What is a donated winter coat worth for taxes in 2026?
Updated , edition 2026.1
A donated winter coat in good condition is generally worth $19 to $30, about $24: women's and men's coats share that band, and like new tops out at $40. Kids' winter coats run $7 to $11 in good condition, and fur is a separate line up to $415. Coats are the highest-value garment most people donate, and the biggest mistake is not the condition tier. It is logging a jacket on the coat line.
- Typical value, good condition
- $24
- Published range, good condition
- $19 to $30
What a donated winter coat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's winter parka | $30 to $40 | $19 to $30 | $7 to $19 | Source 1 for Women's winter parkaSource 2 for Women's winter parka |
| Women's coat | $30 to $40 | $19 to $30 | $7 to $19 | Source 1 for Women's coatSource 2 for Women's coat |
| Women's wool coat | $30 to $40 | $19 to $30 | $7 to $19 | Source 1 for Women's wool coatSource 2 for Women's wool coat |
| Women's down coat | $30 to $40 | $19 to $30 | $7 to $19 | Source 1 for Women's down coatSource 2 for Women's down coat |
| Women's pea coat | $30 to $40 | $19 to $30 | $7 to $19 | Source 1 for Women's pea coatSource 2 for Women's pea coat |
| Men's coat or parkaMen's Clothing | $30 to $40 | $19 to $30 | $7 to $19 | Source 3 for Men's coat or parkaSource 1 for Men's coat or parka |
| Kids' winter coatGirls' Clothing | $11 to $15 | $7 to $11 | $3 to $7 | Source 2 for Kids' winter coatSource 1 for Kids' winter coat |
| Fur coat | $300 to $415 | $160 to $300 | $26 to $160 | Source 2 for Fur coat |
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.
The kids' row covers girls' and boys' winter coats; see kids' coat values for snowsuits and sizes. A brand-name coat is valued from comparable sales; see brand-name coats.
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3 pieces, suggested total
$68
Supported range $56 to $81
- This is fair market value, not tax saved. What it is worth to you
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How this range was derived
Two charity guides publish a women's coat range: the Salvation Army ($10 to $41) and Goodwill Industries International ($7 to $40). We take the lower median, $7 to $40, and split it into three condition bands. Goodwill's men's coat row prints the same $7 to $40. A parka, wool, down or pea coat is a coat, so it shares the band.
The dataset record
Inherited from the published "Coat (Women's)" range: A parka is a coat. No registered guide prices this item separately, and inheriting the broader class range never raises the value. Published: salvation-army-donation-value-guide "Coat" $10-$41; goodwill-gii-donor-valuation-guide "Outerwear: Coat (Women's)" $7-$40. Consolidated by lower median to L*=$7, H*=$40; tiers split at 0/35/70/100% of the span per CITATIONS.md §3.4-3.6.
The same rules apply to every item: how the values are built. Want a different condition? Look up this winter coat in the value tool.
- Like new
- Barely worn or recently cleaned, zipper and buttons perfect, lining intact, no pilling.
- Good
- Worn, zipper closes fully, light pilling at most, lining sound.
- Fair
- Shine or pilling on the shell, a tired lining, still warm and fully closing.
What drives the value of a donated winter coat
The tier you pick is the biggest lever on this page. Here is what actually decides it.
The published sources price outerwear by garment class rather than by fill. A down parka, a wool overcoat, and a pea coat generally share one band in the women's lines, which will surprise anyone who assumed the down would outrank the wool. We publish that as it was published. Where the men's and women's sources disagree, as they do on a parka, the table shows both rows rather than averaging them into a number nobody printed.
Within the class, the shell and the closures decide the tier. Look for pilling and shine on wool, a delaminated or crackling waterproof membrane on a technical shell, down escaping at the seams, and a zipper that separates halfway up. A coat with a dead zipper is a repair job to a resale shop, and a fur or shearling collar that has matted flat pulls the whole garment down even when the body is fine.
Fur is a separate line entirely, priced far above the rest of the coats, and a real fur coat should be logged as one rather than folded into this row. Leather is treated as its own outerwear item in the men's lines and carries no published range at all, so a leather coat asks for your own figure and your own comparable sales.
