Donate Your Car

Donate your old or unwanted vehicle

Have you bought a new car? Or do you want to get rid of an unwanted car?

The Donate Your Car program is a free and fast alternative to selling or trading your vehicle.

Donate your car

What can I donate

You can donate cars and more

When you want you can donate

What can I donate

We accept car donations, RVs, boats, trailers, motorcycle, jet skis, vans, buses and snowmobiles. We can take just about any vehicle.

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What can I donate?

You can donate most vehicles to Colorado Public Radio, including cars, trucks, boats, airplanes, motorcycles and recreational vehicles.

Your vehicle will be either sold at auction or sent to an auto recycler and a portion of the proceeds of the sale will come to Colorado Public Radio.

Currently, Colorado Public Radio's Car Donation program accepts donations in the Denver metro area and most areas throughout the state. Call us for details.

It's easy to turn your car, motorcycle, boat, or recreational vehicle into a gift for the animals! 

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 on recycling your car.

donating a car

donating a car

TIPS BEFORE YOU DONATE A CAR TO CHARITY:

• Find out what the charity will do with your car. Will it be given to a needy individual or sold? Try to find a charity that will actually use your car in its programs or give it to a needy individual. If the car will be sold, find out exactly how much of the sale price will actually be kept by the charity. Be wary of claims such as "all proceeds will go to charity."
• Ask how much the charity will receive. The charity has a responsibility to best manage your vehicle donation. Ask how much of the gross proceeds will go back to the charity after you donate a car to them. If the organization will only list the percentage of net proceeds, then your car donation could be largely wasted. Several published reports have clearly established that most car donation programs return between 15 and 35% of the gross back to the charity, but they report it as 50 to 70% of the net. This could be the difference between the charity of your choice receiving $1,000 or $150 for your car donation. 
• Give the title to the tow truck driver when he comes (you will get an initial receipt.)
• Ask how and where the money will be spent. This question should be easily answered. You should search for the charity or agency that makes the best use of the funds from your auto donation. BEWARE of charity car donation programs that promise to send proceeds to any organization without having a direct relationship. All charities are not created equal, and all car donation programs are not run with the same attention to donor wishes.
• Make sure that you are actually giving your car to a charity. Some car donation programs are conducted by for-profit towing companies or used car dealers who claim to pick up cars on behalf of a charity when there is little or no charitable benefit. Do not donate your car if you cannot confirm that your contribution will go to a charity.
• Once you've decided to donate a car to charity, sign the title directly over to the charity or their agent. All states have very clear regulations about transfer of ownership for vehicles. DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRUCUMSTANCES, LEAVE THE ‘BUYER’ SECTION OF THE TITLE BLANK. By leaving the title blank, you allow anyone to transfer the title directly from you to the next buyer. There are two consequences of this oversight.
  1. The donor can remain liable for the vehicle. This means liable to the buyer and possibly liable for the actions of the buyer if the vehicle is never correctly transferred.
  2. The charity might not receive any credit for the vehicle donation. By signing directly to the charity or their legal contractual agent, you make it much more likely that the vehicle will actually be used for the charitable purpose that you designate.

vehicle donations

vehicle donations

Why Donate?

• You’ll feel great about yourself when you donate a used car!
• Donating your vehicle is a super quick and painless process.
• Donating is much easier than trying to negotiate with a dealer for a trade-in value.
• When you donate a vehicle you can steer clear of all the headaches associated with trying to sell a car yourself.
• Donating is easier and cheaper than trying to fix a car needing constant or expensive repairs.
• Free towing when you donate a used car.

Your vehicle donation will be used to help rehabilitate men and women in our Adult Rehabilitation Centers and will result in a tax deduction in accordance with IRS rules.

Donate any vehicle in any condition, running or not, and all net proceeds of the sale will go to the American Heart Association. Your donation is tax deductible to the extent the law allows and is credited to your local American Heart Association office.

donate vehicle

donate vehicle

Our vision is clear: empowering 100,000 Central Texans to transform their lives through work. Your tax-deductible gift of a vehicle donation makes it possible for us to provide career navigation services, job-readiness training, and educational opportunities to thousands of Central Texans every year.

When you donate your vehicle to Goodwill

 Southern California, you will:

1. Get free vehicle pick-up, whether your car is running or not.
2. Avoid confusing paperwork or smog check hassles.
3. Qualify for an IRS tax deduction.
4. Avoid the hassles of selling a used car. No expensive want ads, phone calls, car showings and price haggling.
5. Know that your donation supports programs that assist tens-of-thousands of people with disabilities and vocational disadvantages.