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How your car donation to your favorite charity can help the environment

Car Donation Wizard takes pride in responsible recycling of your end of life or junk vehicle. Recycling vehicles helps preserve natural resources by taking old, environmentally unfriendly cars off the road. Most end of life vehicles that get donated to charity are over 20 model years old and are typically gross polluters, with poor gas mileage and exhaust. A California study estimates that cars 13 years old and older accounted for 25 percent of miles driven but 75 percent of all pollution from cars. Recycling your old car helps transform old steel into new steel for thousands of other uses, some of which include: new cars and car parts, canned goods, structural beams for framing houses, furnaces, reinforcement bars, elevators, airplane hangars, bridges, and more!

The automobile is the most heavily recycled consumer product. Automotive recycling keeps highways and roads clear of abandoned and disabled vehicles by providing a place to deposit these vehicles.

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A Chevrolet car is piled onto a scrap metal pile with a crane

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A metal magnet, which can lift up to 1,500 pounds of iron and steel

Recycling Facts:

• In 2005, 16 million automobiles were recycled, which was 98% of all automobiles!
• Steel doesn't lose strength when it's recycled — it can be recycled over and over again and it always comes back the same material
• 58% of all steel cans or 17 billion cans a year are recovered and recycled a year, which is enough to build around 20 Golden Gate bridges
• 6 recycled cars can build a 6,000 square foot home with steel framing
• The more than 14 million cars recycled in 2000 would yield enough steel to produce 48 million steel utility poles, one third of the utility poles in the U.S.
• Steel is North America's number #1 recycled material. Each year, more steel is recycled than aluminum, paper, glass and plastic combined!
• 65% of new steel produced in North America is made from scrap
• 75% of a car's content can be recycled

Where does my recycled car go?

1. Your end of life vehicle is first towed away and brought to a recycling facility that removes hazardous materials including: fluids, rubber, reusable parts, which are removed manually and the vehicle is then crushed for ease of transport to a scrap yard.
2. At the scrap yard, the vehicle is shredded and separated into usable and non-usable materials and re-usable metals are brought (most times by barge) to larger steel recycling facilities.
3. At the steel recycling facility, shredded metals are separated by a giant magnet that picks up iron and steel. Fluff and non-ferrous metal, which are not magnetized are removed and disposed of.
4. Depending on the type of facility, the steel is then processed in blast furnaces or in electric arc furnaces and mini-mills (the newest technology), going on to produce new steel products for the consumer marketplace.

 

Tax Benefits of Car Donation

If you donate a car to charity and itemize deductions on your income tax return, it may be possible to claim a deduction for your car donation.

In 2005, the IRS changed the laws related to tax deductibility of car donations because of exaggerated deductions based on inflated book values (book values tend to become less reliable as a vehicle ages). Under the new rules, the deductible amount of your vehicle donation is directly related to the selling price of your vehicle.

Donate a car and if it sells for less than $500 you can take a tax deduction equal to the 'fair market value' of your donation up to $500. Fair Market Value is loosely explained as the "Blue Book" or "Guide Book" value of your vehicle. See our car donation to charity help links below for Kelley Blue Book, NADA Guides or Edmunds.

The charity you donate a car to is required by IRS to send to the donor a contemporaneous written acknowledgement (receipt) within 30 days of the vehicle sale. This receipt must include the following:

1. The gross selling price of the vehicle (if sold for greater than $500)
2. Year, Make, Model and VIN Information
3. A statement that the vehicle was sold at arm's length between two unrelated parties
4. And a statement that no goods or services were received in return for your contribution.*

*Keep in mind that companies that promise goods or services in return for your car donation are legally cutting into the amount that you can claim for a tax deduction for your charitable contribution.

TIPS TO MAXIMIZE YOUR CAR DONATION TAX DEDUCTION

Car Donation Wizard wants donors to know that donating a car to charity not only helps the organization fund worthwhile research and activities, but you also may be eligible to claim a tax deduction for your charitable contribution. Here are some car donation tax tips:

