Will the ReStore pick up a couch for free?

Yes, if it can sell it. The Clarksville ReStore schedules home pickups online or at 931-645-4242, and a couch has to be free of rips, tears, stains, odors and pet hair. It doesn't take sleeper sofas, pull-out couches or futons at all, so those go to a hauler or the landfill.

Can I donate a mattress in Clarksville?

Not to the ReStore or Goodwill. Both refuse mattresses and box springs. The ReStore takes mattress toppers only if they're still sealed in the bag. An old mattress goes to the Bi-County landfill or with a hauler. The mattress removal page covers the landfill's per-piece fee.

Does the ReStore take old appliances?

Only newer ones. Washers, dryers, refrigerators and microwaves have to be 10 years old or less and in full working condition. It also turns down used dishwashers, used water heaters and gas stoves. Older or broken appliances need a paid pickup instead.

What do I need to deduct donated furniture on my taxes?

If you itemize, IRS Publication 526 says household items must be in good used condition or better. For a gift worth $250 or more, get a written acknowledgment from the charity. If all your noncash gifts for the year total over $500, you also file Form 8283 with your return.

Furniture Donation Pickup in Clarksville, TN

Charity pickup: $0 when the piece passes the charity's inspection
Hauler drop-off: some haulers charge a flat $50 to $100 to deliver items to a charity of your choice
Appliance cutoff: the Clarksville ReStore takes washers, dryers and refrigerators only if they're 10 years old or less and working
Tax paperwork: a written receipt for gifts worth $250 or more, and Form 8283 once your noncash gifts pass $500 for the year

Clarksville Junk Haulers takes your details and sends them to one hauler who can load the donation pieces and the junk around them in a single visit. Most people looking for donation pickup want a free charity truck, and that works for clean, sellable furniture. A paid hauler makes sense when some pieces won't pass inspection, or the charity's next open pickup date is too late for your move.

Furniture Donation Pickup Options in Clarksville

There are three ways to get usable furniture to someone who'll use it. Which one fits depends on how clean the piece is and how soon it has to leave.

Gently used blue sofa and a wooden dresser with brass pulls set out in a garage, ready for a charity donation pickup

Free Charity Pickup

The Habitat for Humanity ReStore books home and business pickups online or at 931-645-4242. It's strict about condition. Items have to be clean, safe and sellable, and its own line is "If we can't sell it, we can't accept it, or pick it up." The Salvation Army family store at 210 Kraft Street takes pickup requests at (931) 553-8494. Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee asks donors to check with their local center about pickup. Send photos when you book, so nobody drives out to turn down a stained chair.

Dropping Off at the ReStore or Goodwill

The ReStore takes drop-offs at its back dock at 404 Madison Street, Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. It asks that nothing be left after hours. Goodwill takes furniture at most of its locations. Montgomery County's own reuse list points furniture and housewares to Goodwill, the Habitat store and YAIPaks. Dropping off is the fastest option if you have a truck and two people.

Garage floor with household goods sorted into two piles: boxed dishes and lamps on one side, broken chairs and bagged trash on the other

Hauler Pickup That Sorts Donations From Junk

When half the room is donatable and half isn't, one hauler visit can handle both. HireAHelper lists a flat $50 to $100 fee for delivering items to a specific charity. Ask whether the hauler brings back the charity's receipt in your name, and what happens to anything the charity refuses at the dock.

What Clarksville Charities Turn Down

The ReStore won't take mattresses, box springs, sleeper sofas, futons, cribs, entertainment centers, executive or L-shaped desks, pianos, treadmills and other exercise equipment, tube TVs or scrap metal. Goodwill also refuses mattresses, sleeper sofas, tube TVs, cribs, car seats and broken, damaged or stained furniture. Those pieces end up at the landfill or a scrap yard, and a junk hauler is the usual way to get them there.

Gloved hands carrying two taped moving boxes toward a white trailer loaded with old furniture

Why Clarksville homeowners call Clarksville Junk Haulers

Your request goes to one local hauler, not a call list
Ask for the all-in price before anything is loaded
Free to call; you pay only the hauler, for the job you agree to
Tell us about stairs, heavy items or a deadline up front

Furniture Donation Receipts and Taxes

Condition
The IRS allows a deduction for household items only if they're in good used condition or better, which is close to the ReStore's own standard.
$250 and up
Get a written acknowledgment from the charity for any single gift worth $250 or more.
Over $500 a year
Once your noncash gifts for the year total more than $500, Form 8283 goes in with your return.
Get the receipt at the door
Ask the driver or the dock staff for it on the day. It's harder to get one weeks later.

See furniture removal for pieces no charity will take.