Comments on: Dear PoP – Where Should I Donate My Car?

By: clearbluewater33

clearbluewater33 — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:21:38 +0000

if you donate it to an organization that gives it directly to a person you can take the blue book value. But if you donate it to NPR who auctions it off you only get that price. For example, we donated my grandfathers’ car after he died to the local food bank who put the title directly into a needy families name rather than then the food banks.

By: Krssy

Krssy — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:06:28 +0000

Catholic Charities is another option – http://www.catholiccharitiesaz.org/catholiccharities/faq.aspx

By: Hiphop-anonymous

Hiphop-anonymous — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:30:58 +0000

Central Union Mission!

http://www.missiondc.org

By: future PoP attorney

future PoP attorney — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:27:56 +0000

I donated a car to Purple Heart last year, they made it so smooth and easy, and they got a value at auction that I don’t think I would have gotten if I had sold it myself.

By: K

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:03:18 +0000

I know Zipcar used to give free membership for life and (I believe) $100 in driving credit. I could not find any current information on it for DC. It could be worth looking into if you think you’d use it.

Also, Volunteers of America. http://www.carshelpingpeople.org/

By: lurking in NOVA

lurking in NOVA — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:51:10 +0000

Vehicles for Change – http://www.vehiclesforchange.org/

By: Indc

Indc — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:56:12 +0000

I donated my car this year to Melwood, they made the whole process effortless. I ended up getting $2000 tax deduction for it which was fantastic b/c i was going to try and sell it for that price.

By: Binklesworth

Binklesworth — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:35:21 +0000

I’ve donated my car to two places.
The first was a homeless charity in Leesburg that would, depending on the reliability, use it for their clients to drive to job interviews, etc.

The second car I donated to WPFW. Though I listen to WAMU/NPR way more, I figured PFW needs it more because they’re completely listener supported, vs. NPR who get corporate and government sponsorship.

I frankly didn’t think much about how much of a writeoff I’d get. More like “get that thing out of my site.”

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:25:09 +0000

the takoma park boys and girls club will give you a receipt….and pick it up if I remember correctly

By: lovelulu

lovelulu — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:57:01 +0000

When you donate, make sure that the car title is changed, and take your tags. there have cases,where the recipient continued to use the car without changing the paper work and the donor got tickets notices in the mail.