Things You'll Need:
- Operable automobile with a good set of tires and Battery in good working order.
- Clear auto title
- Bank lien release(s)
- Accurate description of your donation
- Repair and/or maintenence records
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Step 1
Go to http://www.rawhide.org or call 1-800-RAWHIDE (729-4433) to fill out a donation questionnaire. If your donation is accepted, you'll be given instructions about how to find a collection center (Wisconsin and Illinois) or when and how it will be picked up. Provide an e-mail address and Rawhide Boys Ranch will e-mail a confirmation and instructions to you.
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Step 2
Clean your car out. Since Rawhide Boys Ranch receives donations from all over the country, anything (including cell phones, garage openers and Suzy's panda bear) becomes part of the donation and cannot be returned. Vacuuming out all that stuff out from under the seats would be appreciated, too.
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Step 3
Locate your auto title and sign it. All owners listed on a title must sign in order to transfer. If there has been a lien by a bank for a car loan or some other lien on your car, locate the original (faxes and copies are not acceptable) lien release and include it in the packet with the title. These documents are necessary for the ranch to register and then sell your vehicle. Give these documents to the person who accepts your vehicle on behalf of the Rawhide Boys Ranch.
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Step 4
Find your vehicle's driver manual and relevant service and repair records. Put these, along with a written description of your vehicle in a packet . Put this material in the vehicle. It may be needed by the transporting driver or ranch staff.
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Step 5
To use your donation as a tax deduction, determine its fair market value. Contributors may claim a value of $500 or the sale price that Rawhide receives, whichever is greater. If you have documentation that your vehicle is worth more, save it for your tax preparer. Get a professional appraisal if you plan to claim more than $5000 fair market value.
