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Pennsylvania Car Donation Organizations

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Below you will find a list of organization where you can donate your car or automobile in Pennsylvania to charitable organizations. Donating your car in Pennsylvania helps these organizations to achive the funding necessary to do the charitable work they do in Pennsylvania. 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 Pennsylvania.


When you donate your car in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania you usually hold on to your license plates and return them to DMV in Pennsylvania. Exception to the registration rule in Pennsylvania are boats and snowmobiles also cars older than 1975. Don't forget to fill in the odometer reading when you sign the Pennsylvania 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.

Cars for Breast Cancer - Car Donation
5135 Bleigh Ave Suite 1, Philadelphia, PA 19136
(215) 914-5464

Kars4kids Car Donation
530 South Church Street, Hazleton, PA 18201
(570) 753-1040

Kars4kids Car Donation
51 North 3rd Street Suite 202, Philadelphia, PA 19106
(215) 220-4062

Make-a-Wish Car Donations
1800 John F Kennedy Blvd Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19103
(877) 670-9474

IAA Vehicle Donation
15369 Dunnings Hwy, East Freedom, PA 16637
(814) 693-5832

Car Donation Program
708-710 Brookline Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15226
(800) 399-6111

Sisters Of Our Lady Of Charity
4100 Vinceton St, Pittsburgh, PA 15214
(412) 931-2299

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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, transfer the title to the charity and inform the local Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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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