Savers may be for profit but they support the Epilepsy Foundation.

Epilepsy is a disease that does not have a much philanthropic support as other diseases, such as breast cancer. People can die from seizures. 

Also, I have friends in Framingham who go to Savers all the time. It allows them to dress well and find useful household goods at reasonable prices. Even if it is for profit, it provides a “useful product” to a lot of people, some of whom cannot afford full retail prices. I have both donated there and shopped there, particularly for items that one needs only briefly, like snow boots for kids that will be outgrown in one season. Savers does a great job at handling and merchandising their inventory. It also employs people. Not all operations that handle donations are as well run. 

Nonprofit we support 

TVI, Inc. dba Savers is a for profit paid fundraiser accepting donations of secondhand clothing and household goods on behalf of Epilepsy Foundation New England, Address: 335 Main Street, Unit 8, Wilmington, MA 01887, Phone: (617) 506-6041, whose mission is to stop seizures and Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP), find a cure and overcome the challenges created by epilepsy through efforts including education, advocacy, and research to accelerate ideas into therapies.


On Aug 11, 2025, at 12:58 PM, Debra Daugherty <[email protected]> wrote:

Hi all,

I have some fancy clothes from previous decades to donate. I don't like the idea of just giving the clothes to Savers because they are for profit. Any recommendations for better ways to give clothes away that will benefit lower income people only?

Thanks,
Debra
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