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Car donation is the practice of giving away no-longer-wanted automobiles to charity organizations. In the United States, charitable donations provide a tax benefit; as such, this type of giving has become very popular. For values less than dollar|$" target="_blank" >*500, the value of the tax deduction comes from the donor's own estimate of the car's value, even if the charity receives less money from actually selling the car, deductions for donations over this amount are limited to the sale amount of the vehicle (usually at auction). Some critics have claimed that this is essentially a tax shelter. However, non-profit organizations in the US have come to rely increasingly upon the revenue from car donations. This type of donation has become increasingly widespread in the U.S.; in 2000, 733,000 taxpayers reduced their taxes by $654 million.
Many charities run donation programs. Some have their own car lots which sell the donated cars but many have their donations processed through auto auction companies. At least one charity exists (Charity Motors, based in Detroit with locations in Atlanta and Dallas) which collects and sells donated cars and distributes the money to whichever charity the donor indicates. This allows car donation income to flow to charities which do not run their own programs.
External links
- A column by George Will about car donation
- A Car Donation that is non-profit charity that donates directly to those in need.
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New Blog Post: Car Donation - A Meaningful Charity. http://bit.ly/1kQCF4
MarieGenna (Marie Genna) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:01:36 -0000
New Blog Post: Car Donation - A Meaningful Charity. http://bit.ly/1kQCF4
CCC Continues Support of Education with I-CAR Donation http://bit.ly/4pcZ8h
CollisionWeek (CollisionWeek) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:04:00 -0000
CCC Continues Support of Education with I-CAR Donation http://bit.ly/4pcZ8h
A Green Organization That Thrives on Auto Donation « Green Car ... http://tinyurl.com/yd48bjs
PastorAtLarge (Dr. Joseph Atta-Fynn) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:36:13 -0000
A Green Organization That Thrives on Auto Donation « Green Car ... http://tinyurl.com/yd48bjs
RT @pictureline: Bring $4 donation tmrw if you want to shoot photos at the antique car museum. The $$ goes to a homeless charity.
PhotowalkingUT (PhotowalkingUT) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:28:33 -0000
RT @pictureline: Bring $4 donation tmrw if you want to shoot photos at the antique car museum. The $$ goes to a homeless charity.
RT @pictureline: Lensbaby Photowalkers - bring $4 donation tmrw if you want to shoot photos @ the antique car museum. The $ goes to charity.
nicolesy (Nicole Young) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:16:51 -0000
RT @pictureline: Lensbaby Photowalkers - bring $4 donation tmrw if you want to shoot photos @ the antique car museum. The $ goes to charity.
Lensbaby Photowalkers - bring $4 donation tmrw if you want to shoot photos at the antique car museum. The $$ goes to a homeless charity.
pictureline (pictureline inc.) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:14:43 -0000
Lensbaby Photowalkers - bring $4 donation tmrw if you want to shoot photos at the antique car museum. The $$ goes to a homeless charity.
Donate a car - Call 1 800 Charity to donate your car. We are a 100% non profit organisation
so you can still deduct the full "Fair Market Value" if we provide your
vehicle to a disadvantaged person.
Meta Description: [ Car Donations : 100% goes to charity. The original charity car donation program,
800charitycars.org. Donate a vehicle and get the full retail value deduction ]
Car donation - By donating to 1-800-Charity Cars you can still deduct the full "Fair Market
Value" if we provide your vehicle to a disadvantaged person.
Meta Description: [ Car Donations : 100% goes to charity. The original charity car donation program,
800charitycars.org. Donate a vehicle and get the full retail value deduction ]
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