Many of us enjoy doing good deeds, and give money to charity, but you can also donate a car to the charity of your choice, and provide a great service to you favorite non-for-profit organization. Whether it is a medical, religious or social charity, most organizations are looking for people to donate a car which they might otherwise sell used. There are many advantages if you decide to donate a car rather than selling it used. First, you do not have to fix up the car and to invest money and time to make sure that it is marketable. If you donate a car, it doesn’t even have to run. However, if the value of the car is ultimately less than the money the charity will have to spend to tow it, then they might not consider taking it. However, cases like this are quite rare.

If you donate a car, you can get a large chunk off of your taxes, since car donations are tax deductible. Finally, you will benefit from the knowledge that when you donate a car, you are helping your organization in more ways than one. Simply writing a check is a great way to help a charity, but many charities need automobiles to carry out their work. Even if you donate a car that the charity does not need right away, they can sell the car and use the proceeds to help run their organization.

Some people worry about what can happen if they donate a car. For instance, they might wonder if they will be responsible for a ticket or a fee that is incurred by the new owner of the car. However, charities will ask you to sign a release form before you donate your car, so this is not a realistic worry. There are only advantages, and no disadvantages, if you want to donate your car to charity, and you will be doing a good deed, getting that old clunker out of your garage and will be paying Uncle Sam a lot less.