1. Make sure the charity is eligible to receive tax deductible contributions. The most common types of qualified organizations are section 501(c)(3) organizations, such as charitable, educational, or religious organizations. Visit IRS.gov to search for registered charities. Car Donation Wizard only works with esteemed, 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations.
2. Be sure that you get a receipt from the charity for your car donation. You must obtain a written acknowledgment from the charity if the total deduction you are claiming for a donated car is $250 or more. Car Donation Wizard mails a tax receipt for your records following the sale of your vehicle.
3. The IRS will only allow a deduction for the fair market value of the car. This can be found on the tax receipt mailed to you for your donation.
4. If the car is worth more than $500, the donor must complete Section A of IRS Form 8283 and attach it to their tax return.
5. If the car is worth $5,000 or more, an independent appraisal is necessary. The donor must also fill out Section B of IRS Form 8283. Take pictures of the car and save receipts for new tires or other upgrades to verify its value.
6. Always consult your tax adviser or the IRS for more information about how you can claim charitable deductions. The IRS can answer your tax questions and can provide tax forms, publications, and other reading materials for further assistance. IRS materials are accessible through the Internet at www.irs.gov, through telephone ordering at (800) 829-3676, and at IRS walk-in offices in many areas across the country.

Motor for your Mission

February 29, 2016

Author: Joe Hearn

No matter how much we may care about curing cancer, eliminating poverty or ending homelessness, if there are no funds, no good work will be done. Charitable organizations know the only way to tackle the massive issues that plague the world today is to scale up. The organization must be big enough, be well known enough and powerful enough to impact our largest social challenges. But as any business owner knows, you need to invest in order to grow a business. That is where the problem lies for fundraisers.

In a bad year, when donations are down, you’re expected to raise even more revenue with an even smaller budgetand even fewer resources. That’s why vehicle donation could be a great way for you to increase revenue in a very cost effective way.

You may be thinking:  “A car donation program sounds complicated and costly.”  Well it can be.  But just like any other fundraising program, the key is to partner with proven experts who will help you navigate the potential pitfalls without breaking the bank.

With over 45 years of experience in vehicle recycling, Car Donation Wizard (powered by Advanced Remarketing Services) has consistently returned 80% of the gross value of every vehicle back to our non-profit partners.  Our top charity partners have seen an amazing 40% year over year growth in revenue. We make launching a vehicle donation program easy, managing all the details for a simple per vehicle cost that is easy to track. Vehicle donation is a great opportunity that every non-profit should consider.

Donors are looking for you!

Every year thousands of cars end up in a junkyard, landfill or scrapyard. A record 17  million new cars, trucks and SUVs were sold in the U.S. in 2015.[i] Every new vehicle represents another car that the owner is selling or replacing. Each one of those could mean another auto donation for your charitable organization and more money funding your mission.

The great thing about vehicle donation is that there’s a large market of people who want to donate their cars. They’re just looking for the right charity to give it to.  When a person has a clunker in their driveway, or are faced with the burden of selling a car they don’t need, they begin to search for ways to donate their cars. Every month there are over 165,000 searches on Google for “car donations” and other similar keywords. For a charity with a vehicle donation program this means that instead of trying to convince people to donate, donors are looking for you. The question is: Are they finding your charity or someone else?

Realizing that people are looking for a quick and easy way to get rid of old vehicles, Advanced Remarketing Services created CarDonationWizard.com which provides a portal for consumers to:

1. Find a charity worthy of their auto donation
2. Make a single phone call or fill out an online form
3. Get their vehicle picked up

For you, the charity, CarDonationWizard.com does much more. For years the content on the portal has been optimized to drive search traffic and now it’s consistently in the top 10 for “car donation” search terms on Google. That means less of your fundraising budget is spent in building awareness for your car donation program. Spending less on advertising is one way that we keep fundraising costs low and return 80% of the vehicle’s value back to you.

“For years we ran our own car donation program and had hired staff that managed it.  Unfortunately during the economic downturn we realized that we couldn’t afford to continue the program.  Frankly, it did not have a good cost per dollar raised (CPDR) and was too difficult to manage.  Soon thereafter we contracted with Car Donation Wizard and relaunched our vehicle donation program with them as a pilot.  They managed all the details.  For a minimal per vehicle cost we were able to manage the program with a single staff person, me. During the worst of the economic downturn this program kept beating all of our year over year projections at a lower expense ratio than our direct response program, our peer to peer fundraising events and our major gift programs.  To me, a car donation program just makes good sense.”

Director of Income Development at a prominent national cancer organization.

Do It Yourself?

Recognizing the immense potential for revenue in vehicle and auto donations, many charities have chosen to manage their own car donation programs. This entails hiring staff to manage vehicles being donated, hiring a third-party towing company or wrecking yard to pick up those vehicles and then paying to have the cars stored until they can be sold at auction or broken down for parts. This means salary and benefit costs, vendor costs, storage costs and much more. Each of these costs chips away at the value of the donated vehicle, until in the end, your fundraising expenditures have just about eaten away all of the value of the donation.

