Children's clothing and gear donation values
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What the guides say.
Each column belongs to a different publisher. These are published donor guidelines, not observed resale prices. A blank means that guide does not list the item.
- Goodwill Northern New England, February 3, 2025
- published at tchabitat.org, January 2, 2019
- published at ccmaine.org, July 19, 2012
- Goodwill Industries International, January 12, 2011
- The Salvation Army, undated
| Item | Goodwill Northern New England valuation list | Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org | Thrift Store Valuation Guide | Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors | Salvation Army national valuation list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carriage | not listed | not listed | not listed | not listed | $5–$1001 |
| Children's T-shirt | not listed | not listed | not listed | $0.50–$32 | not listed |
| Children's athletic shoes | not listed | not listed | not listed | $2–$63 | $3–$94 |
| Children's blazer | not listed | not listed | not listed | $2–$65 | not listed |
| Children's blouse | not listed | not listed | not listed | not listed | $2–$86 |
| Children's boots | not listed | not listed | not listed | $2–$67 | $3–$218 |
| Children's casual pants | not listed | not listed | $1.50–$59 | $1–$610 | $3–$1211 |
| Children's cloth belt | not listed | not listed | not listed | $0.50–$1.5012 | not listed |
| Children's coat | not listed | not listed | $4–$713 | $3–$1514 | $5–$2115 |
| Children's dress pants | not listed | not listed | not listed | $1–$616 | $2–$817 |
| Children's everyday dress | not listed | not listed | $1–$518 | $2–$619 | $4–$1220 |
| Children's jacket | not listed | not listed | not listed | not listed | $3–$2621 |
| Children's jeans | not listed | not listed | not listed | $2–$1022 | $4–$1223 |
| Children's leather belt | not listed | not listed | not listed | $3–$924 | not listed |
| Children's nightgown | not listed | not listed | not listed | $1–$625 | not listed |
| Children's pajamas | not listed | not listed | not listed | $1–$626 | not listed |
| Children's robe | not listed | not listed | not listed | $1–$627 | not listed |
| Children's sandals | not listed | not listed | not listed | $2–$628 | not listed |
| Children's shirt | not listed | not listed | $1.50–$59 | $1–$629 | $2–$630 |
| Children's shorts | not listed | not listed | not listed | $0.50–$631 | not listed |
| Children's skirt | not listed | not listed | not listed | $1–$632 | $2–$633 |
| Children's snowsuit | not listed | not listed | not listed | not listed | $4–$2034 |
| Children's socks | not listed | not listed | not listed | not listed | $0.50–$235 |
| Children's sport coat | not listed | not listed | not listed | $2–$636 | not listed |
| Children's sweat bottoms | not listed | not listed | not listed | $1–$637 | not listed |
| Children's sweat top | not listed | not listed | not listed | $1–$638 | not listed |
| Children's sweater | not listed | not listed | not listed | $1–$639 | $3–$840 |
| Children's swimsuit | not listed | not listed | not listed | $1–$641 | not listed |
| Children's tank top | not listed | not listed | not listed | $0.50–$342 | not listed |
| Children's underwear | not listed | not listed | not listed | not listed | $1–$443 |
| Children's vest | not listed | not listed | not listed | $1–$344 | not listed |
| Crib | not listed | not listed | not listed | not listed | $26–$10445 |
| High chair | not listed | not listed | not listed | not listed | $10–$5246 |
| Playpen | not listed | not listed | not listed | not listed | $4–$3147 |
Compare at a glance.
A selection from the table above. Open the additional comparisons for every listed item.
- Thrift Store Valuation Guide
- Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors
- Salvation Army national valuation list
0$218
More item comparisons
- Thrift Store Valuation Guide
- Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors
- Salvation Army national valuation list
0$1223
Individual ranges and gaps in guide coverage
Children's athletic shoes
0$94
Not listed: Thrift Store Valuation Guide; Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org
Children's boots
0$218
Not listed: Thrift Store Valuation Guide; Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org
Children's casual pants
- Thrift Store Valuation Guide $1.50–$59
- Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors $1–$610
- Salvation Army national valuation list $3–$1211
0$1211
Not listed: Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org
Children's coat
- Thrift Store Valuation Guide $4–$713
- Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors $3–$1514
- Salvation Army national valuation list $5–$2115
0$2115
Not listed: Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org
Children's dress pants
0$817
Not listed: Thrift Store Valuation Guide; Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org
Children's everyday dress
- Thrift Store Valuation Guide $1–$518
- Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors $2–$619
- Salvation Army national valuation list $4–$1220
0$1220
Not listed: Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org
Children's jeans
0$1223
Not listed: Thrift Store Valuation Guide; Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org
Children's shirt
- Thrift Store Valuation Guide $1.50–$59
- Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors $1–$629
- Salvation Army national valuation list $2–$630
0$629
Not listed: Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org
Children's skirt
0$632
Not listed: Thrift Store Valuation Guide; Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org
The IRS allows no deduction for clothing or household items below good used condition, unless a single item is claimed at more than $50048 with a qualified appraisal included with the return.
