How to donate a car to charity and work with the car donation companies

This site is a little different than other car donation websites. Instead of selling you on giving us your car, we do three things:

1) Find and review actual charities that take donated vehicles or other in-kind donations (not the car donation processors representing them)
2) Tell you about ways to get the best tax deduction for your car donation (and other donations)
3) Tell you about car donation in detail, how to do it, and who should or should not donate a car. It is not the best option for everyone.

START HERE: Car Donation Tax Deduction Calculator
Find out how much of a tax write off you can get for donating your car. With 2011, 2010, 2009 and 2008 tax schedules.

IRS RULES FOR CAR DONATIONS

Donate a Car to Charity
How to donate a car to charity so your gift gets the best use and you get a legal tax deduction.

Car Donation Tax Deduction
How to follow the IRS rules to qualifiy for a tax deduction when you donate your car.

Donating a Car: 10 Things to Know
How to be sure your car title is clear and you get the right IRS documentation for your deduction.

Documents You'll Need to Donate A Car
The new IRS rules for donating a car mean you've got to have your document ducks in a row. Here's what you need to have, the charity needs to have, and what the charity needs to give you.

Partial Cash Payment or IRS Bargain Sale
How to get a lot more money for your car donation.

The IRS Rules on Tax Deductions for Cash Donations
Must know facts before you write a check to any charity.

Car Donation Rules: Do You and Your Car Qualify for an IRS Deduction?
How to meet the significantly tightened 2005 IRS requirements for donating a car. Without getting this right, you will not get your deduction, and once you understand how the deduction works, you may wish you gave your car to a different charity.

NEW CAR DONATION ARTICLES:

How to Sell a Car
Six easy steps to get your car sold for the best price and the least hassle.

Donate a Car for Animal Rights and Welfare
Love dogs and cats and horses and all the rest of the animals we tend to take into our homes? This list of SPCA and Humane Societies, along with farms and santuaries that protect, care for and find new homes for animals may be the right choice for your donation.

Car Donation for Wildlife Conservation
These charities accept donated cars and other vehicles to support their work protecting wild animals and their habitats. All have three or four star rating from a nationally recognized charity evaluator.

Get a Car Donation Tax Deduction

Other Charitable Donations

Car Donation Alternatives

Why Donate to Charity

Upcoming articles: Who donates cars? A look at the demographic data from the IRS car donation logs from recent years.

Did you know?
In 2010, more than 60% of Americans either hired someone or bought something (like a computer tax prep program) to prepare their taxes. In 1986, only 47% of us outsourced our tax prep.