Alzheimer's Association, Central & North Florida, Orlando

Alzheimer's Association, Central & North Florida, Kissimmee
Alzheimer's Association, Central & North Florida, Rockledge

Alzheimer's Association, Central & North Florida, Daytona Beach
Alzheimer's Association, Central & North Florida, Gainesville

Alzheimer's Association, Central & North Florida, Jacksonville
American Diabetes Association

Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America, AL / Northwest FL
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America, FL

Disabled and Retired Police Officers Educational Fund
Disabled Police Officers Counseling Center

Family Center on Deafness
Florida United Methodist Children's Home

Habitat for Humanity, Sarasota
Humane Society, Treasure Coast

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, National
Mount Dora Children's Home

Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
SPCA, West Pasco



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Below are a list of National US Car Donation Charity Centers:


National Charities - Thanks to donateacar.com


The charities below provide services nationwide.


American Association for Cancer Research
American Diabetes Association

American Kidney Fund Service Organization
American Life League


The Arc of the United States

Cancer Hope Network
Cancer Research Institute

National Candlelighters 4 Childhood Cancer
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD National)

Children's Cancer Fund of America
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America

CureSearch - National Childhood Cancer Foundation
Earth Share, National

International Orthodox Christian Charities
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, National

Lupus Foundation of America, Inc.
Lymphoma Foundation of America

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
National Prostate Cancer Coalition

Operation Lookout National Center for Missing Youth
Sankara Eye Foundation

SIDS Network
Special Kids Fund

Spondylitis Association of America
Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation International

United Children's Fund
United Way, Santa Barbara County (majority % of donation benefits your local United Way)

USO World
The V Foundation for Cancer Research

If you are eligible to deduct charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes and you want to claim a deduction for donating your car to charity, then you should make certain that the charity is a qualified organization. Otherwise, your donation will not be tax deductible.
The most common types of qualified organizations are section 501(c)(3) organizations, such

as charitable, educational, or religious organizations. This publication refers to section 501(c)(3) organizations generally as “charities.”


To verify that an organization is a charity qualified to receive tax-deductible contributions, see IRS Publication 78, 'Cumulative List of Organizations, an annual list of most charities. Publication 78 is available online at www.irs.gov/eo (under the Search for Charities topic) and at many public libraries. You may also verify an organization’s status by calling the IRS Customer Account Services division for Tax Exempt and Government Entities at (877) 829-5500 (toll-free). Be sure to have the charity’s correct name. It is also helpful to know the charity’s address.


Not all qualified organizations are listed in Publication 78. For example, churches, synagogues, temples, and mosques are not required to apply to the IRS for recognition of
exemption in order to be qualified organizations and are frequently not listed. If you have questions, call Customer Account Services at the above number.

You can deduct contributions to charity only if you itemize deductions on your Schedule A of Form 1040. You must take into account certain limitations on chari-
table contribution deductions. For example, your deduction cannot exceed 50% of your adjusted gross income.

Other limitations may apply. Publication 526, Charitable Contributions, provides detailed information on claiming deductions and the deduction limits. It also describes the types of organizations that are qualified to receive tax deductible contributions. Publication 526 is available online at www.irs.gov or by calling (800) 829-3676 (toll-free).

So, lets say you’ve decided to buy a new car and are looking for the best way to unload your old one. The dealer’s not offering you any great favors and you don’t want the hassle of a private sale. What do you do?


Well, an increasing number of people have decided that the best thing to do is to donate their car to charity; partly for the ‘feel-good’, but mainly, let’s be honest here for the tax deduction. While this may appear to be a fairly philanthropic action, there’s more to it than meets the eye. It requires a bit of research into the financial viability of the act, doesn’t bring unwanted attention from your friends at the IRS and that the charity is legit.


The key factor is your tax bracket. If your 28% or higher and selling a decent set of wheels, you should do very well off it. However, if you’re at 15% and the car’s seen better days, you’ll be better off selling it, even at a loss. This is especially true for those using the standard deduction as opposed to itemized.

A simple trick: Complete a sample tax return with and without the donation value.


Of course, the increasing trend towards auto-donation has brought the IRS hounds a-sniffin’ – so you need to be fairly strict when determining the fair market value of the vehicle, which according to the IRS is: “The price at which property would change hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller, neither having to buy or sell, and both having reasonable knowledge of all the relevant facts." This may differ considerably from the ‘Blue Book’ value and overstatement may result in prosecution. Its always in your interest to research market values, allowing for mileage, general condition and service history; even location is a factor.


If your car is worth more than $500 (and lets face it, if its not, you shouldn’t be reading this) attach a completed IRS Form 8283 to your tax return. If its worth more than $5,000, you’ll also need an appraisal. One useful source for evaluating newer vehicles is Edmund’s True Market Value® used vehicle appraiser for vehicles post-1990 or The Kelly Blue Book website for post-1981 cars. Keep a copy of your value determination in case of an audit.


Verify that the particular charity can take deductibles. The organization needs to be able to provide an ‘IRS Determination Letter’ which indicates that the charity is tax exempt. Be careful with religious charities as they need to apply for special status. Should the IRS find that the charity is not legit, both parties could be penalized for tax fraud – so be wary and ask the right questions.


What happens to the cars?
Some charities use them for their business purposes, while others, quite legitimately sell them either directly or through an outside agency. There are some organizations that are actually for-profit, but pay charities a percentage of the value of each vehicle sold to use their names. Ifyou sell directly to these companies, you cannot claim a deduction.

Here again, you need to ask some careful questions of the charity: Will they be selling the car? Will they be utilizing a broker? Does the charity get a large amount of the sale price or simply a flat per-car fee?
If your intentions really are philanthropic and the charity will only receive 10% of the sales price, you can donate more by selling the vehicle and giving them 100% of the proceeds. You’d still get the same tax deduction and they’d do better off the deal