We had nothing and would have had nothing to give our children this holiday. We just moved here. Thank you!
— Refugee FamilyDonate Online
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Share-A-Gift
PO Box 17595
Boulder, CO 80308
Attn: Treasurer
Share–A–Gift is a 501(c)3 under IRS regulations and a registered non-profit, charity in good standing with the State of Colorado.
for your monetary donations—for tax-related purposes—are sent in the month of January after the “rush” of our December Toy Distribution. If you need a tax-letter sooner than January for the prior year, please email our Treasurer (above).
Monetary donations collected after the date of the Toy Shop will be applied to the next year’s budget, but Thank-You tax letters will be dated for the calendar tax year in which the monetary donation is received.Donate Online
Donate securely online by logging into your account — or use your (PayPal account not required):
Donate by Check
Checks payable to , are welcome, and may be sent to
Share-A-Gift
PO Box 17595
Boulder, CO 80308
Attn: Treasurer
Share–A–Gift is a 501(c)3 under IRS regulations and a registered non-profit, charity in good standing with the State of Colorado.
for your monetary donations—for tax-related purposes—are sent in the month of January after the “rush” of our December Toy Distribution. If you need a tax-letter sooner than January for the prior year, please email our Treasurer (above).
Monetary donations collected after the date of the Toy Shop will be applied to the next year’s budget, but Thank-You tax letters will be dated for the calendar tax year in which the monetary donation is received.Share–A–Gift collects children’s toys, books, games, puzzles, stuffed animals, and other gifts for boys and girls, age birth to 14, at sites around the City of Boulder and in areas of eastern Boulder County starting Thanksgiving week.
Toys should be new or gently-used:
- in workable condition
- no-missing pieces
- parts contained either in a bag or taped box
- clean – particularly cleaned stuffed animals, etc.
Imagine that it was your child receiving the used gift.
Please do not donate:
- non-working toys or gifts – we do not have facilities for repairs
- gifts that are not appropriate for children – we are not a general-purpose recycler
- wrapped gifts – we must inspect and sort all donated gifts that we receive
- toy guns – it is our tradition to not distribute toy guns
Toy Donations may be dropped off NOW through Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at our PUBLIC Toy Collection Sites.
Share–A–Gift welcomes all age-appropriate toys and gifts for children, birth to age 14. However, if you are at-a-loss for ideas for donations, or you wish to help with our greatest needs, please consider purchasing or donating toys from our wish list below.
New Toys
500 • Dolls / Doll sets
100 • Perfume, Bath or Manicure gift sets
100 • Dump Trucks
100 • Hot Wheel Race Tracks
100 • Electric or Remote Control Cars
~50 • Sleeping Bags for Teens
100 • XL to XXL Team Logo Hoodies for Teen Boys
~50 • Backpacks filled with School Supplies for Teens
~50 • Infant Layette Sets
200 • Toddler Toys 12 months – 24 months
Gently-Used Toys
200 • Kids Bicycles (including road bikes for teens)
800 • Dolls and Barbies
200 • Action Figure Sets
600 • Toy Cars and Trucks
500 • Toddler Toys
New or Gently-Used Toys
1000 • Children’s Books
1000 • Children’s Books in Spanish
~500 • Books for Teens
1000 • Games, Puzzles or Arts and Crafts
Donated bikes, scooters, and tricycles can be new or used, but must be in good condition and working-order. We inspect every bike, tricycle and scooter, but we have only limited resources to fix bikes or tricycles that need minor attention. ONLY minor repairs are possible: fixing flat tires, replacing broken cables, tightening bolts, and other small adjustments.
Please do not donate bikes or tricycles with:
- broken frames
- bent wheels
- missing chains or wheels
- missing seats or handle bars
- missing or broken brakes
We encourage you to donate scrap bicycles to the metal collection at Resource Central or Eco-Cycle CHaRM (co-located at 6400 Arapahoe Road, Boulder).
Share–A–Gift also cannot accept bike tag-alongs (tow-bikes) – most of our client/parents do not own bicycles themselves to tow the tag-alongs. Please consider donating tag-alongs to Community Cycles.
Our Public and School Bicycle Collection Sites are the best locations for donating bicycles and other riding toys. (While we do accept bikes and riding toys at other Toy Collection locations, by accepting bikes off at these locations/dates/times, we can inspect, clean, and do minor repairs more effectively on our Bike Repair Night.)
For questions on donating bikes, please contact our :
Question:
Where and when can I drop off donations?Answer:
Share-A-Gift is unable to store donated toys, so we only collect toys beginning around Thanksgiving week (this year November 18, 2019 to December 10, 2019 ).
During our Collection Dates (only), check the list of PUBLIC Collection Sites that accept children’s toys, books, puzzles, and games, for Share-A-Gift. Many other businesses, schools, churches, and organizations also collect donated gifts in , but the Public Sites particularly welcome your donations.
Bicycles and play-sets or other large toys may be donated at some locations, but check with a donation coordinator at the Collection Site before leaving larger items. If you wish to donate a larger item and don’t find a location, please contact us at Donations@ShareAGift.org.
Q: What kinds of toys are accepted as donations?
A:
Share-A-Gift accepts new and gently-used toys, books, bikes, games, puzzles, and stuffed animals for ages from infants through age 14.
Q: Is there a required minimum or maximum donation value?
A:
No — but toys, games, and puzzles must be clean, usable, and with no missing parts.
Dolls are sometimes cleaned and dressed for distribution the next year.
Q: Do you accept toy guns as donations?
A:
No — it is our tradition to NOT distribute toy guns.
Q: Do you accept computers as donations?
A:
No — unfortunately, we are unable to certify the acceptability of the hardware, software or other components.
Q: Do you accept donated Bicycles that need repair?
A:
Yes — we can only do minor repairs — and only if they are dropped off in time, before our Toy Distribution.
During our Toy Collection season, more information will be available on this page about Bike Donations (above).
Q: Do you pick up donations?
A:
While this is not guaranteed, we can try to pick up donations during our Toy Collection season.
Contact us at Donations@ShareAGift.org. Generally, we do not have storage for toys outside of our Toy Collection Season ( November 18 to December 10, 2019 this year).
Q: Could my business or organization sponsor a Toy Collection drive?
A:
Of course! Please email us at: Donations@ShareAGift.org (preferred), or call at: 720-446-8691
Q: May I donate money?
A:
Yes – donated funds are appreciated and are accepted year-round. Your tax-deductible cash donations are used for operational costs of running the ‘Toy Shop’ and to purchase supplemental new toys for distribution when needed. More information is available on this page above.