How much is a donated bed worth?
Updated , edition 2026.1
A full, queen or king bed frame in good condition is worth about $95 to $140. On this page a bed means the frame, the headboard and the rails that hold them together; the mattress and box spring are separate items, added up in the worked examples below.
- Typical value, good condition
- $115
- Published range, good condition
- $95 to $140
What a donated bed is generally worth
Fair market value is a range, so these are ranges. The suggested figure sits inside the band the source guide published for that condition.
| Item | Like new | Good | Fair | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full, Queen or King Bed | $140 to $175 | $95 to $140 | $50 to $95 | Source 1 for Full, Queen or King BedSource 2 for Full, Queen or King BedSource 3 for Full, Queen or King Bed |
| Twin or Single Bed | $85 to $105 | $60 to $85 | $36 to $60 | Source 1 for Twin or Single BedSource 3 for Twin or Single Bed |
| Hi-Riser or Daybed | $65 to $80 | $50 to $65 | $36 to $50 | Source 1 for Hi-Riser or Daybed |
| Folding Bed | $50 to $60 | $35 to $50 | $21 to $35 | Source 1 for Folding Bed |
| Bunk Bed | No guide prices this one. Enter your own figure and keep the evidence for it. | |||
| Complete bedroom set (bed and matching case pieces) | $805 to $1,035 | $530 to $805 | $260 to $530 | Source 1 for Complete bedroom set (bed and matching case pieces) |
Values are per item, in 2026 dollars, from the DeductiBee valuation dataset, edition 2026.1. A range is what the source guide published; the suggested figure is the point inside it we prefill, not a price. Back to the full chart of donation values by item, or add this to a list. Got a receipt for this? Check it.
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1 piece, suggested total
$115
Supported range $95 to $140
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How this range was derived
The published band is $50 to $175, from The Salvation Army and checked against 2 other published guides. We split that band into three condition tiers: the bottom 35% is Fair, 35% to 70% is Good, and the top 30% is Like new. The suggested figure is the point we prefill inside each tier.
The dataset record
Published: Salvation Army "Bed (full, queen, king)" $52-$176; Habitat ReStore "Bed (queen kit)" $50-$150; Catholic Charities "Beds" $25-$170. L*=$52 H*=$176 by lower median; tiers split at 35%/70% of span per CITATIONS.md 3.4. [singleSource] EDITION 2026-08-05: the CURRENT edition of the Twin Cities Habitat ReStore "Donation Value Guide", revised 2023-09-19, re-prints this row unchanged at "Bed (Queen Kit)" $50-$150, so no shipped figure moved. See CITATIONS.md 7.1.
The same rules apply to every item: how the values are built. Want a different condition? Look up this bed in the value tool.
- Like new
- No scratches, all hardware present, assembled and used for about a year or less.
- Good
- Complete and sturdy, with light wear on the finish; every rail, slat and bolt is there.
- Fair
- Visible scuffs and wear, but it still assembles and holds weight safely.
What drives the value of a donated bed
The tier you pick is the biggest lever on this page. Here is what actually decides it.
Completeness decides almost everything about a donated bed. A headboard, a footboard, two side rails, the slats or support platform, and the bolts that join them are one item. Any of those missing and the rest is a decorative panel: a headboard alone will not stand up as a bed, and a resale floor cannot sell one as a bed either. Bag the hardware and tape it to the headboard before the truck arrives, because a bed frame that arrives without its bolts becomes somebody else's problem to solve with a trip to a hardware store.
Size is the published lever, and the full, queen, and king row sits above the twin row. Speciality frames each have their own line: hi-risers and daybeds, folding beds, and, at the top of the page by a wide margin, a complete bedroom set, which is a bed together with the case pieces that match it and is one of the largest single figures in this dataset.
Bunk beds carry no published range here at all. They are also the frame most likely to have been recalled or modified over the years, and the one charities scrutinise hardest, so the honest treatment is a custom figure supported by comparable sales rather than a borrowed band. On any frame, check the rail hooks or brackets for bent metal and the slats for cracks, since both are load-bearing and both fail quietly.
Will a charity take the bed?
Frames are widely accepted when they are complete with their hardware. Mattresses are refused far more often, over stains, bed bugs and, in several states, rules about reselling used bedding, so call first if one is going too. Bunk beds and cribs get recall scrutiny, and a quick search of CPSC recalls before you book a pickup saves a wasted trip.
A complete bedroom set usually needs a pickup slot. The Salvation Army and Habitat ReStore guides cover what each accepts. A piece the charity turns away is not a contribution and carries no deduction.
