Why Donate Your Car?

People opt to donate a car for a variety of reasons. Whether you want to donate your automobile as a way to reach out and improve the lives of those less fortunate, or because of the personal convenience and tax savings to yourself, your car donation is a smart move.

There are many benefits to donating a car. It is a simple, hassle-free way to make the world a better place and save your own time and money. The appeal of a car donation is easy to understand.

If you dispose of a used car, you can both help a worthy cause AND take advantage of tax rules designed to reward the generosity of Americans. Taxpayers who itemize deductions on their tax return can deduct the value of their vehicle donation to qualified charities.


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Where To Make Your Car Donation
Many people choose to donate a car to charities that operate internationally, such as Family Care Foundation (FCF). A Car Donation in support of Family Care Foundation's international humanitarian programs is an investment in the future of the world's most valuable resource, our children. Our international focus ensures that your auto donation will go where it is most needed.

A car donation to an international charity helps meet the greatest need. Americans are the most generous people on earth. Yet of all the giving done by individuals and institutions here, a mere 2% of all US philanthropy makes it's way overseas. Your car donation to FCF can help rectify this problem.

An automobile donation to an international charity is a high impact gift. International giving is intelligent, efficient, and cost effective. Small gifts made right at the grassroots level have a large, lasting impact. A vehicle donation to a US-based international charity operating overseas, is a smart, cost effective way of getting the most bang for your charitable buck!

Many people who donate cars report a strong sense of reward and a sense of personal fulfillment: Few activities provide the same satisfaction, achievement and sense of contribution as international philanthropy. A car donation to a good international charity will help people take control of their own lives and offer them the opportunity to break down the barriers that cause poverty and conflict.

Donating a car will help rectify what some regard as official failures by governments. Between 1992 and 1997, official assistance from leading industrialized countries dropped 30 percent, while their GNPs jumped almost 30. Income disparity and inequity among peoples and nations exists today as never before. Despite globalization, today 3 billion people subsist on 2 dollars (U.S.) a day.


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Practical Reasons to Donate a Car
In addition to your desire to make the world a better place, there are many practical, personal reasons why making a car donation makes sense. You may be considering buying a new car, or have recently bought one, and were offered a low trade-in value on your old car. Or perhaps you don't have the time or desire to find a buyer and would rather donate your car than try and sell it.

Other reasons to make a car donation could be that perhaps your car broke down and the repair bill is more than you wish to spend, and you are looking for a way to dispose of it at no trouble or cost. Or you may be looking to reduce the amount of money you pay in taxes. It could be that the car is not running and you are having to pay registration or parking fees, or the car is being ticketed on the street.

Some people even donate a car because the car was stolen and returned but it just isn't the same any more. Or perhaps they have too many autos and want to use this one to benefit the needy. There are as many different reasons as there are people for making a car donation. All of them are good, and result in benefits for people in need.

Whatever your philanthropic or personal reasons, your auto donation is fully tax deductible, and will make an amazing difference to someone in need! Arrangements will be made to pick up your car donation at no cost to you, almost anywhere in the United States, and you will be supplied with the necessary paperwork to claim your tax deduction for your vehicle donation.