Gifts In Kind International Affiliate

United Way of the Central Coast

Gifts In Kind® Santa Maria is a vital link between donors of goods and services and local nonprofit agencies.

Gifts In Kind® Santa Maria has the privilege of managing in-kind donations received through partnerships with Gifts In Kind International as well as our Retail Donation Partners. Through our program, in-kind donations from such nationally known companies like Staples, Office Depot, Bed Bath & Beyond as well as many others, are distributed to local nonprofit organizations.

Gifts In Kind® Santa Maria operates as an internal program of the United Way of the Central Coast. Program office and Distribution Center located at 1660 B South Broadway Santa Maria, CA 93456. You can contact Gifts In Kind Santa Maria's Program Coordinator, Sandy Soria Sosa at (805) 922-0329 or by e-mail at sandy@uwcentralcoast.org.

A wealth of high-quality product and service donations make Gifts In Kind® Santa Maria an invaluable resource for qualified nonprofit agencies. Partnering with Gifts In Kind International helps agencies:

  • Free up limited budget dollars for programs that directly benefit the people they serve.
  • Increase agency productivity with donated software, computers, office equipment and supplies.
  • Fulfill their mission with donated products that meet clients' needs.

    • Membership Benefits
    Becoming a member of Gifts In Kind® Santa Maria allows agencies to have quick easy access (at our local distribution center or online) to donated

  • Software and computers
  • Office equipment and supplies
  • Clothing· Personal care products
  • Educational and youth items
  • Building materials
    AND LOTS MORE!!!!!!

    • Gifts In Kind® Santa Maria Distribution Center

    Since opening in 2000, hundreds of thousand of dollars worth of donated goods has passed through the center. In 2002, tons of merchandise flowed through the brand new distribution center and provided assistance to over sixty nonprofit organizations and those they serve from Atascadero to Santa Barbara.

    Over sixty (60) nonprofit organizations visit the distribution center once a week. Each week truckloads of merchandise is picked up and made available to these agencies.
    When you become a member of Gifts In Kind® Santa Maria your organization will have access to the Gifts In Kind Product Catalog where you will find a huge variety of products and services. You will also receive regular updates by e-mail or fax on available donated products online or on products we receive from our Retail Donation Partners* at our center. When ordering online, charities pay only a nominal administrative fee to cover shipping and handling

    *In addition to the resources that are available through GIK International, our local program receives donations from our Retail Donation Partners, Staples, Office Depot & Bed Bath & Beyond monthly as well as from local businesses that are available to member agencies at our local Distribution Center. (GIK day is every Wednesday at the center.)

    If you would like to become a member of or donate to Gifts In Kind ® Santa Maria, download and complete the Application Form.

    For additional information please call us at (805) 922-0329 or write to:
    GIFTS IN KIND® SANTA MARIA
    Attn: Sandy Soria Sosa
    P.O. Box 947
    Santa Maria, CA 93456
    Phone: (805) 922-0329, Fax: (805) 349-9848
    We have 60+ Members & Growing!

    If you have an opportunity, come check out the new Distribution Center!

    Thank you from Gifts In Kind® Santa Maria
    and United Way of the Central Coast!