Welcome to the American Red Cross Southwestern Pennsylvania Chapter

Policy on In-Kind Gifts

Thank you for thinking about giving to the American Red Cross Southwestern Pennsylvania Chapter.

Please understand that while we are extremely grateful to the support of our community, unsolicited and/or spontaneous donations of goods and services, though well-intentioned, have hidden costs and pose a number of complications for relief efforts.

For these reasons, the Red Cross is unable to accept any large collections of items, such as used clothing, hygiene items, furniture, toys, and canned goods. We are also unable to accept small, individual donations of these items.

The Red Cross will sometimes accept bulk donations of products that are immediately needed on an ongoing disaster relief operation. "Bulk donations" refer to large donations of a single product. Because the quantities required for relief operations are significant, these donations are typically provided by companies that manufacture or distribute the product needed and have the resources to ship it directly to the disaster site.

If your company has a large bulk donation that you think would be appropriate for Red Cross relief efforts, please contact our Financial Development Office at 412-263-3129.

The Red Cross is able to accept monetary donations, as well as the donation of time and service from volunteers. We are grateful for your support, and thank you for thinking of the Red Cross.

If you have any questions, or if you would like to be referred to one of our partner organizations which would be suitable for your donation, please call us at (412) 263-3100.