At St. Vinny’s, we’ll gladly accept your gently-used clothing, furniture, household items and more! All of your donations stay in Dane County. High-quality donations ensure our thrift stores are well stocked and provide a consistent, reliable shopping experience for all.
The St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry feeds about 3,000 households each month. If you have excess food and would like to help our neighbors in need, then donate to our pantry! We accept both food and personal-care items.
If you would like to support our Dane County neighbors who use the pantry each month, consider shopping our Amazon Wish List to ship items right to the pantry each month.
Food
Personal-Care Items:
Per federal regulations, we CANNOT accept medicine without proper authorization. You MUST complete the form below to donate medicine to our pharmacy. We accept medicines that are unexpired, properly labeled and stored, and untampered with. We do not accept medical supplies.
Yes
✅ Unopened personal care products, such as shampoo and lotion.
✅ Unexpired, unopened (must be sealed with foil or in blister packs), prescription medicines.
✅ Unopened, unexpired over-the-counter medicines, including vitamins and supplements, that have unbroken safety seals.
✅ Sealed bandages and wound care products.
✅ Clean and functioning nebulizers, unopened tubing and masks.
No
❌ Opened personal care products.
❌ Opened, unexpired prescription medications.
❌ Expired (outdated) medications. These are waste and should be disposed of according to these rules. In Dane County, visit a MedDrop site.
❌ Controlled substances (opioids, narcotics, pain killers). Federal Drug Enforcement Administration rules only allow certain people to possess prescribed controlled substance medications, and do not allow donation. Our pharmacy does not carry these medications at all. In Dane County, visit a MedDrop site.
❌ Medical supplies. Many places in Dane County will gladly take durable medical equipment, such as crutches, commodes, wheelchairs, walkers and other goods. Click here for donation options.
If your car, truck, van or SUV is nearing its last lap, consider donating it to help serve local people in need. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul has a national program to accept donated vehicles. It’s easy and convenient, and the program includes towing service. Non-working vehicles are accepted. Proceeds from local donations are used to support the charitable work of St. Vincent de Paul here in Dane County. Your vehicle donation may be tax-deductible!