Which Charities Accept Car Donations

In this day and age, it seems most charities have relationships with companies that support car donation programs. If you are not sure if your favorite charity accepts donations of used vehicles, you can do a search for the charity name and car donation. If the charities website comes up as the first result, than chances are they will take your car or truck as a donation. If you don't see your charities website, you may need to click the top few results to see if the charity has partnered with another organization that runs the car donation program.

One thing to check when donating a vehicle is if the organization is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. In order to receive a tax deduction for donating anything, this has to be the case. You can check to see if the charity does have the proper organizational status by searching its name on the Exempt Organizations page at irs.gov.

Some of the most recognizable charities that have auto donation programs are listed below.

• Wheels for Wishes
  1-877-431-9474
  Wheels for Wishes is the official car donation program for the Make a Wish Foundation. Donating your vehicle to this charity will allow children with life threatening illnesses in your area be granted a special wish.
• March of Dimes
  1-888-898-1144
  The March of Dimes researches causes of premature birth and birth defects. Vehicle Donations will help to continue this work.
• Purple Heart Foundation
  1-888-414-4483
  The Purple Heart Foundation works to help veterans whenever they need help. Your car donation will serve these veterans as they have served our country.
• Boy Scouts of America
  1-855-272-1227
  Donating your old vehicle to Boy Scouts of America will help provide youth the opportunity to experience scouting.

Above are just a few of the top national charities with car donation programs. We will be updating this list with more used car donation websites as we find and review them. You can find more charities in your area by clicking on your state from the list below.

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