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CSS Donation Center

CSS Donation Center

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Our new donation center SIMPLIFIES our item intake process for our donors and STREAMLINES our sustainability efforts.

Located at 1300 N. 14th St., Lincoln, Nebraska

Open Monday-Friday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

FURNITURE PICKUP SERVICES AT CSS ARE BACK!

For more information about our new pickup procedures or to schedule a furniture pickup appointment, click HERE.


Donors may continue to bring furniture items to the CSS Donation Center at no cost. The CSS Donation Center features a dedicated furniture donation dock with CSS team members to help you unload your furniture donation.

WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE DONORS WITH FURNITURE DONATIONS TO SCHEDULE  A DROP-OFF TIME IN ADVANCE. This will ensure that staff are on-site to help you unload. Schedule a drop-off appointment by clicking HERE.

Donation Guidelines

Accepted: Gently used appliances & furniture

  • Bookshelves (wooden)
  • Box springs (twin, full, queen only - no king)
  • Chests of drawers/Tall dressers
  • Coffee tables
  • Couches (no futons, hide-a-beds, sleeper sofas, reclining sofas, or sectionals)
  • Dryers (electric only)
  • End tables
  • Kitchen chairs
  • Kitchen tables
  • Loveseats (no reclining loveseats)
  • Mattresses (twin, full, queen only - no king)
  • Refrigerators
  • Stoves (electric only)
  • TV stands (no entertainment centers)
  • Upholstered chairs
  • Washing machines

Accepted: Other items

  • Accessories: shoes, belts, scarves, purses, jewelry, watches
  • Bikes
  • Clothing
  • Cookware
  • Crafts and office supplies
  • Dinnerware sets, dishes, and glasses
  • Home decor: art, candles, frames, fake flowers, baskets, vases, etc.
  • Knick knacks
  • Lamps
  • Linens: bedding, tablecloths, napkins, etc. 
  • Luggage
  • Media: books, records, CDs, DVDs
  • Seasonal merchandise (such as Christmas, Halloween, Easter, etc.)
  • Small appliances
  • Sporting goods
  • Toys/Games

Items we do NOT accept:

  • Any item that is broken or needs repair
  • Area rugs
  • Automotive parts (including batteries, motors, and tires)
  • Building materials (carpet rolls, glass, scrap lumber, window frames, etc.)
  • Box TVs (flat-screen OK)
  • Buffets
  • Certain types of beds: bunkbeds, king-size beds, waterbeds, hospital beds, wooden bed frames, headboards/footboards
  • Certain types of couches: futons, hide-a-beds, sleeper sofas, reclining sofas/loveseats, and sectionals
  • Curio cabinets
  • Desks
  • Dishwashers
  • Entertainment centers
  • Exercise equipment
  • Fireworks
  • Food
  • Gas appliances
  • Glass tables
  • Hazardous materials (including chemicals, fertilizers, motor oil, paints, weed killers, etc.)
  • Hutches
  • Knives
  • Large/Wide dressers (tall dressers/chests of drawers OK)
  • Old kitchen appliances
  • Pianos
  • Rocking chairs
  • Used car seats
  • Used cosmetics or toiletries
  • Used cribs
  • Weapons and ammunition

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING A SUSTAINABLE HOPE IN THE GOOD LIFE!

We also accept clothing donations at several drop-off sites in Lincoln- click here for current locations. 


Please note: ST. LOUISE GIFT & THRIFT STORE IS NO LONGER A DONATION DROP-OFF SITE.

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