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Children's clothes and children's gear are on one hub because the guides mix them, and the IRS sentences do not. Clothing uses You cannot take an income tax charitable contribution deduction for an item of clothing unless it is in good used condition or better.49 A crib, a high chair, a playpen and a carriage are household items, so they use You cannot take an income tax charitable contribution deduction for household items unless they are in good used condition or better.50 Both classes are on this page, which is why the condition paragraph under the table appears. It drops a below-good clothing row and a below-good household row. It does not invent a third rule for a missing wheel.
The coat is the widest high-end gap among children's types that three guides price. The Salvation Army national list, undated, retrieved 2026-11-12, prints $5–$2115. Goodwill Industries International, dated January 12, 2011, prints $3–$1514. The list published at ccmaine.org on July 19, 2012 prints $4–$713. That label is Kids, under an outerwear heading. Pants are the same pattern. Salvation Army $3–$1211. Goodwill Industries International $1–$610. The ccmaine.org label is again Kids, $1.50–$59, under bottoms. An everyday dress is $4–$1220, $2–$619 and $1–$518. A shirt is $2–$630 and $1–$629, plus the ccmaine.org Kids row $1.50–$59.
Gear is Salvation Army only. A crib, label including a mattress, is $26–$10445. A high chair is $10–$5246. A carriage is $5–$1001. A playpen is $4–$3147. The other guides do not list them. Those cells stay not listed. Do not paste the crib span onto a stroller the list does not name.
The list published at tchabitat.org does not price this category. Goodwill Northern New England is dated February 3, 2025, and its rows are not copied. 30%51 of a price you type is for an item that is not an item type. A crib is an item type.
Condition for clothes is stains, missing snaps, elastic that is done, a zipper that does not close. For gear it is a missing mattress, a cracked tray, a wheel that is gone. Brand is not a column. Age, for clothes, is whether it still fits, and the lists do not print sizes. For a crib, age is whether the hardware is complete. The Salvation Army crib label is the one that names a mattress. A crib without one is still that row. This page does not subtract a mattress price the guide never printed.
Children's clothing shares the Clothing similar group with Men's clothing and Women's clothing. Gear is Children's gear, a separate group. An appraisal notice follows the group, over $5,00052, and the wording is on IRS rules for donated household items.
Donate with the calculator. A store can refuse a crib it will not inspect. That policy is not in the list. A private sale is not priced here. surplus auction prices is government surplus, not a child's coat.
donation value guides compared compares the lists. methodology is the rule for a number. sources has the terms notes.
Not tax advice. These are the value ranges the named charities publish for donors, not prices we observed; the IRS standard is fair market value (Publication 561).
Sources
- Carriage, $5–$100. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- T-shirts, $0.50–$3. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Shoe/tennis, $2–$6. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Shoes, $3–$9. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Blazer, $2–$6. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Blouse, $2–$8. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Boots (ankle), $2–$6. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Boots, $3–$21. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Kids, $1.50–$5. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Casual, $1–$6. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Pants, $3–$12. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Cloth/plastic, $0.50–$1.50. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Kids, $4–$7. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Coat, $3–$15. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Coat, $5–$21. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Dress, $1–$6. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Slacks, $2–$8. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Kids, $1–$5. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Everyday, $2–$6. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Dress, $4–$12. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Jacket, $3–$26. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Jeans, $2–$10. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Jeans, $4–$12. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Leather, $3–$9. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Nightgown, $1–$6. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Pajama, $1–$6. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Robe, $1–$6. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Sandal/slipper, $2–$6. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Shirts/blouses, $1–$6. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Shirt, $2–$6. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Shorts, $0.50–$6. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Skirts, $1–$6. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Skirt, $2–$6. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Snowsuit, $4–$20. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Socks, $0.50–$2. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Sports coat, $2–$6. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Bottom, $1–$6. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Top, $1–$6. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Sweaters, $1–$6. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Sweater, $3–$8. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- One- and two-piece, $1–$6. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Tanks, $0.50–$3. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Underwear, $1–$4. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Vests, $1–$3. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Crib (w/mattress), $26–$104. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- High Chair, $10–$52. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Playpen, $4–$31. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- You must file Form 8283, Section B, if you are contributing a single article of clothing or household item that is not in good used condition or better and for which you are claiming a deduction of over $500.. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- You cannot take an income tax charitable contribution deduction for an item of clothing unless it is in good used condition or better.. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- You cannot take an income tax charitable contribution deduction for household items unless they are in good used condition or better.. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- To determine the fair market value of an item not on this list, use 30% of the item’s original price.. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Include in Section B only items (or groups of similar items) for which you claimed a deduction of more than $5,000.. Retrieved November 12, 2026.