charities & partnerships

beacon's closet is an advocate for progressive change and humanitarian causes.

as of march of 2025, we have donated $302,787.00 to charitable organizations through both our clothing drop off program and our promotional sales events.

beneficiaries (includes past and present)

abortion access funds
aclu (opens new window)
alliance for positive change (opens new window)
american indian college fund (opens new window)
american society for suicide prevention (opens new window)
australia wildfire fund (opens new window)
brooklyn community bail fund (opens new window)
build a boma (opens new window)
camp stomping ground (opens new window)
centre hospitalier de fontaine (Haitian aid) (opens new window)
center for popular democracy (opens new window)
center for racial justice in education (opens new window)
city meals (opens new window)
coalition for the homeless (opens new window)
conservation international (opens new window)
cooke institute (opens new window)
doctors without borders (opens new window)

dress for success (opens new window)
emerge new york (opens new window)
equal justice initiative (opens new window)
emerge new york (opens new window)
everytown for gun safety (opens new window)
every last vote (opens new window)
every mother counts (opens new window)
fuel for the people (opens new window)
FIERCE (opens new window)
equal justice initiative (opens new window)
garage sales against violence (opens new window)
greenmore rescue (opens new window)
greenpeace (opens new window)
GLAAD (opens new window)
G.L.I.T.S (opens new window)
Hillcrest Aids Centre Trust (opens new window)
impact Lebanon (opens new window)
international rescue committee (opens new window)

innocence project (opens new window)
loveland foundation (opens new window)
la mutual aid
missing and murdered indigenous women us (opens new window)
malala fund (opens new window)
national audubon society (opens new window)
national bail out (opens new window)
national fragile x foundation (opens new window)
new alternatives (opens new window)
okra project (opens new window)
palestine children's relief fund (opens new window)
red canary song (opens new window)
stop aapi hate (opens new window)
Trans Lifeline
true colors united (opens new window)
ukraine crisis fund (opens new window)
when we all vote (opens new window)

read more about our fundraising efforts below

clothing drop off program

unwanted clothing that customers drop off at beacon's closet provides cash for non-profits. here's how: beacon's closet sells these items to helpsy (opens in new window) a certified B corporation that recycles, resells and reuses textiles. we then donate 30%-50% of this money to one or more of the above charities. our greenpoint, manhattan and bushwick locations also donate a portion of unpurchased clothing directly to non-profit organizations listed below, which will sell the clothes to raise money for their missions.

garage sales against violence (opens in new window) assists larger non-profits such as horizons, and women with cause, in bringing goods and much needed counseling services to their clients who have been displaced due to abuse. because of displacement, clients are in need of clothing and assistance. gsav maintains a storage closet that provides the ability to dress distressed people of all shapes and sizes on short notice. 501(c)(3) verified.
feed the streets a community-based mutual aid organization that collects donated food, hygiene products, clothing, and educational items for hand to hand distribution.

our partnerships

cooke center academy (opens in new window) : internship program (opens in new window)

a non-profit learning and development provider for special education services in new york city offering a school for students ages 5 through 21, and consulting and training services. the academy's mission is to educate people with special needs so that they can lead independent, purposeful lives. to that end, beacon's closet hosts cooke center interns, providing students with the opportunity to gain confidence and practical skills that they can apply within the broader workforce when they graduate.