On the other hand, Car Donation Wizard manages all those pieces not just for you but for dozens of other charities like the American Cancer Society, Habitat for Humanity, ASPCA and the March of Dimes. Managing all of these services, for thousands of car donations, reduces the cost to you. In addition, our intimate knowledge of the vehicle recycling and the auto auction industries helps get the most value out of each vehicle donated, returning 80% of the value of the vehicle back to you.

We send all donation receipts, handle all customer calls, and provide you with all the donor contact information so that you can continue to grow your relationship with your donor. Every step of the process is completely transparent. Every month you will receive a detailed report telling you exactly what vehicle was donated, its gross value, and the exact costs incurred in selling or recycling that vehicle.

Some auction companies run their own vehicle donation programs and then charge the buyer hundreds of dollars in fees per car. These fees lower the value of the donated vehicle. If a car donation service is unwilling to disclose these per vehicle costs, think twice about working with them. Your reputation as a non-profit organization is of the utmost importance and should not be attached to unscrupulous entities. At Advanced Remarketing Services, we’re very proud of our A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau (BBB) and our ongoing relationships with non-profit partners.

Proven, reliable, and sustainable revenue.

The decision to add another fundraising program to your development portfolio is one that takes a great deal of thought, scrutiny and data. You’re also constantly looking for new opportunities to drive sustainable revenue to your mission. Vehicle donation is a proven, sustainable and reliable revenue source that you should take advantage of. If you’re interested in finding out more, give me a call at 877-957-2277.

Joseph Hearn

President & CEO

Advanced Remarketing Services

Donate a car with Car Donation Wizard

We proudly work with some of the most respected charity and nonprofit organizations in the world. We work hard to ensure that the maximum funds are raised from your vehicle donation, so that your contribution makes the most impact for your charity. Keep in mind, as an added benefit to you, your contribution may be eligible for a charitable tax deduction!

Types of Vehicle Donations Accepted:

We accept most cars, trucks, boats and personal watercraft, RVs and motorhomes, trailers,motorcycles, off-road vehicles and more!

Simply select the charity of your choice below to learn more about that program's purpose or to start your car donation now! To begin the process of donating a car, simply fill out our fast, easy vehicle donation form online or over the phone with one of our expert customer service staff members.

What makes us different?

In supporting only nonprofit organizations that use the proceeds of your vehicle donation to make the biggest difference in someone's life, Car Donation Wizard ensures that every dollar raised goes towards its intended cause. Keep in mind that while there are hundreds of thousands of organizations that acceptcar donations, there are none that return between 75 and 80% of the gross dollar from each car donation back to the charity like we do. Don't be fooled by organizations that return 50-70% of the net proceeds, trust only the best car donation program! Still looking for more information? Visit ourdonation tips, FAQ, or about us pages, or reach out to us by phone at (877) 957-2277 if you have questions about charity funding or returns.

Don't just make a donation; make a difference.

We take all types of vehicles, running, non-running, classics, lightly used and even the end of life vehicles. Did you know that automobile is the most heavily recycled consumer product? We work with a comprehensive network of nationwide, professional vehicle recyclers that can responsibly recycle your vehicle. Help turn your end of life vehicle donation into re-usable steel. For more information onrecycling your car, visit our environment page.

Tips for Donating a Car to Charity

Tips for Donating a Car to Charity

A charity that uses a donated vehicle for transportation or hauling goods obviously benefits directly from such a donation. However, in many cases donated cars will be sold en masse, either by the charity itself or by a dealer to raise funds for the charity. In the case of a dealer, the charity generally receives a flat fee per car, sometimes as little as $45 per car.

Listed below are tips for donors who would like to donate a car to charity. Beware that the donor's tax deductions for car donations may be limited to the price at which the charity sold the car.

• To receive the maximum tax deduction on your car donation, and to receive the satisfaction that the full value of the car benefits a charitable purpose, give it to a charity that will use the vehicle in its operations or will give it to a person in need. Otherwise, your tax deduction will not be based on the fair market value, but will be limited to the amount of money the charity receives from the sale of your car. If the charity you are donating to does sell the vehicle, ask what percentage of the proceeds they receive. See Car Donations: Taking Taxpayers for a Ridefor more.
   
• Ask if the charity accepts car donations directly, without involving a third party. If possible, drive the vehicle to the charity instead of using a towing or pickup service. This will allow the charity to keep the full amount of any proceeds from selling the car.
   
