Donate | Mothers Helping Mothers

Your Donation Makes a 100% Direct Impact to
Families in Sarasota & Manatee Counties.

All donations are 100% tax-deductible and 100% of your contribution stays here in your local area. Because MHM has zero paid staff and owns the facility outright, every penny goes directly to supporting our mission.

Thanks to The Flanzer Philanthropic Trust, Donations will be matched up to $500 each month!

If you prefer to pay by check, please make payable to:

The Louis and Gloria Flanzer Trust

(Be sure to include MHM in the memo)

Mail To: 1266 First Street, Suite 1, Sarasota, FL 34236

Double your Impact

Oversized Donations
(eg, furniture and appliances)

We have a dedicated, monitored Facebook group called
"MHM Sarasota Helping Hands"
full of local mothers in need.
We encourage you to join and donate your items not listed under our
acceptable donations list.

Join Here

Donation of
Professional Services

Email Here

We are always in need of in-kind services ranging from physical to digital work. Some areas include graphic design, printing, catering, construction, and more. All approved time may be credited towards volunteer hours or written off on your taxes.

Thanks to The Flanzer Philanthropic Trust, Donations will be matched

up to $500 each month!

Donate at www.flanzertrust.org

If you prefer to pay by check

Make Payable To:

The Louis and Gloria Flanzer Trust

(Be sure to include MHM in the memo)

Mail To:

1266 First Street, Suite 1

Sarasota, FL 34236

Donate Here

To Donate Items

MAIN DONATION DROP OFF:

5933 N Washington Blvd

Sarasota, FL 34243
Tues, Wed, Fri or 1st Sat of the month
from 9 am - 11:30 am
(holidays excluded)

SOUTH SRQ DONATION SIGHT:
Donations may also be dropped off

to our partners at

Suncoast Community Church

Mon - Thurs from 8 am - 4 pm or

Sun 8:30 am - 11 am in the Grand Hall
8000 Hawkins Rd

Sarasota, FL 34241

Acceptable Donations

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Donation Guidelines & Best Practices

Before you donate to MHM, please use this guide to determine which items are accepted and the condition we request them to be donated in.
As always, we are eternally grateful for your donations and appreciate your support in ensuring a safe and smooth donation collection and sorting process for our volunteers!

Use smaller bags

White kitchen garbage bags are a great size as large black garbage bags are often too heavy for some volunteers to handle.

Attach a simple label of what is included in each bag along with size, gender & age range

Clothing (i.e., women, men, girls, boys, toddler, infant, etc.), Linens (i.e., queen fitted sheet, twin blanket, etc.), Toys (age range), Shoes, Housewares (i.e., type), etc.

Don't knot the bag, please tie in a loose bow

We often reuse bags for other projects.

You are donating both the item and the bag!

Quality of Donations

We cannot accept any of these items listed below:

Broken or chipped glassware
Broken or malfunctioning items (minor wear is ok)
Broken or stained furniture
Incomplete set of shoes (i.e., missing pair)
Hazardous chemicals or items containing mold
Carseats that were involved in an accident
or are expired
Any products that have been recalled

HOW TO VALUE YOUR DONATION:

IRS GUIDELINES

If you itemize deductions on your federal tax return, you may be entitled to claim a charitable deduction for your

Mothers Helping Mothers donations. According to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), a taxpayer can deduct the fair market value of clothing, household goods, used furniture, shoes, books, and so forth.

Fair market value is the price a willing buyer would pay for them. Value usually depends on the condition of the item. By law, a charity cannot tell you what your donated items are worth. This is something you must do yourself.

To assess “fair market value” for your donations: