Donate Your Car for a Cause

By Charles Davidson



In the last few years, the idea of donating older cars to charity is an idea that has begun to take hold. Spurred on by tax advantages, many people like the idea of helping a good cause and getting a little benefit from their action.

Because it’s such a new idea, donating a car to charity may make people nervous. They don’t know what to expect or how to go about it. As a result, it’s easier to sell a car or have it towed off to a junkyard.

It’s actually very easy and most charities that accept car donations will help you through the process. Here are some common questions and answers about car donation programs.

Are Car Donation Programs Real?

Some people doubt whether car donations are real. It doesn’t make sense to them to give a way a car, even if there are some benefits to the donor. They are caught up in the idea that it doesn’t sound right and there can’t possibly be a way to benefit from car donation.

Car donation programs are real and the IRS does offer tax benefits to anyone who donates a car to charity – just like the benefits for making cash donations or contributions of clothing or furniture. The only restrictions that apply involve the amount of money you can claim as a deduction on your tax return.

How Do Car Donation Programs Work?

Many charities accept car donations with the idea that they can turn around and sell the car at auction. The money from the proceeds can then be used to pay the expenses of the charity’s programs.

Other charities accept cars in order to provide them to people who need transportation. In our society, cars are considered a necessity. Someone without a car can feel removed from society, isolated and facing discrimination. Opportunities – jobs, education, and social activities – can be missed when someone doesn’t have a car. These charity organizations provide cars for people who need them.

Other organizations don’t regularly accept cars but will accept a vehicle if it helps them fulfill their mission. A soup kitchen, for example, might have a need for a new truck to help them pick up food and supplies and deliver them to the kitchen. Since the donation of a delivery truck would help them with their primary purpose, they would rather keep the truck than to sell it or give it away.

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