If you have a McDonald House in your area, they are always glad to get quilts. Someone mentioned Police and Fire Dept's. Our guild gives to them also.

I didn't know for a long time after joining Guild that there are children in our midst who ended up at the Police Dept.,because their parents can't care for them any longer, or don't want to. It is very sad to me.

Abused Women shelters are also glad to get quilts. I learned all of this after joining Guild.
Maria

Check first if you are donating to Ronald MacDonald House. I've heard that they are very picky about the size and style that they will accept.

we donate a lot of the smaller items to our local battered woman's shelter, especially kids quilts for the children. Give them to your police dept and they will deliver them. Often the address is private for obvious reasons. My mother is now in a nursing home and at Christmas many of the residents were given beautiful afghans. A local woman teaches knitting and crocheting to younger people and they donate their works to this nursing home. They were beautiful and it was so nice to see the smiles on their faces. Many of these residents have no one. They only thing is make sure they have no special washing requirements and it is best to be smaller size - lap or twin. Also, have a blank tag on I so they can put their room number on it and get it back after being laundered.

I disagree. I make charity quilts all year long. Last November I donated 20 quilts to Ronald McDonald House along with 22 pillowcases in New Orleans. I buy all of my material on sale but It still costs money. I figure it takes 5 yards to make a children's quilt, including the back and binding, and the batting, and thread. I figure it costs me at least $3.00 a yard to make a quilt not counting my time. I value my quilts at $15.00 each. I do not use old fabric and I make sure it will hold up in commercial washing. Last month I gave 10 quilts to the same group. I don't see anyone else spending as much time or money or effort. I was told by Children's Hospital in New Orleans that they didn't want any home made quilts. I guess they have more money than anyone else. Ronald McDonald's house wrote me the nicest thank you. So I will continue to provide my work to them.

Consider donating to homeless shelters, or a thrift store that contributes their profits to certain charities. I haven't donated quilts but I do make pet beds for the local animal shelter. And they seem appreciative of anything I have given, from towels to pet beds to cleaning supplies.

Serita

I think most Project Linus quilts can go to Joann's. Since they give to infants through teenagers, most any quilts will work. I give many quilts and quilt tops to Project Linus. Never have used them as a tax donation even though the fabric sure costs plenty.

Some social service offices that deal with children take them for kids coming into foster care....

One of my guilds donate "fire" quilts to all that have fires or other natural disasters (flood, tornado...) and also the local Cancer foundation for "treatment quilts". I'm hoping after we wrap up another huge community service we gather quilts for those kids "aging out"of foster care

You must keep accurate receipts of what you used for charity and where that quilt went. Not worth the effort for me personally especially since I always take the standard deductions on my taxes.

I make quilts for Quilts Beyond Borders. They have website.