The beanie babies have made a happy addition to the bakhita outreach visits that we make each year.
Charities that take beanie babies.
Don t leave items unattended.
To claim the write off the charity must give you a receipt or a letter stating the date and location of the donation and identifying the toys you gave them.
They may know of places.
The item rare 1993 ronld mcdonald house charities international beanie babies full set is in sale since sunday november 18 2018.
Here s a list of charities that will love your handmade baby hats.
If you want your stuffed animals to go directly to children consider donating them to a homeless shelter that houses families or to a domestic abuse shelter children s home the pediatric wing of a local hospital or social services.
Please note that while there are tons of other knit and crochet charities out there this list is specific to those who accept hats for babies and small children.
Charities such as the salvation army and goodwill likely will sell the beanie babies and use the money for other charitable causes.
Stuffed animals for emergencies safe is a 24 year old nonprofit that is run entirely by volunteers.
Also while some of these charities are local most accept donations by mail so you can help out from anywhere.
Charities that accept toys often have designated drop off points or pickup availability so leaving a box of toys at a charity door is in bad form.
You may even try contacting your local boy scout troops.
My local goodwill sells them for 2.
A child can buy for 2 easily.
Deliver your beanie babies to the charity.
These are clean like new with tags still on and.
Like my local arc charges 7 for a beanie baby.
Two packages have yellowing but all bears and tags are in mint condition.
Neonatal units one friend mentioned that when her son was in the hospital each crib had a beanie baby in it that was donated and it made the hospital seem just a little warmer and fuzzier.
Some charities don t accept baby items period so if you re trying to donate strollers bouncy seats and the like call ahead first.
As we go out to villages to see the children being supported by bakhita charities we take each girl her gift bag specially prepared for her by a generous donor along with a food parcel for the guardian looking after the girl.
If you re claiming a deduction greater than 250 you ll need more paperwork including details about when and how you bought the dolls.
Hi all i ve got a mountain of beanie babies in storage that i d like to donate but i ve read that most hospitals won t take them because they might carry germs or allergens i found a lot of resources online where i could send them but the shipping costs would be too much like i said i have a mountain has anyone donated stuffed animals.