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Heartening

We're on a mission to find the best place to donate any item. We rescue items for reuse — collecting, sorting, and donating over 2,000 items each week.

Today's Balance
$1,029.62
Estimated Annual Budget
$33,620

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Heartbeat Heros

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Soulful Sustainers

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Top financial contributors

Individuals

1
T

$7,470 USD since May 2024

2
Kat

$1,500 USD since May 2024

3
BHump

$1,220 USD since Jul 2024

4
Sarita

$1,100 USD since Jun 2024

5
Jen D

$1,100 USD since Jun 2024

6
Mallory Millan

$1,100 USD since Jun 2024

7
Sharla Smith

$1,000 USD since May 2024

8
daniel

$1,000 USD since Jan 2025

9
Jenny K Messner

$1,000 USD since Mar 2025

10
Leigh Anne

$900 USD since Nov 2024

11
Sharon Boston

$700 USD since Apr 2025

12
Pecos Jane Vintage

$600 USD since Feb 2025

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Connor Tearney

$550 USD since May 2024

14
Music Lane Austin

$515 USD since Apr 2025

15
Suzy

$400 USD since Sep 2024

Organizations

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Keep Austin Neighborly

$3,519.85 USD since Apr 2024

Heartening is all of us

Our contributors 80

Thank you for supporting Heartening.

Kelley

Admin
A warm hello! I'm the original hands behind Hea...

T

Soulful Sustainers

$7,470 USD

Kat

$1,500 USD

BHump

Soulful Sustainers

$1,220 USD

Sarita

Soulful Sustainers

$1,100 USD

Jen D

Soulful Sustainers

$1,100 USD

Mallory Millan

Soulful Sustainers

$1,100 USD

Sharla Smith

Soulful Sustainers

$1,000 USD

daniel

$1,000 USD

Jenny K Messner

$1,000 USD

Leigh Anne

$900 USD

Budget


Transparent and open finances.

Expenses

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Expenses paid

22

Amount disbursed

$25,920.21

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22$25,920.21

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Contributions

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Contributions received

95

Amount collected

$29,322.11

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40$15,773.00
one-time
55$13,549.11

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About


Heartening is on a mission to show every unwanted item where it is wanted.

This project is built on the belief that if unwanted items knew where they were needed, people would help them get there.

Unwanted items usually wait years gathering dust in a closet, a garage, or storage unit before getting tossed into the landfill. Meanwhile, those very same items could answer the very pressing needs of people nearby. But, items don’t know that. So, we must help them find their way.

This idea is starting small in Austin but has a heart as big as Texas. We meticulously study where items are needed and wanted all over Austin. We catalog where to donate items in our database and share that openly through our website. We put our cowboy boots on the ground, too, and run a very busy donation sorting room. In just 440sq feet of space (the size of living room) we collect, sort, organize, and give away over 2,000 items every week. 

Each day, we believe more and more that we, as a community, are rich in what we share together, but poor in what we keep alone. We believe that we already have everything we need — we just need to share it. 




Our team

Kelley

Admin
A warm hello! I'm the original hands behind Hea...