• DONATIONS: New Location & Hours!

Kramden is moving to a new home!

Please read before donating your computer equipment:

Until Friday, May 28, computer equipment donations can be dropped off at our current location from 9 am – 5 pm, Monday through Friday.

Starting June 1, bring donations to 5010 NC Hwy 55 in Durham. It’s less than a mile from our current location. Our hours will be from 9 am to noon, Monday through Friday, until we are fully open in July.

4 Easy Steps to Donate a Computer and Equipment!

If you are within driving distance of Kramden, you can stop by to donate computer equipment. We are in Durham, only a quick drive from the Research Triangle Park, Chapel Hill, Raleigh, Wake Forest, Apex, Cary, Morrisville, Fuquay-Varina, Holly Springs, Angier, Willow Springs, Garner, Smithfield and Carrboro. Because we are a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, your equipment donations are tax-deductible, subject to IRS regulations.

NAID Member

naid logo kramden orange smallKramden Institute is a proud member of the National Association for Information Destruction. As such, Kramden adheres to the highest ethical and industry standards when it comes to data destruction on donated computers.

Step 1: Check to see what we accept/don’t accept first.

We accept almost anything that’s computer-related but please check the table at the bottom of the page to make sure. We do NOT accept CRT monitors, scanners or printers. Click here for a list of places that accept CRTs and other equipment.

Step 2: Worried about data on your computer?

Data security is important to Kramden and to our donors. Every hard drive that can be reused goes through our software wiping protocol (additional technical info here). Hard drives that are too old or fail our hardware tests will be physically destroyed through one of our R2-certified recyclers.

Step 3: Print and fill-out an Equipment Donation Receipt

You can fill out an Equipment Donation Receipt before arriving, or you can do it at Kramden; whatever works best for you.

Step 4: Come to Kramden and drop off the equipment!

Donations are accepted during regular business hours. Go to our Contact & Directions page to look at our hours and location. If you’ve got some time, we are happy to give you a tour of our warehouse when you arrive!

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Computers refurbished and awarded in 2020

  • ITEMS WE ACCEPT FOR DONATION:
  • Desktop computers: any age/make/condition
    Laptop computers: any age/make/condition
    LCD monitors: any age/make/condition
    Peripherals: mice, keyboards, hard drives, RAM, flash drives, power cords, VGA cables, etc.
    Servers
    Enterprise networking equipment
    Tablets: any age/make/condition
    Cellphones
  • Drop-Off Directions and Office Hours
  • BUSINESS DONATIONS:
  • If your business or organization would like to make an equipment donation, please contact us. For large donations of used/surplus computer equipment, Kramden has a loading dock to accommodate pallets and bulk equipment. For donations of approximately 30 computers or more, we will happily come get them locally with our van. Please contact us to discuss options for smaller donations.
  • Corporate Equipment Services