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Below you will find a list of organization where you can donate your car or automobile in Colorado to charitable organizations. Donating your car in Colorado helps these organizations to achive the funding necessary to do the charitable work they do in Colorado. Depending on the condition of the vehicles the cars are sold or dismanteled for parts and the proceeds helps this organization raise the money in order to to o all the good they do for the communities in Colorado.


When you donate your car in Colorado the donation is tax deductible, however the value is determined based on IRS rules and also the donation facility or oganizaiton you choose. Some organization give you the market value based on sources like Kelly Blue Book others when they sell or monetize the vehicle will send you the donation amount.

In order to donate your car in Colorado you need to have registration documents to sign over when you surrender the vehicle to the organization you are donating. If you don't have a copy of the registration and you are the owner you can get a copy from Colorado DMV for a small fee. When the donation is made and you surrender the car you must sign over the pink slip or the registration form and this should end your liability on the vehicle. In Colorado you usually hold on to your license plates and return them to DMV in Colorado. Exception to the registration rule in Colorado are boats and snowmobiles also cars older than 1975. Don't forget to fill in the odometer reading when you sign the Colorado registration form, this assures that if anything happens because of the car sucha s an accident you have proof that you were no longer the owner or driver of the vehicle.

Alzheimer's Association
4104 Outlook Blvd. Pueblo, CO81008
(719) 423-7367

Acda-Allstate Car Donation Association
Denver, CO 80211
(800) 709-8967

Goodwill Vehicle Donation
15723 W. Wedge Way, Morrison, CO 80465
(303) 480-3556

Lone Tree Medical Donation
190 W. Rafferty Gardens Avenue, Littleton, CO 80120
(303) 284-7042

Award Donation Center
4715 Town Center Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80916
(719) 572-2789

Tips for Donating Your Car or Vehicle

Find a worthy charity, do your homework specially if the charity you usually donate to does not take cars.

Make sure the charity you have chosen in Colorado is IRS approved so your deduction is tax-deductible. You can find out more information at the IRS site or by readin publication 78 provided by IRS on this subject. You can download a copy of this publication on IRS site by searchig for it.

Once you have selected a charity see if you can drop your car off yourself, your good deed goes a long way since the charity has to pay fees to third parties to pickup the car.

In order to protect yourself from any liabilities or future parking tickets in Colorado, transfer the title to the charity and inform the local Colorado DMV of the transfer.

Make sure you have proper documentation of your donation if the car value or the value of your donation exceeds $500 then you will need to document it by filling IRS tax form 8283 and for amounts over $5,000 you will need to get an appraisal for the value of your donation. Most usually you can find the value of your car by checking the Kelley Blue Book, the values of car might be slightly different in Colorado but in general it is based on age and mileage and condition of the car. And for cars that are worth more than $500 IRS might require a proof from the charity to show how much they got for the car. So be sure to ask for these documents when you make your donation.


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