As one of its services the massachusetts coalition for the homeless mch solicits donations of beds sofas chairs tables and other household essentials to give free of cost to individuals transitioning from homelessness to permanency.
Mattress donation boston.
Some mattress companies offer a mattress removal service.
You can ask each charity to give you a receipt for your donation which can be used on your taxes.
Most of them charge a fee of anything between 100 200.
So there really is no reason not to donate.
The internal revenue service irs will let you write off the fair market value of the furniture on your taxes.
That being said the black mattress market is thriving and healthy on craig s list.
Once disassembled up to 95 percent of mattress components can be recycled.
Mattresses are made up almost entirely of recyclable materials.
Donate a mattress to a homeless shelter.
Saatva is one of the few who don t charge.
Mattress recycling massachusetts residents and businesses discard approximately 600 000 mattresses and box springs annually.
I paid 100 for it equating price with quality and cleanliness but i m sure it would sell quicker for 50.
I myself am the proud owner of a used double mattress formerly owned by a brookline resident.
Donate a mattress to a battered women s shelter or refugee center.
When saatva mattresses are delivered and set up in your house they will also remove the old mattress free of charge.
Unfortunately you can not donate a used mattress to charity no matter what condition it is in.
Massachusetts coalition for the homeless donating furniture to help families in need.
Donate a bed to help a family that s just lost everything in a fire earthquake hurricane or other natural disaster.
However gently used bed frames in good condition can usually be donated to local boston charities.