While we would all like to donate more to charity, it is often the fact that we simply cannot make our finances stretch that far.  With bills to pay and mouths to feed, charitable donations are usually the last things on our minds.  However, even for someone whose financial situation is very stretched, there is another method of helping charity that won’t cost you a penny: car donation.

If you have an old rusted heap that’s been parked outside your house for years, doing nothing other than providing a home for the neighbourhood cats, why not consider car donation for a charitable cause?  Despite the strange sound of the idea, it actually makes perfect sense.  There are many charities who will happily accept your old car as a charitable donation.  If they can get the car back in working order, then they can sell it to raise funds.  If the car is beyond repair, it can be sold for scrap metal. 

The best thing from your point of view, apart, of course, from the sense of well being you will get from helping out a charitable cause, is the fact that a car donation can actually qualify as a tax deduction on your return.  Of course, the charities who accept car donations do advise that you consult a tax professional before you do this.  All most charities ask is that you provide keys to the car and the title, and they will tow the donated car away free of charge.  You can find several charities on the Internet who accept cars by using a search engine to search for the term “car donation”.