Donate An Instrument
Donate your instruments to Ethos or help us with our wishlist & get a tax deduction.
One of the most immediate ways you can make an impact at Ethos is by donating musical instruments and equipment! Check out our current needs list, for instrument donation below, or donate items found on our Wish List.
If you have an instrument to donate, or have questions, please email instruments@ethos.org. All donated instruments will be tested to ensure they are play-ready for our students!
No walk-ins, please. We are working through a large number of donations and we will get to your donation inquiry as quickly as possible.
Actively Seeking:
1/2 and 3/4 size guitars*
1/2 and 1/4 size cellos*
Fractional sized violins*
Alto, Tenor, and Baritone saxophones*
Macbook’s (laptops & desktops)
Bluetooth speakers
Tablets
Studio monitors
9V and 12V power supplies
Synthesizers
Pedal Steel Guitars
Electric Keyboards (must be portable)
Guitar racks
Clarinet & saxophone reeds
Violin shoulder rests (smaller sizes)
Powered Mixer Heads (4 Channels or more)
Woodwind key pads and cork
New strings (for all instruments!)
Guitar Effect Pedals
Electric Drum Sets
Ukuleles
Gift certificates to music stores
* signifies a high need
Not Accepting:
Drum sets
Large brass instruments
Sheet music
Severely damaged instruments & electronics
Pianos (upright/grands/baby grands)
Large Electric Pianos that are not portable
Donating an instrument? Email us first!
If you have an instrument to donate and it is on our Actively Seeking list above, please email instruments@ethos.org to confirm we have space for your donation and schedule a drop-off time.
To ensure we have space and personnel to handle your donation, please send us an email before dropping off your donation.
Thanks to your support, Ethos students have access to instruments they could not otherwise afford. Donated instruments help us reach nearly 1,700 kids around Oregon each year, and fulfilling our Wish List will help us reach even more! THANK YOU.