• Make sure the charity is eligible to receive tax deductible contributions. Ask for a copy for your records of the organization’s IRS letter of determination which verifies its tax exempt status.
   
• Be sure that you get a receipt from the charity for your car donation.
   
• Be aware that non-cash donations are one of the most common triggers to an audit by the IRS, so you’ll want to document the value of the car and keep records of it.
   
• If the car is worth more than $500, the donor must complete Section A of IRS Form 8283 and attach it to their tax return. Donors are required to file with his/her tax return a written acknowledgement from the charity. If the charity sells the car, the charity must provide the donor with a certification that the car was sold at "arms length" between unrelated parties and the sale price of the car within 30 days. In this case, the donor's tax deductions will be limited to the total amount the charity sold the car for. If the charity does not sell the car, it must provide the donor with a receipt within 30 days of the contribution. The charity may also be required to provide certification to the donor stating how it plans to use or improve the car and stating that it promises not to sell or transfer the car. Penalties are imposed on charities that provide fraudulent acknowledgements to donors.
   
  
• If the car is worth $5,000 or more, an independent appraisal is necessary. The donor must also fill out Section Bof IRS Form 8283. For cars worth less than $5,000, use the Kelley Blue Book, the Hearst Black Book, or a guide from the National Auto Dealers Association (NADA) to determine the market value. Make sure you use the correct figure for the date, mileage, and condition of your car. Picking the highest figure for your car model and year without taking into account other factors may not pass muster with the IRS.
   
• Take pictures of the car and save receipts for new tires or other upgrades to verify its value.
   
• Remember, it is the donor, not the charity, who is obligated to value the car and who will pay the penalties if an IRS challenge finds your figure inaccurate.

How To Donate Your Car SACRAMENTO

How To Donate Your Car SACRAMENTO

It is amazing to think of the cash donation. Give to charity, but now the scenario is true that vehicles have become common trend. There is always an act of charity and the donor and the recipient is a source of satisfaction. In addition, the use of a car or other vehicle for waste pile, but listen. Car that can give you a few of his / her way to the various charities listed below.

California offers a car to charity, and that precious time, savings, rather than members of the organization and the donor does not sacrifice the company's donation to the donor may be the time to visit and bid for a donation. The net amount of tax to a charity of the donor really very useful for reducing the donated car. Is to set a timetable for choosing the car - up to report the gift of a car and Massachusetts, the donor becomes satisfied.

The new car has a longer period of time, for those same vehicles as a charity and donate the car to use, because it is a good choice to help endangered, need to see. And a garage for a car that is sure to get the medicine, and found relatively important. Anyone associated with the donation, but by a charity, it is an act of self - self – entertainment, all the time, so the result is not supported.

Can not help money on social services, are concerned; as is the case in many other ways for it, and the provision of a car or other vehicles (for example ) is. This method is increasingly common in many countries. Just need someone against the idea of donating to help find the rest of the law.

Donate Car To Sacramento

Donate Car to SPCA Sacramento

Residents can donate their cars Sacramento unwanted to benefit a non -profit organization of their choice. Should be managed car donation center by giving your car in Sacramento, and the channel gains for non -profit domestic profits in Sacramento, or from dozens of organizations across the country to choose. Let Center Help- car donation treatment to get rid of a car or truck, you can no longer at the same time contributing to a good cause at the same time.

Sacramento area full of wonderful neighborhoods. Almost everyone can be home in Wayne Park, where urban air certainly, still feel warm radiates charm and family. Many of the roads in the Arden Park is like cathedrals, thanks branches curving Gothic arches on the sidewalk.

Collection donated car machining center for car somewhere in Sacramento, and Mays financial center south Natomas, a room full of cultural bag clean and picturesque backyard. Call toll-free operator 24 hours a day to talk, or fill out the form online donation to a non -profit organization that you choose.

Car Donation is a quick and easy way to get rid of unwanted property, and help a good and well -tax reason. Car donation center is free to choose and fulfill all her actions. Pick up the phone or go online to get started!

California: Concord, Daly City, Bakersfield, Chico, Torrance, Simi Valley, Pomona, Newport Beach, Sacramento, San Mateo, Fontana, Irvine, Costa Mesa, Glendale, Richmond, Santa Ana, Santa Rosa, Huntington Beach, Fremont, Oakland, Stockton, Oxnard, West Covina, Thousand Oaks.

 

Can the following charities accept donations cars in Sacramento. You can choose to donate a car for the organization serves the Sacramento. When there is a charity that provides a private car in his account of many of the country are all charities operating Actress donation.