Stories & Connections
See the Cycle in Action.
Welcome to the heart of the Cycle of Good.
Read the stories of our neighbors, visit our social media connection hub, and discover exactly how your generosity stays local to make our neighborhoods stronger.
Watch the Cycle in Action
Stories You Can See and Hear.
Watch participant stories, program updates, community features, and behind-the-scenes videos from Evansville Goodwill.
Donation Impact Calculator
Add Your Items. Watch the Impact Grow.
Select the items you plan to donate to estimate their fair-market value, potential tax effect, mission support, and the pounds of goods you may help keep in use.
Choose a category, then enter the quantity of each item you plan to donate.
Estimated Tax Effect
Estimated donation value multiplied by the tax percentage selected above.
Estimated Service Hours
Potential hours of education, training, employment, and community support funded by the donation.
Pounds Kept in Use
Estimated weight of reusable goods potentially diverted from the waste stream.
How the calculator estimates your impact
Each item uses a planning value stored in the JavaScript data table.
The formula applies the Cycle of Good mission share and an editable planning cost per service hour.
Average item weights estimate the pounds of reusable goods entering the donation stream.
*This calculator is for general planning and educational purposes only. Estimates are not appraisals, guarantees of sale, or tax advice. Accepted items must meet Evansville Goodwill’s donation guidelines.
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You Donate.
You clear out clutter, keep items out of landfills, and turn your goods into local opportunity.
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Every treasure you purchase is an investment in our local community.
Find a Store →Opportunities Are Created.
Retail revenue is transformed into free adult education, job training, employment services, and family support.
Explore Opportunities →Communities Thrive.
Families are supported, neighborhoods benefit, and the Cycle of Good continues.
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