What is donation? Donate a Car to Charity

What is donation ?


Donation is giving an organ or tissue to help someone who needs a transplant.Transplants can save or greatly enhance the lives of other people. But this relies on donors and their families agreeing to donate their organ or tissue.

It's easy to donate a car to charity if all you want to do is get rid of it. Simply call a charity that accepts old vehicles, and it will tow your heap away.

If you want to maximize the benefits for both the charity and yourself, however, it's more complicated. Until 2005, it was easy for taxpayers to deduct the entire "fair market value" of a donated vehicle from their taxable income, reducing the taxes they'd have to pay to the Internal Revenue Service.

(The IRS defines fair market value as "the price a willing buyer would pay and a willing seller would accept for the vehicle, when neither party is compelled to buy or sell and both parties have reasonable knowledge of the relevant facts.")

Allowing taxpayers to deduct the full fair market value for all those donated vehicles cost the IRS a lot of dollars, however, so the agency tightened the rules.

Today, you can only deduct a vehicle's fair market value under very specific conditions. We're going to walk you through those conditions, with the usual proviso that you should discuss these issues with your tax preparer before you act. Also note that if your state or locality also levies income taxes, other rules may also apply.



Types of donation


There are three different ways to donate. These are: Brain stem death - This is where a person no longer has activity in their brain stem due to a severe brain injury.


They have permanently lost the potential for consciousness and the capacity to breathe. This may happen even when a ventilator is keeping the person's heart beating and oxygen is circulated through their blood.

Circulatory death - Is the irreversible loss of function of the heart and lungs after a cardiac arrest from which the patient cannot or should not be resuscitated. It can also be the planned withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment from a patient within the Intensive Care Unit or the Emergency Department.


living donation - Whilst you are still alive you can choose to donate a kidney, a small section of your liver, discarded bone from a hip or knee replacement and also your amniotic membrane (placenta).



Help make a difference in people’s lives and donate a car to your charity of choice.
At Donate A Car, we believe giving away a vehicle for a charitable cause is one of the most


significant contributions a person can make in their lifetime. To encourage more people to join he cause, we make the donation process fast, easy, and free.

We are one of the leading sources for discovering and connecting with charities in the country.

Powered by IAA Donation Division, we have helped thousands of non-profit organizations raise millions of dollars to support their cause.

By donating a car to charity, you are giving your vehicle its most valuable role yet. A car

Donation, no matter how old or used, will help an organization reach its goals, whether for their own transport and hauling operations, or to fund their charity programs.

Doing a little bit of research on their mission, what community they are serving and what movement they are promoting, can give you a good idea how your car donation will be used or how

its proceeds will be spent. We hope this information will help you make a fair decision.

It's easy and convenient to donate your used car or other vehicle to fight cancer:
Complete the form
Fill out our easy-to-use online car donation form or call us 1-888-227-5500. We just need some

basic info about you, your vehicle and where your vehicle needs to be picked up.Arrange a free pick-up time
Your vehicle can be scheduled for pick up within 24-48 hours after your title has been received by our vehicle donation processing center.
We tow your car

After a few weeks, you’ll receive the tax deductible receipt that you’ll need for filing your taxes.
Help take us closer to a world with less cancer.


Donate a car, truck, boat, RV, or other vehicle to our Cars For a Cure® program, and help people in your community through programs and services, education, and research.

Help support the American Cancer Society with your car donation today!

If your goal is to maximize your tax deduction, carefully review the steps here and then make your decision.

Whatever you decide to do, parting with your old car could help a nonprofit carry out its mission. And it also might make room in your garage for a new car.