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Free donation and tax tools
Free donation and tax tools that run entirely in your browser: item values with published sources, what a deduction is actually worth, and which form a donation triggers.
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.
What you gave
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 yearDonation value 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.Written for “donation value calculator”Open 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.Written for “how much is a donated couch worth”Open 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.Written for “how much is a bag of clothes worth for taxes”Open it
On your return
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 AprilTax savings 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.Written for “how much do donations save on taxes”Open it
- CalculatorFiling season, January to AprilShould I itemize?Standard 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.Written for “should i itemize or take the standard deduction”Open 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.Written for “charitable mileage rate”Open it
Records and forms
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.Written for “do i need form 8283”Open 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.Written for “donation receipt requirements”Open it
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The reading behind them
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.
FAQ
Questions about these tools
Are these tools really free?
Yes. Every tool here is free to use, works without an account, and never asks for an email address to show you your own result. There is no paid tier of the website. The paid product is the iPhone app, and it is a separate decision you can make after you already have your answer.
Does anything I type get uploaded?
No. Each tool computes in your browser, and there is no endpoint to send an entry to, no saved list, and no analytics on what you type. A tool that posted an inventory of your possessions to a server would contradict the product it advertises. The practical cost is that nothing survives closing the tab, so download the file a tool offers if you need to keep the result.
Where do the values come from?
Ranges published by organizations that resell donated goods, consolidated conservatively and cited on every line, covering 1,172 donatable goods in edition 2026.1 of the dataset. The donation value guide shows the whole method, the source list, and the reason roughly a third of the catalog ships with guidance instead of a number.
Do these tools file anything for me?
No. They produce a documented figure and, where it helps, a file you can download or print. Deductions above $500 of noncash gifts for the year generally require Form 8283 with your return, which our guide walks through, and the charity has to give you the right receipt on its own deadline. Neither the site nor the app produces the fileable federal form.
Why does a tool sometimes tell me the answer is nothing?
Because that is often the correct answer. A filer who takes the standard deduction generally gets no federal deduction for donated goods, and the deduction added for people who do not itemize is generally limited to cash contributions. The guide to that rule sets out what it covers. Keeping the records is still worth doing: the line between itemizing and not is often a few thousand dollars away, and you only find out which side you landed on by having kept the total.
Which tool should I start with?
Start from what you are trying to find out. To learn what an item or a carload is worth, use the valuation tools above. To learn what that does to a tax bill, use the ones on your return. To learn what to keep and what to file, use the records and forms tools. If you already dropped off a load and want one documented total, the donation value calculator is the one.
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
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.
The tools forget, the app does not
Keep the total instead of rebuilding it.
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.