What each charity guide prints for a coat
Guides print one range per coat across every condition, which is why our Good band is narrower. Why our values can look lower explains the method.
| Guide | Women's coat | Men's coat or overcoat | Kids' coat | Fur |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwill Industries International | $7 to $40 | $7 to $40 | Not split | Not listed |
| Salvation Army | $10 to $41 | Overcoat $16 to $62 | $5 to $21 | $26 to $415 |
| Goodwill Northern New England | Not listed | Overcoat $3 to $9 | Snowsuit $2 to $10 | Not listed |
| DeductiBee 2026.1 | $7 to $40 | $7 to $40 | $3 to $15 | $26 to $415 |
Three coats from one closet
A women's wool coat like new ($35), a men's coat in good condition ($24) and a kids' winter coat in good condition ($9) come to $68, the counter's starting tally. That is well under $500, so no Form 8283 from these alone. In tax, it is $68 times your marginal rate and only if you itemize: about $15 at 22%. Run yours in the tax savings calculator; the Form 8283 checker tracks the year.
Brand-name coats: Canada Goose, Patagonia, The North Face
The guide row prices a generic coat, and a premium label sells far above it on resale. The dataset keeps a designer coat line with no published range, because no charity guide prices labels. Use three comparable sold listings for the same style, size and condition, and save the screenshots with your photos; that is fair market value under Publication 561.
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.
Hang the coat rather than laying it flat and photograph it front and back, then take one frame of the zipper or buttons fully closed and one of the lining at the shoulders and cuffs, which is where wear shows first. A coat that has been dry cleaned in the last season and still carries the tag has an unusually clean argument for the top tier, and the tag is worth photographing.
Coats are also the item where a receipt from the charity is most likely to be itemized rather than generic, since intake staff notice them. Ask for the description to name the garment and keep it with the photograph.
Items people log as a winter coat by mistake
Filing an item under the wrong line is the quietest way to end up with a number you cannot support.
A jacket
Jackets are their own line and sit below coats in the adult sources. Length is the usual test: hip-length and unlined is a jacket, thigh-length and insulated is a coat. Guessing upward here is the fastest way to a number you cannot defend.
A fur coat
Fur is priced on a separate line an order above the wool and down rows, and it is also the outerwear item most likely to push a single garment toward the value where documentation matters. Log it as fur and keep whatever provenance you have.
A snowsuit or ski gear
One-piece snowsuits belong to the children's outerwear lines, and ski and snowboard clothing generally sells through a different channel than a town coat. Neither one borrows this row.
Up, sideways, and out
Every value on this page comes out of the clothing section of the donation value guide, which shows the rest of the category with the same sourcing.
Also in Coats
- Raincoat$24, good
- Trench coat$24, good
Full ranges, all three tiers, and the sources for each are in the clothing valuation guide.
- ValuesClothing donation valuesThe whole category, item by item, with the published range and the source behind every line.
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- ValuesHow much is a donated suit worth for taxes?A donated men's two-piece suit is worth $28 to $46 in good condition, $46 to $60 like new. Tuxedo and blazer values, cited to Goodwill and Salvation Army.
- ValuesHow much are donated jeans worth?A donated pair of jeans in good condition is generally worth $10 to $16, about $13. Like new runs $16 to $21. Value a whole bag pair by pair, with sources.
- CalculatorGot a whole bag of these?Estimate a mixed bag by size and contents when itemizing every piece is not realistic.
- LookupLook up any other itemSearch the whole catalog, pick a condition, and read the range with its citation.
- CalculatorWhat the deduction is worth to youTurn a documented total into a range of tax effect, with the marginal-rate assumption stated on screen.
Questions about donating a winter coat
Is a down coat worth more than a wool coat?
What counts as a coat rather than a jacket?
Can I claim a coat that needs a new zipper?
How many coats can I donate before the paperwork changes?
Can I deduct a donated coat if I don't itemize?
Is a coat dropped at a coat drive deductible?
What is a used North Face jacket worth for taxes?
How much does Goodwill say a winter coat is worth?
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.
- Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors
Goodwill Industries International (compiled list, republished by member affiliates)
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 (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 .
- Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors (single average price variant)
Goodwill Industries International (single-value variant; copy hosted by Goodwill Industries of East Texas)
Corroborating check. Used to sanity-check a band. Never moves a figure on its own. 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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