How to Donate a Car to Battered Women
Transportation is a major issue for women who left their homes and ended relationships because of domestic violence. Battered women must have a reliable means of transportation to get to and from work and to take care of day-to-day issues, including getting their children to school. If you have a car you no longer are using and are concerned about the welfare and future of women who are victims of domestic violence, consider donating a car to a battered women's shelter or support organization. Donating a car to battered women is a relatively easy process.
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Identify organizations in your community that assist battered women and other victims of domestic violence. The two most common types of organizations are shelters and groups that provide different types of support services to battered women.
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Contact a battered women's shelter or other support organization that maintains a program you find particularly compelling. Ask to speak with either the executive director or the development officer.
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Confirm that the title to the car you desire to donate is clear. Even though loans are paid off, many times the lien still appears on the car title.
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Determine the current value of the automobile. You need this information for your tax records. The organization that receives the car as a donation requires the value for its own accounting records. The current automobile Blue Book is an acceptable resource for determining the value of the car you donate.
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Deliver the car to the appropriate representative of the organization. She will provide you with a receipt for the value of the car.
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Sign the title to the car over to the organization itself.
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Tips & Warnings
Although you certainly can donate your car to an individual woman who is a victim of domestic violence, a car will obtain broader use through an agency that assists a number of battered women.
If you desire to take a tax deduction for your car donation, you need to confirm that the organization in question is both a not-for-profit group and has a 501 (c) (3) letter from the IRS. The 501 (c) (3) letter is the designation from the IRS that permits a donor the ability to write off donations made to a group or organization.
