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Best Car Donation in the Bay Area

  • Fast, free pickup in 24 - 48 hours.
  • Best tax deduction
  • Choose your favorite non-profit
 

Looking for a way to support a great charity in your community? Donate a car in the Bay Area! Car donations are one of the most generous ways to give to charity AND it doesn't cost you anything — except maybe an old vehicle that you don't use anyway. 

 

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Donating a Car in the Bay Area

Are you looking to do something with that car you’re no longer using? Congratulations! You've come to the right place. Donating your car is a simple process that can significantly benefit the charity of your choice. On top of donating to your favorite cause, Cars2Charities also provides free towing to donors, and maximizes the value of your car donation- which benefits both our donors and our charities

car homeWe've streamlined the process to make it easy for you to donate your car in the Bay Area. Simply complete click the “Donate Online" button, or call 855-520-2100 and our experts will get you started in less time than it takes to fill up your gas tank. Then what?

1. Your car will be towed for FREE. We arrange for an expert tow truck driver to bring it our processing center. You'll get documents that release you from all liability, which also serve as your temporary donation receipt until the final sale. (Towing is reimbursed by the charity you choose, along with the cost of improvements and a standard handling fee.) 

2. Relax and know that your donated car is in good hands as we process it. Our professional car technicians will tweak your car, to improve it. After all, the better shape your car is in, the more your charity gets and the more you can deduct from your tax return. 

3. We'll send your IRS tax deduction within 30 days of sale. We like everyone to be happy, and clear on the results. After your donated car sells, we'll send you and your charity an IRS Form 1098-C within 30 days. This will show the exact sale price so there's total transparency, and everyone knows the details.

Donating a car to charity in the Bay Area is one of the most convenient ways to give to charity - especially if you have a non-cash item you'd like to convert for the benefit of a cause you love. By giving new life to your unused vehicle, you help someone who needs an affordable vehicle while giving the net proceeds to a worthy cause. So when you're ready to give to your favorite charity, we are just a call away.

Chosing the BEST Car Donation Program 

Cars2Charities is a family and female owned Los Angeles based commercial fundraiser and is registered with the appropriate business and governmental entities. 

Cars2Charities is designed to provide donors with a simple, fast, and secure way to donate their vehicles to nonprofit organizations. Because most charities are not able to process their own vehicle donations, we take care of the scheduling, pick up, sale, and paperwork for each donation on their behalf. 

We help donors by making car donations safe, easy, and ideal by offering them the chance to maximize their tax deductions. 

We also help charities by facilitating a lucrative source of supplementary and additional income to support their worthy causes. We want to help as many individuals, families, animals, causes, and communities as we possibly can by using our 45 collective years of knowledge about car donations and the used car industry. teamofvolunteers

In addition to effectively handling car donations within the USA, it is our mission to spread love, kindness, and generosity to others.

Chosing the Charity 

Donating your vehicle to charity is a generous act of kindness. That’s why we give you the freedom to choose where your donation goes. After we convert your car donation into monetary value- the charity you select gets between 50-80% of the proceeds! *

We work with local and national based animal rescues, children/families charities, environmental causes, homeless shelters, human services, and veterans

How to Donate a Car in the Bay Area 

With more than 30 years of experience, Cars2Charities has the expertise in making vehicle donations easier than ever. Cars2Charities is designed to provide donors with a simple, fast, and secure way to donate their vehicles. 

In most cases, we accept donations of all types of vehicles, whether they are running or not. We process all makes and models of: cars, trucks, motorcycles, vans, RVs, boats, golf carts, and more!

Step 1: Preparing for the Process

You’ll start the process of donating your car in the Bay Area to by collecting the vehicle's cleared Certificate of Title and Registration.

If you have misplaced your title or registration, don’t worry! We can help. Please find your vehicle's identification number (VIN) and together we can determine which supplementary paperwork you will need to complete at the time of pick up. 

Step 2: Scheduling Your Pickup 

Give us a call at (855) 520-2100, or complete an online donation request. Our friendly donation coordinators will gather your vehicles information, and together, we will decide the most convenient time, date, and location for the pickup. Then we will send you an email that gives you step by step instructions to prepare you for the pick-up.

Before arriving, our tow truck driver will call you one hour before to give you time to collect paperwork and prepare the vehicle for towing. At the time of the pick-up, make sure your title is signed and clear of any lien holdings. You will hand over the title and registration to the tow truck driver. 

Step 3: Maximizing the Donation

group c2cWe take the reins at this point to maximize the donation for both our donors and charities. We do this by assessing the vehicle and adding value to increase the selling price of the car. 

It’s a situation many people dream about – a successful way to support a cause you care about without the work involved.

The Best Car Donation Tax Deduction in the Bay Area

When you call Cars2Charities at 855-520-2100 or donate online, we work to maximize the value of your donation in unique ways that most car donation programs in the Bay Area currently do.

We make necessary improvements to donation vehicles after picking them up. Our technicians assess your donation car to be sure it sells for as much as possible. Your tax write-off is based on the selling price, so it benefits you to make your car or truck donation in the Bay Area through us at Cars2Charities. Our car care and expertise typically result in a 25%-50% higher value for your donated vehicle when changes are made.

Charities are not the only ones who benefit. Your reward for being kind is a sweet tax deduction. By donating a car in the Bay Area, you’re part of a win/win proposition. Our value-enhancing service doesn't cost you a thing and allows you to deduct the full sale price off your taxes as a charity donation. We operate with full transparency between donor and charity by making sure everyone has a copy of the IRS regulated paperwork — including the IRS Form 1098-C which you will receive within 30 days after the sale of your car.

 

*Proceeds from each donation are subject to service and processing fees, as well as other possible expenses. Each charity agrees to our fees and policies before receiving donations.
 
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