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(February 22, 2022) – Phoenix, AZ. Charity Storage, the official charity of the self storage industry and charity partner of the Self Storage Association (SSA), announced significant charity auction results for 2021. The year marked 10 years of giving through the Charity Storage program and the numbers show operators continue to step up to support causes in their communities….

(September 2, 2021) – Phoenix, AZ.  Charity Storage, the official charity of the self storage industry and official charity partner of the Self Storage Association (SSA), announced they will host a second Paws for a Cause event at the SSA 2021 Fall Conference & Trade Show in September. Benefitting local non-profit Michael’s Angels Paws, the event will offer free pet therapy to…

(August 10, 2021) – Phoenix, AZ.  Charity Storage, the official charity of the self storage industry and official charity partner of the Self Storage Association, announced a reorganization of the nonprofit’s operating structure and key leadership changes that went into effect on June 1.   “With both sadness and gratitude, we must announce the resignation of Kerry Henriksen as Executive Director and Mariela Pattinson as…

Our incredibly generous Sponsors make our good work possible. We thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for recommitting your support for 2021 to propel Charity Storage to new heights! Because of you, 90% of all auction funds are distributed to qualified nonprofit organizations throughout the United States.

Charity Storage is a 501(c)3 organization affiliated with a number of prominent storage industry organizations like the SSA, ISS, SBOA, Storelocal, many State Associations and others. We are in the midst of another contest that will award prizes to facilities with the highest cumulative Charity Storage Unit auction proceeds total listed on January 1st 2021…

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The new contest has begun! All enrolled self storage facilities are eligible to participate and win prizes for the highest cumulative total Charity Storage Unit Auction amount from July to December 2020. Participate to have a chance to win Southwest Airlines Tickets, assorted Amazon Gift Cards, Ultimate Ears Megaboom 3 Speaker and Google Home Mini! Click here to enroll and start raising funds for your…

Thank you for your hard work and dedication! All participating Facility Managers, Owners and Operators have done an outstanding job generating funds for nonprofit organizations throughout the United States. Combined, all participating locations have raised over $50,000 for charity in the first six months of 2020! Prizes were awarded to the top two facilities that raised the most funds through Charity Storage Unit Auctions between January and June 2020. The runners-up will receive…

2019 was an amazing year for Charity Storage Unit Auctions generating over $120,000 in auction proceeds! The first three months of this year had Charity Storage off to a great start, raising $29,000 for nonprofits nationwide. Unfortunately, 2020 expectations must be tempered by the Covid-19 outbreak. We still hope for a resurgence later this year,…

Having raised the largest amount of over $102,000 in 2019 for charity through Charity Storage Unit auctions at participating storage facility locations, we have high hopes for 2020. We are off to a great start in January and expect proceeds to once again exceed all previous years. With that in mind, we are having a…