How to Donate

DVIP believes that everyone has the right to live free from fear and harm. Thank you for showing victim-survivors that you believe and support them! DVIP is a 501©3 Tax Exempt Organization and our Tax ID Number is 42-1124902. DVIP serves Johnson, Iowa, Cedar, Washington, Henry, Van Buren, Lee, and Des Moines Counties. When you give, you have the satisfaction of knowing that you are helping those most vulnerable and saving lives! Call 319-359-9353 to set up an in-kind donation appointment.

Did you know you can make a recurring automatic donation to sustain DVIP services?

You can make a weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, bi-monthly, quarterly, or annual donation. Pick the amount and how often you would like to donate and provide a credit/debit card number for automatic withdrawals.

You can designate your donation for our general fund or in a specific way:

• “Highest Priority Needs”- goes toward our general fund
• “New Shelter Capital Campaign-” goes toward are new emergency shelter project
• “Cooper’s House”- goes toward our in-shelter dog kennels and “Cat Haven” (we are the only domestic violence shelter in Iowa that provides shelter for pets within our facility)
• You can make a donation “In Memory or Honor” of someone.
• Or you can choose “Other” and state a specific use for your funds (youth programming, a specific county, housing, etc)

If you have any questions about monetary donations please call 319-333-4099

To make a one-time or recurring credit/debit card donation click DONATE NOW.

Check Donations should be sent to:

Domestic Violence Intervention Program
1105 S. Gilbert Court, Suite 300
Iowa City, IA 52240

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Goods Donations:

To make an appointment for In-kind/Goods donations please call 319-359-9353.

Domestic Violence Intervention Program
1105 S. Gilbert Court, Suite 300
Iowa City, IA 52240

Click here to view our Amazon Wishlist

Consignment for DVIP:

You may drop off items for consignment and DVIP will receive a percentage of the sales for your consigned items. We have consignment accounts throughout our service region.

Artifacts in Iowa City. Just let staff know its for the DVIP account. Consignments are accepted Monday-Friday from 10-6pm. No appointment is necessary unless bringing high volume or large furniture/objects.
Artifacts is always looking for VINTAGE or ANTIQUE items.

Houseworks in Iowa City- Please use consignor number 4024 and make an appointment to drop off by calling 319-338-4357, https://www.houseworksic.com/contact.

Stuff Etc. in Iowa City and Coralville. Please be prepared to give our consignor number when you drop off. The Iowa City consignor number is 22214 and the Coralville consignor number is 13287. Check the Stuff Etc. website for current consignment drop off times and accepted items: https://www.shopstuffetc.com/

Stage 2 in Ft. Madison- drop off anytime during business hours Monday through Saturday. Stage 2 has very specific requirements for donation consignments please be sure to visit Rules and Guidelines HERE. Please use consignor number D677.

Valuing items:

We receive lots of questions about how to value donated gifts like clothing and household supplies. DVIP, as a non-profit, we cannot give you a value for items donated, but we’ve attached some general guidelines and suggestions we have gathered from the Internal Revenue Service and other non-profit organizations.

Here is additional information available from the Internal Revenue Service:

• Charitable Contributions – IRS publication 526
• Valuing Donations – IRS publication 561

Donate to Our Holiday Barrels

Help a family have a brighter holiday by donating an unopened and unused toy to one of many DVIP Holiday Barrels placed around Johnson County. Your contribution goes to our Holiday Store Project: An annual holiday store that gives survivors a chance to shop for free holiday gifts for their children and for children to shop for their parents. Find our wish list and barrel locations down below. All barrels will include extra DVIP brochures and holiday wish lists.

Wish List (all items must be unused and unopened):

• Wal-Mart Gift Cards
• Target Gift Cards
• Squishmallows
• African American Barbies/dolls
• Spiderman toys
• Magnet tiles
• Kids pajamas
• Headphones/earbuds
• LED lights
• Minecraft toys
• Slime kits
• Action figures
• Hoverboards and scooters
• Play kitchen accessories
• Legos
• Arts and crafts sets
• Play tents
• Self-care gifts for Adults: lotion sets, fuzzy socks, face masks, bath bombs

Barrel/Tote Locations:

• First Presbyterian Church of Iowa City
• Dodge St. Tire in Iowa City
• Tractor Supply Co., in Iowa City
• Tamarack Discovery School in Iowa City
• Willowwind School in Iowa City
• Scheels in Coralville
• Lepic Kroeger Realtors in Iowa City (gift cards only)
• Applebee’s in Coralville
• Bluebird Diner in North Liberty
• Reds Alehouse in North Liberty
• The Serving Cafe in West Branch

For any questions about our Holiday Barrels, please email communityengagement@dvipiowa.org.