Apparel Donations

Donation Pause: Monday February 10 – Friday, February 21, 2025

We are so grateful for your generosity! Since the start of 2025, we have been overwhelmed by an outpouring of donations from our community. To ensure our inventory team has the time needed to carefully sort and organize this abundance of donations and make room for more, we will be pausing donation acceptance starting Monday, February 10 through Friday, February 21, 2025. We will begin accepting donations again on Monday, February 24th, 2025.

We truly appreciate your patience and understanding as we take this brief pause. If you’d like to donate during this time, we encourage you to visit one of our alternative donation locations during their business hours:

Community Donation Partners:

As a reminder, a brief donor intake form must be completed before we can accept your donation.

Thank you for your unwavering support—it is because of you that we continue to empower women and transform lives. We look forward to welcoming donations again on Monday, February 24th, 2025!


Donations are accepted at our warehouse in the Short North neighborhood of Columbus. Our address for your GPS is:

1204 North High Street, Columbus, OH 43201

Upon arrival, please pull into the parking lot at the rear of the agency, accessible off of 5th Avenue. You will see 3 parking spots labeled “Dress for Success Columbus”. Please remain in your car and call the phone number listed on the sign. A volunteer will assist by directing you to our warehouse to unload your donations. We are required to track all donations and will ask donors to enter their name, email address, and mailing address into a form. Donor tax receipts are sent via email at the time of contribution


Donations are also accepted at these community partners during their business hours:


We request that donations are new or gently worn, clean and free from odors, stains and defects, and in all women’s sizes. We ask that ALL apparel is in-season and no more than five years old. Undergarments must be new in package and/or with tags. Personal care items, makeup, and beauty products must be unopened and not expired. Please bring donations on hangers or fragrance-free boxes, bags, bins or totes.

Donation requests of items that are required to be new or more specialized items for specific client needs can be found on our Amazon wish list. These items are in demand and mailed directly to us! Click here for the full list!

Please visit the IRS website for guidelines on valuing your contribution. Dress for Success Columbus does not provide a value of donated goods to donors and recommends donors use the IRS guidelines to determine donation value.