
How the New Tax Law Changes Your Clothing Donation Deductions
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Find donation centers near you
Billings, Missoula, Great Falls, and Helena have Goodwill and Salvation Army locations, but outside those cities, churches and community centers handle most donations. Reservation communities, including the Blackfeet and Crow nations, run their own clothing programs with specific needs. Montana lets you deduct donations on both your federal and state returns if you itemize. Browse the full list below to find a drop-off near you, or use the map to see every location in the state.
Goodwill, Salvation Army, and the Montana Rescue Mission all accept donations. In Missoula, the Poverello Center focuses on providing essentials to people experiencing homelessness.
Reservation communities (Blackfeet, Crow, Flathead) and small towns rely on churches, community centers, and tribal organizations. Contact them directly to find out what's needed.
Yes. Montana lets you deduct donations on both your federal and state returns if you itemize. Keep your receipt.
By September or early October. Shelters list winter outerwear as their top need from October through April, and Goodwill stops accepting winter items around April.
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2910 S 30th St W, Billings, MT 59102, USA
425 E Babcock St, Bozeman, MT 59715, USA
1229 Harrison Ave, Butte, MT 59701, USA
4910 10th Ave S, Great Falls, MT 59405, USA
616 1st Ave NW, Great Falls, MT 59404, USA
1500 US-93, Kalispell, MT 59901, USA
333 N 31st St, Billings, MT 59101, USA
333 N 31st St, Billings, MT 59101, USA
333 N 31st St, Billings, MT 59101, USA
333 N 31st St, Billings, MT 59101, USA
333 N 31st St, Billings, MT 59101, USA
333 N 31st St, Billings, MT 59101, USA
333 N 31st St, Billings, MT 59101, USA
333 N 31st St, Billings, MT 59101, USA
333 N 31st St, Billings, MT 59101, USA
333 N 31st St, Billings, MT 59101, USA
333 N 31st St, Billings, MT 59101, USA
333 N 31st St, Billings, MT 59101, USA
6161 Jackrabbit Ln, Belgrade, MT 59714, USA
1636 Main St, Billings, MT 59105, USA
951 S 29th St W, Billings, MT 59102, USA
2130 Simmental Way, Bozeman, MT 59715, USA
3703 Harrison Ave, Butte, MT 59701, USA
Hwy 2 E, Creston, MT 59901, USA
1201 7th St S, Great Falls, MT 59405, USA
2124 N 1st St, Hamilton, MT 59840, USA
3575 Ptarmigan Ln, Helena, MT 59602, USA
2501 S Reserve St, Missoula, MT 59801, USA

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