How to Donate a Car in Utah
There are many charities available in Utah that can put your donated car to good use. One such charity is the Kidney Kars Foundation, which serves Utah and Idaho. This organization will take car donations to benefit the National Kidney Foundation of Idaho and Utah.
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Instructions
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Check over your car to make sure that it’s suitable for donation. Kidney Kars will take almost any vehicle, as long as it has a clear title, inflated tires and has not been parted out.
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Sign the title to the vehicle in the “seller” area on the back of the page. The National Kidney Foundation will need to transfer ownership of the vehicle after donation.
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Visit the Kidney Kars Foundation website (see Resources). Click on the "Utah" section in on the main page of the website. This will provide you with information about how your car donation can help local kidney patients.
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Click on the "donate-a-car" link on the web page. This will bring you to a page with an application that you will need to fill out before donating your car. After filling out the application, the Kidney Kars charity will contact you by phone to to set up an appointment for the tow truck to pick up your vehicle. Kidney Kars will then dispatch a tow truck to your home to pick up your donation. At the time of pick up, you will be issued a receipt for the fair market value of your vehicle. Save this, as you can use it for a tax deduction.
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Place the signed title and the keys on the dashboard of the vehicle. You do not need to be present when the tow truck driver comes to pick up your vehicle.
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Tips & Warnings
Kidney Kars will also accept donation of boats and motor homes.
Most of your donation will go directly to local kidney patients. Kidney Kars gives 87 cents on the dollar raised by the donation of your car to local kidney patients.
You will be given a receipt for the fair market value of your vehicle. This can be saved and used for a tax deduction at the end of the year.
