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Kentucky Car Donation Organizations

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


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

Kars 4 Kids Car Donation
12613 Taylorsville Rd., Louisville, KY 40299
(859) 559-4118

American Red Cross
214 Frank E. Simon Ave. Shepherdsville, KY 40165
(502) 543-7565

March of Dimes
4802 Sherburn Ln, Louisvile, KY 40207
(502) 473-6669

Salvation Army
1213 Washington St. Henderson, KY 42420
(270) 826-4472

Kentucky School for the Blind
214 Haldeman Ave., Louisville, KY 40206
(502) 897-3990

Kentuckians-The Commonwealth
131 N Mill St, London, KY 40741
(606) 878-2161

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