Donating cars to charities is something that has been done for well over a decade now, but it is still not as widely popular as it ideally should be.
By donating a car to charity, you are doing something genuinely kind, something that will make a positive difference to those in need. Your car may seem like one that is practically worthless but, as long as it is roadworthy, or just needs a little work to make it so, it can be of great benefit to other people if it is donated to charity.
What exactly happens to your car when you donate it to charity is somewhat dependent on the state that your car is in and the way that the charitable organization has dealt with car donations in the past.
To start with, a charity may decide to auction any cars that they receive as donations and invest the money that is received into the organization to help further develop any programs that they may currently be running. This option is particularly useful when a charity offers aid to a range of different people, as it means that everyone who is helped by the charity can benefit from the sale of a car. Auction houses generally waive their fees for donated cars, and buyers are willing to pay a little extra, and so the final amount that goes to charity would be significantly more than they would get if you auctioned off the car yourself and just gave the money to a charity.
Other charities will use the cars donated to them for their members to perform charitable work, such as taking old or disabled members of the community out. Although the car may be old and not in pristine condition, as long as it runs and can get a person from point A to point B without any problems, it can provide a lifeline to someone who has a serious mobility issue.
The third option, which is generally only used if the car is beyond repair, is to pass it onto a car recycling scheme. This involves stripping a car of its valuable parts, and then selling them off, and selling the remaining shell of the car to a junkyard. A fair amount of money can be made from doing this, and you can be sure that, as it is a charitable organization involved, all the buyers will be as generous as possible.
When you donate car to charity, you can always ask the organization what they plan on doing with the vehicle. Most groups will be happy to tell you all the details of what they will do and how your donation will benefit others. If you do not care for their plans, you can always find a different organization to donate your car to.
So, to summarize, the benefits of donating a car, for all parties involved, can be substantial and, rather than receiving a small amount of dollars for scrapping an old car, or using it as part of a part exchange deal for a new car, you could really change someone’s life by taking the time to donate a car to charity.
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