Gifts In Kind

United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley recognizes that our local nonprofit organizations always need a wide range of contributions. Through its Gifts In Kind program, United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley partners with businesses to provide quality products and services to nonprofit agencies. This important program puts needed materials and supplies in the hands of local agencies, meaning they can redirect their dollars from supplies to programs and services.

Last year, more than $46,000 of in kind goods were donated directly to United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley and distributed to qualified non-profits throughout the region.

United Way’s current Gifts In Kind national retail partners:
Bed Bath & Beyond- Keizer Station
Home Depot- S. Salem
Guess Outlet- Woodburn
Van Heusen Outlet- Lincoln City
Borders- NE Salem
Borders Express- Salem Center Mall

Investing Locally

Here are a few examples of how our partners are putting United Way resources to work in local communities:

• Catholic Community Services used products to build their “Forever Homes”
• Greater Jefferson Community Center used products to remodel their Community Center
• YWCA used items to redecorate and update apartments
• Marion-Polk Foster Parent Association distributed donated clothing to foster children for school and job interviews

Gifts In-Kind Program Overview for Nonprofits

United Way Gifts In Kind manages large-scale donations, and matches those gifts with qualified nonprofit agencies that can use them best. This support helps nonprofits hold down overhead costs, expand capabilities, and ultimately serve more people in the community.

United Way Gifts In-Kind partners must:
• Be a 501(c)3
• Use items solely for the care of the ill, needy or youth
• Goods cannot be sold
• Goods must be used for the mission that makes the organization tax exempt

Donation Examples:
• Computers
• Boooks
• Clothing
• Personal Care Products
• Furniture
• Home repair/remodel items

United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley is proud to be an affiliate of Gifts In Kind International.