YOU make our sale successful – through donation of items, volunteering, and buying new treasures during the sale!
In 2026, sale proceeds supported:
Shelter from the Storm, Good Shepherd /Buen Pastor Episcopal Church, Sun Prairie Public Safety Chaplains, Briapatch Youth Services, Just Dane, Inc.- Just Bakery, Open Doors for Refugees, Sun Prairie Wellness Coalition, Porchlight, Inc., Sun Prairie Middle School Jazz Festival, Felicia's Donation Closet, Sun Prairie Area Chorus, Exchange Club of Sun Prairie, City of Sun Prairie Police Department, Sun Prairie Community Schools - 2026 Juneteenth Celebration, Sun Prairie Housing Coalition, Asset Builders, Neighborhood House Community Center, Domestic Abuse Intervention Services, Prairie Music & Arts Inc., NAMI Dane County, Sun Prairie Nursery School, Sunshine Place, Madison Street Medicine, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County, Neighborhood Navigators, Several SPUMC Ministries
I'd Like to Donate
Please donate acceptable items that are clean, odor-free and in good working order.
Please understand that we can NOT take donations before our next designated drop off day, as we have no room to store them. Items need to be clean and in good working order.
Children’s and kids’ clothes welcome, as well as MANY other items. Unfortunately, there are several items that we CANNOT ACCEPT. In some cases, we are bound by state and/or federal safety regulations. We also cannot take items we cannot donate if not sold. Please DO NOT donate things that are broken, missing pieces, or not working.
Unfortunately, we can NOT take the following items:
NO large appliances
BABY ITEMS:
o NO Infant Car Seats, strollers, walkers
o NO Cribs & Mattresses
BOOKS/MAGAZINES:
o NO library books, encyclopedias, large collections of older magazines
ELECTRONICS:
o NO laptops, CPU’s or CRT monitors
o NO Televisions of any kind
NO Fitness Equipment
FURNITURE:
NO Sleeper Sofas, dual recliners or hide-a-beds
NO Beds or bed frames: hospital, trundle, platform, hide-away, hutch-style
NO Box springs or mattresses
NO Entertainment Centers
NO File Cabinets
NO heavy, large furniture
NOTHING flimsy made of particle board
LAWN & GARDEN
NO Gas-powered accessories (string trimmers etc.)
NO Glass-top patio tables larger than 4 seaters
MISCELLANEOUS
NO Mirrors w/o frames
NO pianos, organs
NO Chemicals
NO Fire extinguishers
NO Gas cans, oil tanks
NO Guns
NO Medical supplies
NO Propane tanks
NO Tires or tire rims
NO Paint, light bulbs, batteries
NO Copy or fax Machines
NO Printers or scanners
NO Skis: water or snow, ping pong, foozball
Volunteer to Help
Thank you so much to our 2026 volunteers. Watch for information about how you can help make a garage sale a success in 2027 this spring.
Proceeds
In 2025, sale proceeds supported:
Shelter from the Storm , Just Dane- Just Bakery, Sun Prairie Neighborhood Navigators, Public Safety Chaplains Harbor House Crisis Shelters, SP Jazz, Boys and Girls Club of Dane County, DAIS, Felicia's Closet, Assets Builders, SP Wellness Coalition, SP Education Foundation, Blessings in a Backpack, Society of St. Vincent DePaul
Sun Prairie Nursery School, Briarpatch Youth Services
SP Community Schools Juneteenth Celebration, SP Media Center, Sunshine Place, SPARC, Several SPUMC Ministries
If you are a community organization supporting Dane County Residents that would like to apply for a grant, please use our external grant application.
If you are a group within our church, please apply for a grant using our internal application.
Grants will be awarded up to $1500.
Applications are due by May 1, 2026.