What a whole bed adds up to
A queen frame in good condition on its own is about $115, inside the $95 to $140 band. That alone does not reach the Form 8283 line.
A whole queen bed is usually three lines: the frame at about $115, plus the mattress and box spring set at $70 to $115 in good condition (about $90), so roughly $165 to $255 for the bed you slept on. Bedding is its own small line on the blanket page.
A full bedroom clean-out with a complete bedroom set in good condition ($530 to $805, about $665) can push the year's noncash total past $500 on its own, so Form 8283 Section A applies. A bunk bed has no published range: value it from three comparable sold listings and save the screenshots with the item.
A headboard or footboard on its own is not priced by any guide in our source registry, so it takes your own figure, and an honest one is well below the frame row.
What evidence supports the condition you claimed
A number you can trace and defend is worth more in an audit than a generous one you cannot.
Photograph the bed assembled if you can, before it comes apart, because an assembled frame answers the completeness question in one frame. If it is already dismantled, lay the pieces out together, hardware included, and photograph the group. Add a close shot of a rail hook or bracket and one of the headboard face. A collection receipt that names the piece and its size is worth asking for when a charity picks it up.
Items people log as a bed by mistake
Filing an item under the wrong line is the quietest way to end up with a number you cannot support.
The mattress
Mattresses are priced separately from frames, they have their own rows and their own acceptance problems, and a bed given complete with bedding is two or three items rather than one.
A headboard on its own
Without rails and a footboard, a headboard is not the item this row prices. It is generally worth much less, and it is honest to say so in the item note rather than logging it as a bed.
A complete bedroom set
The set row covers a bed donated together with the matching case goods and is far above every other line here. It is also large enough on its own to change what paperwork a return needs.
Up, sideways, and out
Every value on this page comes out of the furniture section of the donation value guide, which shows the rest of the category with the same sourcing.
- ValuesFurniture donation valuesThe whole category, item by item, with the published range and the source behind every line.
- ValuesHow much is a donated mattress worth? 2026 values by sizeA donated twin mattress is worth about $16 to $36, a full $13 to $80, and a queen set $25 to $150 by condition. Cited sources, plus what charities will accept.
- ValuesHow much is a donated dresser worth?A donated dresser is generally worth $34 to $48 in good condition, $50 to $80 with a mirror. Compare Goodwill, Salvation Army and Habitat ranges, log it free.
- ValuesHow much is a donated blanket worth?A donated blanket in good condition is worth about $7 to $11; a comforter $10 to $16; a quilt $10 to $18. Total a whole linen closet and save it for taxes.
- ValuesCrib donation value: what a used crib is worth for taxesA donated crib with mattress is worth about $26 to $105 ($55 to $80 in good condition). How to value one with no mattress, and why drop-side cribs are worth $0.
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Questions about donating a bed
Does the value on this page include the mattress?
Why is there no value for a bunk bed?
What if the bolts are missing?
Can I deduct a bed with a mattress the charity refused?
Is a bed frame worth what I paid for it?
Where these values come from
Every range on this page traces to one of these. Values are derived from the published ranges, never copied from another product’s valuation database, and never invented where no source covers an item.
- Donation Value Guide (The Salvation Army Thrift Stores | Donation Valuation Guide)
The Salvation Army (Thrift Stores / Adult Rehabilitation Centers)
Primary value source. A published range from this guide can set the low or high end of an item's band. Fetched and read .
- Donation Value Guide (2023 edition)
Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity ReStore
Primary value source. A published range from this guide can set the low or high end of an item's band. Fetched and read .
- Thrift Store Valuation Guide
Catholic Charities Maine (Catholic Charities Thrift Store)
Corroborating check. Used to sanity-check a band. Never moves a figure on its own. Fetched and read .
- Publication 561 (12/2025), Determining the Value of Donated Property
Internal Revenue Service (U.S. Department of the Treasury)
Methodology. Sets the standard the values have to meet. Never a source of dollar figures. Fetched and read .
- Publication 526 (2025), Charitable Contributions
Internal Revenue Service (U.S. Department of the Treasury)
Methodology. Sets the standard the values have to meet. Never a source of dollar figures. Fetched and read .
The rules behind the thresholds
- Publication 561, Determining the Value of Donated PropertyIRS, IRS publication
- Publication 526, Charitable ContributionsIRS, IRS publication
- Instructions for Form 8283IRS, IRS form
A value is evidence, not a ruling. Deductibility depends on your own facts, including whether the organization is qualified and what records you kept. This is record-keeping software, not tax advice.
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