Many people have old, used or broken laptops or parts from them just laying around.
The Laptop Project refurbishes those machines for people who need but cannot afford computers.
We help put lives back together one part at a time.
Frequent Questions
Any laptop, laptop charger, tablet, all-in-one, or smartphone built in the year 2007 or after.
No. We strip broken machines for parts constantly.
The Laptop Project erases all information on donated machines. We also do data recovery for a small donation.
Yes. We are a registered 501(c)3. This was made possible by grant in memory of Sarala Ginzberg z’l. Please include your name, address, and email with your donation and you will be sent a PDF tax letter.
Yes we do. Please contact us to set up a cash, check, or PayPal donation.
No. The Laptop Project does not use pirated software, and will not accommodate requests for them. Machines with valid Windows 7, 8, 10, or macOS licenses are set up with those. Note that for security reasons, any machines running XP or Vista are turned into Chromebooks.
We have many drop-off locations. Please contact us to learn the best one for you.
Recent News
Another Update, and Some Feedback
Thanks to a very generous anonymous donor, The Laptop Project was able to provide *like new in box* laptops to 24 struggling single parents. With permission, we are reposting this thank you from one of our recipients “I’m so grateful for the laptop, and I’m really looking forward to it. I work from home and
2023 Year In Review
I am proud to announce we ended 2023 having given out 380 devices. This means we have given out 2207 devices since we started tracking in 2015! Thank you to everyone who has helped make this possible.
FINAL COUNT FOR 2022!
It’s my pleasure to announce that we gave 411 devices out last year!! And we’re already at 22 for 2023. For those keeping score at home, that’s 1,848 devices given out since we started tracking our numbers in 2015. Considering we’ve been doing this since 2006, I can’t imagine how high the actual number is.
Updating You All
Hi there. It’s been a while since we updated here. I will be better about that. We are very active updating people on Facebook, but not here. I will aim to improve. I’d like to share our statistics for the last 3 years: in 2020 we gave out 411 devices, and 199 in 2021. With