Donate Equipment

Equipment Donation with Seeding Labs

By partnering with Seeding Labs you can make a demonstrable, quantifiable and significant social and environmental impact in countries around the world.

This is more than a chance to clean out your storage facility and reduce costs. It is an opportunity to reduce your environmental impact, engage your staff and contribute to global health and development.

We conduct all selection of recipient labs, equipment matching and shipping abroad. Equipment donations are tax deductible and we fully address issues of liability and end-use. 

Steps for Donating to Seeding Labs:

• Collect and identify your organization’s surplus equipment on an ongoing basis.
• Please visit our wishlist to see the most needed equipment and our list of types of equipment that are appropriate 
• Once appropriate equipment has been identified and segregated, you will need to check the overall condition of the equipment. Make sure that it is clean, decontaminated and in good working order. Discard any items that are custom-built for specific research or that may be broken. Please carefully pack all items for transport, paying particular attention to glassware or other fragile items.
• Download and complete the donation inventory form and donor release form. Return the completed forms to
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• Please be sure to include as much information as possible about the equipment, including manufacturer, model number and description. Also, be sure to include all the information for the contact person on the donation inventory form.
• Once the completed forms have been returned and approved, you will receive a Return Authorization Number (RA#) from Seeding Labs. Please be sure to mark your cartons or equipment with this number.
• Donors should ship their donations directly to:

Seeding Labs

c/o Gentle Giant Moving Company

29 Harding St

Somerville, MA 02143

• After shipping, please provide Seeding Labs Operations with the RA#, the carrier and tracking numbers so we can prepare to receive the shipment at the warehouse.

In instances where it is not possible for your organization to ship directly to Seeding Labs, collections may be arranged.

• In southern New England collections will be scheduled 72 hours after the receipt of completed paperwork and the collection will generally be performed within 5 business days.
• Outside of southern New England transportation arrangements will be completed 72 hours after the receipt of the completed paperwork and you will be notified of the shipping arrangements via email.

Sustaining Equipment Partners

When your company becomes a Sustaining Equipment Partner, we work with you on a regular schedule– annually, semi-annually or quarterly – to ensure that equipment coming offline gets quickly moved and matched to send abroad.

We provide details and assistance to your personnel to sort appropriate equipment. The scientists overseas who need this equipment rely on you for the quality of the equipment.

We conduct all selection of recipient labs, equipment matching and shipping abroad. Equipment donations are tax deductible and we fully address issues of liability and end-use. Every company has slightly different policies and requirements governing material donations and the disposal of lab equipment. We can work with you to design a process that works for both of us. To determine your policies, you may want to contact staff in your legal, finance, and environmental health and safety offices.

Sustaining Equipment Partners have their logos featured in Seeding Labs’ promotional materials including the organization’s website, regular email newsletters and annual report.

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to discuss becoming a Sustaining Equipment Partner.

More information

Read on for more details on the types of equipment that are appropriate and Frequently Asked Questions.

If you wish to make a one-time donation, please make sure that your equipment meets our criteria and contact us to discuss arrangements.