothing
  • Accessories
  • Household Goods
  • Home Decor
  • Jewelry
  • Furniture

Furniture Donations

Looking to donate furniture? We accept furniture from pet- and smoke-free homes with no tears or stains. To donate, please click the floating Donation Pickup button to your right to choose your option and complete your information.

We are a 501c3 organization. All dollars and items donated to Monarch Thrift Shop are tax deductible. The responsibility of estimating the value of the gift-in-kind donations is placed on the donor by the IRS, rather than the agency receiving the donation. For guidance see IRS.gov page here.

Items we do NOT take include:

  • Mattresses and box springs
  • Sleeper sofas
  • Computer equipment and related parts
  • Printers
  • Stereo equipment, any large electronic equipment
  • VCRs, DVD players
  • Partially used craft supplies
  • Children's books, used clothing & plastic toys