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Car Donation Information - What Happens After Your Car is Donated?

By: Robert Thomson

Do you want to get rid of a junk car? Maybe the car isn't even junk but you still want to consider donating it to charity. Donating a car to charity is something many people do; especially considering the hassle of selling an older car and the really low trade in value despite the vehicle being in very good condition.

People might consider car donation because their car is old and simply in the way sitting in the garage, carport or driveway and they might also consider doing it because although the car is in drivable shape, they want to give it to a good cause.

Here are some things that might happen when you donate your car to a charitable organization.

Used Car Auction

The charity might sell the car at auction and use the proceeds to fund their activities. The car could be sold as is or fixed to make it more valuable at auction.

Training Programs

Charities that train people to be more employable might teach car mechanic skills and use your old car donation to train those individuals on various car repairs. The car can then go off to auction or to be used by someone who needs it.

Donations to Needy Individuals

Cars that are donated could be given to a family that needs a car and they could also be used by the organization you've donated it to in order to transport needy individuals in situations such as picking up battered women to bring them to a shelter, driving Cancer patients to appointments or driving meals to shut ins.

Cars can go through all these different processes as well. Your old and derelict automobile could go through a process where it is fixed (teaching employment skills) and then sold at auction (to benefit a charity) and even used by someone who purchased it at a very low price to help with a specific need.

How do you donate your car?

Some charities take cars directly if you send the car to their depot but more often than not they direct you to a car donation center. The benefit of that is that you can have the car donation towed for free and the title transfer is done quickly and easily. There are tax benefits too!

Tax Benefits of Auto Donating

If you donate your car, it doesn't even have to be a completely selfless act. You're entitled to write the donation off at tax time. The car donation center or charity you provide the vehicle to will be able to give you a tax receipt.

Article Source: http://www.topicinfo.com

Cars Helping America is an organization that helps charities manage their donate a car program. Charity begins at home and a car donation, even if it's an older car, can really brighten someone's life.

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