Do Some Good With Your Unwanted Items
Schedule a Furniture Donation Pickup Today

The Chicago Furniture Bank is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that serves as an intermediary between Chicagoans who have extra furniture and those who need it. In coordination with our sister nonprofit Honest Junk Company, we work to ensure your donations end up in the hands of our clients for free, all with the help of our 400+ nonprofit partners.

Schedule a pickup with us for your furniture donation and know that you’re helping break the cycle of furniture poverty by transforming an empty house into a home. Please see the donation criteria below to determine if your items would be better suited for CFB or Honest Junk Company.

We also take drop offs!

Two FUrniture Pickup Services:

Chicago Furniture Bank and Honest Junk Company

Chicago Furniture Bank will pick up high quality and essential furniture pieces to turn an empty house into a home. Scroll down to see what furniture we accept.

Pickups require at least a week to schedule and flexible timing based on our trucks availability.

Pricing is determined by a "suggested donation" between $100-$600 based on the size of the pickup. Your donations allow the Chicago Furniture Bank to give furniture away for free.

Charitable contribution tax receipts for all furniture picked up and your suggested donation are provided.

 

Honest Junk will pick up everything and anything from both residential and corporate projects and distribute all usable items to various charity partners.

Items can be picked up within 48 hours of scheduling an appointment.

Pricing is set based on the amount of space the items take up on the truck. All revenue generated by Honest Junk goes to funding the Chicago Furniture Bank’s mission!

Charitable contribution receipts are given for all items picked up as well as 80% of the removal fee.

Our Movers are Bonded & Insured!

Please continue scrolling to read how to schedule a Chicago furniture bank pickup!

 

CFB furniture Donation Criteria:

  • Upholstered items should not be broken, and lack excessive rips, stains, pet hair, or fading.

  • Wood items should not have excessive watermarks or discoloration, chipped edges, missing hardware or parts, etc.

  • Items should be clean and free of odor.

  • Items MUST be pest free (i.e. no bed bugs).

  • Small appliances should be clean and in working condition.

  • Items to be picked up cannot be located on the third floor or higher without an elevator.

  • Movers have the discretion to decide if your items are useable for our clients.

 
an image of a Chicago Furniture Bank employee holding a white table upside down.

Reminder: Honest Junk will take anything regardless of its condition!

 

ITEMS CFB CAN ACCEPT

  • Mattresses and box springs (twin, full, queen, king)

  • Bed frames (metal, quick and easy to disassemble with no hardware)

  • Assembled Cribs

  • Sofas / couches / loveseats / futons

  • Armchairs and other seating

  • Dining / kitchen chairs

  • Dressers

  • Tables: kitchen tables, end tables, bedside tables, etc.

  • Mirrors, artwork, rugs

  • Household items: small appliances, dishes, utensils, glassware, pots & pans

  • Small desks

What CFB Does Not Accept

  • Large sectional couches

  • Wooden bed frames

  • Headboards

  • Trundle / bunkbeds

  • Sleeper sofas

  • Large bookshelves

  • China cabinets / buffets / armoires

  • Entertainment centers / large TV stands

  • Outdoor furniture

  • Pianos

  • Electronics

  • Large appliances

  • Linens / "soft goods”

  • Clothes

  • Exercise / sports equipment

  • Large office furniture

 
an image of the outside of the Chicago Furniture Bank warehouse, including a filled parking lot, the Chicago Furniture Bank sign, and the bright and color mural on the front façade of the building.

We Take Drop Offs!

We love when furniture donations are dropped off at our warehouse at 4801 S Whipple St, Chicago, IL, 60632. We’ll have someone at our warehouse to unload your items Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm.
Please call ahead (312-752-0211) to let us know you are on the way so we can get you unloaded fast.

NOTE: All drop off donations still must meet the criteria specified above.

 

How to Request a Pickup:

  1. Request a pickup by filling out the "Furniture Pickup Request Form" below.

  2. Once completed, please send photos of the items directly to donate@chicagofurniturebank.org and reference which pickup request they are attached to.

  3. We will contact you back once we receive your form and try to schedule an appointment within 1-2 business days.

 
an image of two Chicago Furniture Bank employees carrying a brown shelf in an apartment

Suggested donation

To help cover the cost of the truck and labor, we ask for a suggested donation.
All furniture and financial donations are tax deductible.

The donation amount is scaled by the following criteria

  • Easy ($100-$150): 1 large item + a few small items

  • Medium ($150-$200): 2-3 large items

  • Hard ($200-$250): 4-5 large items

  • Extra Hard ($250-$350): 6-7 larger items

  • Full Estate/Multi-Room ($400-$600): 8 or more large items

    ***significant amount of small items or high level of difficulty subject to increased suggested donation***

Furniture Pickup Request Form

Pickups are available Monday-Friday, 9am - 3:30pm. No weekends.