Where is the best place to donate my car?
Thursday, March 11th, 2010 at
12:12 am
I work with a lot of different non-profits and I’m trying to do a little survey to see what people think is the best place to donate their car too? I have a lot of information about my charities on my blog www.rcbryan.com and my company site www.charitydispatch.com.
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You could try the original car donation charity, the Good News Garage of Burlington VT and East Hartford CT. This is one of the programs of Lutheran Social Services of New England.
If they can rehab your car and put it into service with a person who needs it to hold down a job, you’ll get a much bigger tax deduction than you’ll get with a charity that sells off the cars wholesale.
How do I donate my car to nonprofit?
Associated Press
September 18, 2007
By KRISTEN A. LEE, AP Business Writer
Q: I want to donate my car to a nonprofit. How do I make sure my donation goes to a worthy charity?
A: You’ve probably seen scores of advertisements by companies promising to take that old clunker off your hands, help a charitable cause and reward you with a tax break — all with one easy phone call.
Some of the ads even promise a bonus cash reward or other perks for your donation.
In fact, donating a car to a nonprofit organization can be a win/win deal for you and a worthy charity. But it’s necessary to do some research to ensure that the bulk of your donation goes into the right hands.
The vast majority of car donation advertisements are promoting for-profit companies that serve as middlemen between donors and charitable organizations.
Local charities. They can really use something like that. I’d stay away from places like Charitymotors.com. THey will sell you car and then use the $$. I’m hearing that you want the organization to be able to use it. How about the VA in your community. Many times they transport veterans to the VA hospital and having a vehicle might help them a lot. Or a domestic abuse shelter. Many time these (mostly) women need transportation to get to appointments for more help.
Kudos for wanting to help.