Donate Your Car to Charity

It is sad to say that there are many people who are minus a vehicle when it matters most. Without a acceptable vehicle, everyday tasks like grocery shopping, going to work, and dropping your children off at school become challenging to do, something that many people who have never been in that situation may take for granted.

Despite the fact that it is a good deed, donating a vehicle to charity has many more perks as well. Have you taken a stab at selling your older vehicle? Attempting to get somebody interested enough to purchase it can be quite a aggravating and difficult task. People usually expect a car that is in decent condition, and if your vehicle doesn't quite meet higher standards, you'll have to invest money into it in order to bring it up to par. And of course, most people don't settle for the asking price, which means you'll have to dicker back and forth, also an exhausting task. Putting so much of your own money and time into a car that may end up selling for much less than what you've spent can prove to be a wasted job. There is a way to get rid of your old vehicle without having to deal with improving its condition first, and that is to donate your car. If your car doesn't run, the charity you donate it to will sometimes come to you and tow it away at no charge! When you donate your vehicle, you'll save yourself the trouble of having to place ads in the classified section of your local newspaper, and you won't have to wait around anticipating somebody will be curious enough to even come and look at it. In the end, selling an older vehicle can be a monetary depletion, and a consumption of time.

If your old car isn't valued at much, you should definitely consider a charitable donation to somebody who could really benefit from it. And if you're concerned that you'll be losing out on money (however slight the amount), you might be glad to hear that in many cases you may be able to claim it as a tax deduction when income tax time rolls around! As reported by the IRS, a charitable contribution made to a 501(c)(3) organization inside the U.S. may very well entitle you to a tax deduction. Books such as the Kelley Blue Book and the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) extend a way to find out what your vehicle is worth, which may help you in your choice to donate your car to charity. You want to make sure you figure out what your charity does with the vehicles they get through donations, as the tax break you receive from resale differs from the tax break you receive from merely using the donation for parts.

This is why it's necessary to talk about your questions and concerns in detail with the charity of your choice, to make sure you wholly understand how they intend to utilize your donation. So not only will you benefit from making such a unselfish donation, but you can feel good knowing that you are helping someone else who is perhaps in a much more underprivileged situation. Realistically, you can't lose!

Not only do you save yourself the fuss of attempting to sell your vehicle on your own, but you receive the added gift of feeling blessed in your generosity.