Reuse

L.A. SHARES is a non-profit program that takes tax-deductible donations of reusable goods and materials (both new and used) from the local business community. L.A. SHARES redistributes these items FREE OF CHARGE to non-profit agencies and schools throughout Los Angeles.

Created in 1991, L.A. SHARES was formerly a pilot program for the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department known as Materials For the Arts. In 1994, in an effort to expand beyond the Los Angeles city limits and service even more non-profit groups and schools, L.A. SHARES became an independent, non-profit organization.

Through their interactive website, interested schools and non-profits create an online profile of their organization, including a "Wish List" and "Top 20 List" of needed items. Through the website they seek to match the organization’s need with the existing donations.

Items You Can Donate to L.A. SHARES
Items Not Accepted by L.A. SHARES

For more information about L.A. SHARES, please visit their website at:
http://www.lashares.org/

L.A. SHARES Fiscal Year 2009-10 Operations report (160 pages)

  List of Nonprofit Organizations Accepting Donations
A directory of donation opportunities for Los Angeles Businesses and
  Residents.

If you have an unneeded, useable item to donate, this directory provides a contact list for organizations that will accept donations within the City of Los Angeles. Under each organization, the guide lists their address, contact information, and the types of materials they accept.

  Let's Reuse LA!
A Reuse guide for businesses.

This brochure is a reuse program guide for local businesses in Los Angeles. It encourages businesses to donate unneeded office equipment to local non-profit agencies.

 Please select an item of interest from the column at left.