Free charitable donation calculators and tax tools
Nine free tools that run in your browser: value what you gave, see whether it changes your tax bill, and check which records and forms apply for 2025 and 2026.
Free, all of them
No trial, no paywalled result, no email address at the end to see your own number.
No account
Nothing to sign up for. Open a tool, use it, close the tab.
Nothing is uploaded
Every figure is computed in your browser. There is no server to send it to and no analytics on what you type.
Every figure is sourced
Values cite the published guide behind them, and tax rules cite the IRS publication that states them.
Four questions, in the order they depend on each other
Each step only matters if the one before it came out the right way, so a no at step two usually ends the federal question for donated goods.
Step 1
What it's worth
Fair market value for each item, from published resale ranges.
The line that matters: Ranges, never a single invented number
Open the toolStep 2
Do you itemize?
Goods only count federally if your itemized total beats the standard deduction.
The line that matters: Standard deduction for your filing status
Open the toolStep 3
What it saves
The deduction times your marginal rate, shown as a range.
The line that matters: Your marginal rate, stated next to the result
Open the toolStep 4
What to file
Which receipts, forms and appraisals your amounts trigger.
The line that matters: $250, $500 and $5,000 lines
Open the tool
Your 2026 donation checklist
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This checklist lives in this browser tab. DeductiBee keeps the same four steps all year on your iPhone: log a drop-off in seconds, attach photos and the charity’s receipt, and export a Form 8283 worksheet in April.
What the things are worth
Fair market value, from ranges published by organizations that resell donated goods. These answer what an item would sell for, which is a different question from what it does to your return.
- CalculatorAll yearItemized donation calculatorAdd up a whole carload, item by item, with the published source behind every line.The multi-item list builder for someone who already dropped off a load and needs one documented total. Search 1,172 donatable goods, pick a condition, set a quantity, and download the result as a CSV. It shows a range with a suggested figure inside it, never a bare number, because fair market value is a range.“I dropped off a whole load. What is it all worth?”Gives you: a documented total with a source on every line, as a CSVOpen it
- LookupGiving season, November to DecemberDonation value lookupOne item, one condition, one answer: what a donated thing is generally worth.For the reader who typed "how much is a donated couch worth" and wants an answer in three seconds. Pick the item and the condition, and you get the suggested fair market value, the supported range behind it, the tier definition, and the published guide it came from. It answers what the item is worth, not what it saves you, which is a different tool.“What is this one thing I gave away worth?”Gives you: a suggested value and the range behind itOpen it
- CalculatorSpring cleaningBag of clothes calculatorA defensible estimate for bags and boxes, with the per-item assumption on screen and editable.There is no published per-bag figure, so this builds one the only honest way: a stated number of items per bag times a representative per-item value drawn from the dataset, both shown and both adjustable. It is an estimate that a real itemized list should replace, and it says so before it says the number.“How much is a bag of clothes worth for taxes?”Gives you: a per-bag estimate with the assumption on screenOpen it
Using the Goodwill or Salvation Army guide? Those guides publish ranges but don’t add anything up. The itemized donation calculator totals a load with the source on every line, the donation value guide shows every range by category, and the item index answers common single items.
What it is worth to you
Fair market value is not the deduction, and the deduction is not the tax saved. These walk that chain, and they will tell you when the honest answer at the end of it is nothing.
- CalculatorFiling season, January to AprilCharitable tax deduction calculatorWhat a donation actually does to a federal tax bill, shown as a chain rather than a verdict.Fair market value is not the deduction, and the deduction is not the tax saved. This walks the chain: donation total, then deductible amount, then an estimated federal effect as a range with the marginal-rate assumption stated next to it. It will tell a standard-deduction filer who donated a couch that the federal benefit is generally nothing, because that is the correct answer.“Did my donations actually lower my tax bill?”Gives you: an estimated federal effect, with the rate assumption statedOpen it
- CalculatorFiling season, January to AprilItemize or standard deduction calculatorStandard deduction against an itemized total, for the tax year and filing status you pick.The question one step before the donation question, and the one that decides whether a noncash deduction does anything at all. Enter the deductions you expect to claim and see which side of the line you land on for the selected year. Federal only, and every figure carries the IRS source it came from.“Should I itemize or take the standard deduction?”Gives you: a standard vs itemized verdict for your filing statusOpen it
- CalculatorFiling season, January to AprilDeduction strategy calculatorStandard, itemized, or bunched: 2026 SALT cap and charitable floor applied, with a two-year bunching comparison.The 2025 law moved the SALT cap from $10,000 to $40,000 and up, which is quietly pulling lapsed itemizers back over the line. Enter what you actually paid and gave; this applies the statute's cap and phase-down and the 2026 charitable floor, shows which path wins, and shows how much of the answer exists only because the cap moved. It will not convert the result into dollars saved, because that needs the marginal-rate conversation the tax savings calculator holds properly.“Would bunching two years of giving into one help?”Gives you: standard, itemized and bunched paths side by sideOpen it
- CalculatorAll yearCharitable mileage calculatorMiles driven for volunteer work at the statutory rate, plus parking and tolls.The deduction most volunteers never claim. Enter the miles you drove in service of a qualified organization and it applies the statutory charitable rate for the tax year you pick, with the citation next to the rate. Parking and tolls are separately deductible and get their own line.“Can I deduct the miles I drove volunteering?”Gives you: a mileage deduction at the statutory rateOpen it
What paperwork you need
The thresholds decide the paperwork, and you cross them without noticing. These check an amount against the lines that generally trigger a form, an appraisal, or a signature from the charity.
- CheckerFiling season, January to AprilForm 8283 checkerDo you need Form 8283 this year, and does it land in Section A or Section B?Enter your noncash total for the year and your largest single item or group of similar items, and it tells you which thresholds you crossed: the $500 line that generally requires the form, and the $5,000 line that generally requires a qualified appraisal and a donee signature. It decides, the guide explains, and each links the other.“Do I need Form 8283, and which section?”Gives you: a Section A, Section B or no-form answerOpen it
- ChecklistFiling season, January to AprilReceipt checklistThe records the IRS generally expects at your donation amount, as a printable list.Enter an amount and get the substantiation tier it lands in: under $250, $250 and up with a contemporaneous written acknowledgment, over $500 with Form 8283 Section A, over $5,000 with an appraisal and Section B. Printable, because the point is to have it at the counter rather than in April.“Which receipts do I need for this amount?”Gives you: a printable records checklistOpen it
Donation tax numbers for 2025 and 2026
The thresholds every tool here applies, read from the IRS documents cited at the foot of this page. Each row links to the tool that uses it.
| Rule | 2025 | 2026 | Applied by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard deduction, single | $15,750 | $16,100 | Should I itemize? |
| Standard deduction, married filing jointly | $31,500 | $32,200 | Should I itemize? |
| Standard deduction, married filing separately | $15,750 | $16,100 | Should I itemize? |
| Standard deduction, head of household | $23,625 | $24,150 | Should I itemize? |
| Charitable mileage rate | 14 cents a mile | 14 cents a mile | Mileage calculator |
| Deduction for people who do not itemize (cash gifts only) | None | Up to $1,000, $2,000 joint | Non-itemizer guide |
| Floor on itemizers' charitable deduction | None | 0.5% of AGI | Deduction strategy |
| SALT deduction cap (single or joint) | $40,000 | $40,400 | Deduction strategy |
| Written acknowledgment from the charity | $250 or more | $250 or more | Receipt checklist |
| Form 8283 Section A (noncash total) | Over $500 | Over $500 | Form 8283 checker |
| Section B and a qualified appraisal (item or group) | Over $5,000 | Over $5,000 | Form 8283 checker |
The 2026 charitable changes are stated in IRS guidance (Publication 505 and Topic 506) ahead of an updated Publication 526, so treat them as the IRS’s current statement of the rule.
Used ItsDeductible? Here's what replaced each part
Intuit retired its donation tracker in October 2025. DeductiBee is not affiliated with Intuit; this is what covers each job it did.
Item values
Look up one item or total a whole load, with a published source on every line.
Year total and tax savings
See whether the year's giving changes your federal tax, and by roughly how much.
Records and export
Keep items, photos and receipts all year, then export a Form 8283 worksheet. That part is the app.
A tool decides, a guide explains
Every figure a tool prints comes from one of these, and each of them says where it got its own numbers. If a result surprises you, the explanation is here rather than in a tooltip.
- ValuesDonation value guide, edition 2026.1Every value the tools use, across 1,172 donatable goods, with the derivation and the published source behind each range.
- GuideForm 8283: the complete guideThe $500 filing line, the $5,000 appraisal line, Section A versus Section B, and the paperwork the charity has to sign.
- GuideDonation receipts and substantiationEvery record the IRS expects, tier by tier, and the deadline that quietly makes a late receipt worthless.
- GuideThe 2026 charitable deduction for non-itemizersWhat the IRS has actually published about the 2026 non-itemizer deduction, including the word that excludes most donated goods.
- GuideDoes this organization qualify?The first test any donation has to pass, how to run it against the IRS database, and why churches and thrift-store affiliates come back blank.
- ReferenceGlossaryFair market value, good used condition, qualified appraisal, group of similar items: the vocabulary the tools and the guides both use.
Questions about these tools
Are these tools really free?
Does anything I type get uploaded?
Where do the values come from?
Do these tools file anything for me?
Why does a tool sometimes tell me the answer is nothing?
Which tool should I start with?
Is there a free replacement for ItsDeductible?
What changed for donation deductions in 2026?
Can I use the Goodwill or Salvation Army values with these tools?
The rules these tools apply
- Publication 526, Charitable ContributionsIRS, IRS publication
- Publication 561, Determining the Value of Donated PropertyIRS, IRS publication
- Instructions for Form 8283IRS, IRS form
- Revenue Procedure 2025-32, inflation adjustments for tax year 2026 and the 2025 amounts as amended by Public Law 119-21IRS, IRS guidance
- Notice 2026-10, 2026 standard mileage ratesIRS, IRS guidance
- Publication 505 (2026), Tax Withholding and Estimated Tax, What's New, full textIRS, IRS publication
A result from any tool here 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.
Keep the year's total instead of rebuilding it in April
DeductiBee carries the same valuation dataset on your iPhone, logs a drop-off in seconds, keeps photo evidence with each item, and exports a Form 8283 worksheet at filing time.
Same numbers, offline
The dataset ships inside the app, so it works with no connection and no account.
Records that survive the tab
Donations stay on your device with the photos and receipts attached to the item they belong to.
Free to start, with 20 new item entries a year. Pro is $19.99 a year.