{"id":4524,"date":"2022-11-15T07:05:41","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T07:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/?p=4524"},"modified":"2022-11-15T07:05:41","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T07:05:41","slug":"car-donation-the-why-what-where-and-how","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/car-donation-the-why-what-where-and-how\/","title":{"rendered":"Car Donation \u2013 The Why, What, Where, and How"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for a break-it-down, nit-picking, deep-digging\u00a0explanation of car donation? Here you go. You\u2019re welcome.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Why<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Why<\/strong>\u00a0on earth would I donate my car?! I mean seriously! The truth is most people are just looking for a convenient and fast way to get that hunk of junk out of their driveway to make room for those shiny new wheels. Your options are limited. You could call the junk metal guys and hope that the dude who shows up isn\u2019t a shotgun toting\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/troglodyte\">troglodyte<\/a>\u00a0in a broken down pickup truck held together by duct tape and wire hangers with a penchant for \u201cforgetting\u201d to pay. Or a cousin in the mafia for that matter. Or, you could donate your car to a respectable charity, and have the vehicle picked up by a local,\u00a0reputable tower, receive a receipt on the spot and a tax deduction in April. Now\u00a0<em>that<\/em>\u00a0will bring a smile to your face.<\/p>\n<p>Well\u00a0<strong>why\u00a0<\/strong>do you want my broken down car anyways? And\u00a0<strong>why\u00a0<\/strong>on earth would you tow it for free? Kars4kids wants your broken down car because we can sell it and direct that money to our affiliated charities. Why would we tow it for free? Because we make money off your car which we use to fund our educational programs for children.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The What<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>So\u00a0<strong>what<\/strong>\u00a0do we do with your car? It really depends on the age, model, and condition of the car. If a car is all used up, doesn\u2019t drive,\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0turn on, doesn\u2019t have a roof, etc\u2026 it will\u00a0usually\u00a0be sold for parts or for scrap metal. However, at Kars4kids we do everything possible to try to get the most value out of every vehicle we receive and that\u00a0usually\u00a0means selling the car at auction. We use large reputable auction centers around the country to resell many of our donated vehicles at the highest possible price, ensuring that our charities enjoy the maximum possible return from your donation and that your tax deduction is as large as it can possibly be.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What<\/strong>\u00a0kind of donations do we accept? We accept vehicle donations, RVs, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/where-can-i-dump-a-boat\/\">boats<\/a>, trailers,\u00a0motorcycles, jet skis, buses, and snowmobiles. Basically, pretty much any machine that moves. Although we do not accept jet engine-powered toaster ovens.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Where<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Well just about anywhere that\u2019s\u00a0<strong>where<\/strong>. We have a network of towers across the United States so with one call to our central headquarters in New Jersey we will have a\u00a0<strong>local\u00a0<\/strong>tower in your area pick up your car in a prompt and efficient manner. Often, people do not realize that car donation is not necessarily a local industry. In fact, many car donation charities can accept donations from anywhere in the United States.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The How<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>How<\/strong>? Call us. 1-877-Kars4kids. Or use our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/donate_car.php\">online car donation form<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for a break-it-down, nit-picking, deep-digging\u00a0explanation of car donation? Here you go. You\u2019re welcome. The Why Why\u00a0on earth would I donate my car?! I mean seriously! The truth is most people are just looking for a convenient and fast way to get that hunk of junk out of their driveway to make room for those [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":4525,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-donation-process"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Car Donation \u2013 The Why, What, Where, and How - Kars4Kids Hub<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What exactly IS the Kars4Kids car donation program? A break-it-down, deep-digging\u00a0explanation of why, what, where, and how you should donate.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/car-donation-the-why-what-where-and-how\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Car Donation \u2013 The Why, What, Where, and How - Kars4Kids Hub\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"What exactly IS the Kars4Kids car donation program? A break-it-down, deep-digging\u00a0explanation of why, what, where, and how you should donate.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/car-donation-the-why-what-where-and-how\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Kars4Kids Hub\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kars4kids\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-11-15T07:05:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Shutterstock_1751990603.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Varda Epstein\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@kars4kids\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@kars4kids\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Varda Epstein\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/car-donation-the-why-what-where-and-how\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/car-donation-the-why-what-where-and-how\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Varda Epstein\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/#\/schema\/person\/102099796a6cd69295b4486474d78c0f\"},\"headline\":\"Car Donation \u2013 The Why, What, Where, and How\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-11-15T07:05:41+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/car-donation-the-why-what-where-and-how\/\"},\"wordCount\":488,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/car-donation-the-why-what-where-and-how\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Shutterstock_1751990603.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Donation Process\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/car-donation-the-why-what-where-and-how\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/car-donation-the-why-what-where-and-how\/\",\"name\":\"Car Donation \u2013 The Why, What, Where, and How - Kars4Kids Hub\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/car-donation-the-why-what-where-and-how\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/car-donation-the-why-what-where-and-how\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Shutterstock_1751990603.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-11-15T07:05:41+00:00\",\"description\":\"What exactly IS the Kars4Kids car donation program? A break-it-down, deep-digging\u00a0explanation of why, what, where, and how you should donate.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/car-donation-the-why-what-where-and-how\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/car-donation-the-why-what-where-and-how\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/car-donation-the-why-what-where-and-how\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Shutterstock_1751990603.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Shutterstock_1751990603.jpg\",\"width\":800,\"height\":400,\"caption\":\"smiling woman gives thumbs up as her car is towed away\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/car-donation-the-why-what-where-and-how\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Donation Process\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/donation-process\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Car Donation \u2013 The Why, What, Where, and How\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/\",\"name\":\"Kars4Kids Hub\",\"description\":\"The Kars4Kids Hub is where you&#039;ll find everything you could possibly need to know about donating a car, plus fun stuff like the interesting stories we hear about our donors and their cars.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Kars4Kids\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/logo2.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/logo2.png\",\"width\":170,\"height\":46,\"caption\":\"Kars4Kids\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kars4kids\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/kars4kids\",\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/kars4kids\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/kars4kids\",\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/kars4kids\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/877kars4kids\/\",\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kars4Kids\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/#\/schema\/person\/102099796a6cd69295b4486474d78c0f\",\"name\":\"Varda Epstein\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/db165b8e8b06b67b8275d7561c74e0d8eef6544a23f79adacdacff3d49442503?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/db165b8e8b06b67b8275d7561c74e0d8eef6544a23f79adacdacff3d49442503?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Varda Epstein\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/author\/vepstein\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Car Donation \u2013 The Why, What, Where, and How - Kars4Kids Hub","description":"What exactly IS the Kars4Kids car donation program? A break-it-down, deep-digging\u00a0explanation of why, what, where, and how you should donate.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/car-donation-the-why-what-where-and-how\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Car Donation \u2013 The Why, What, Where, and How - Kars4Kids Hub","og_description":"What exactly IS the Kars4Kids car donation program? A break-it-down, deep-digging\u00a0explanation of why, what, where, and how you should donate.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/car-donation-the-why-what-where-and-how\/","og_site_name":"Kars4Kids Hub","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kars4kids\/","article_published_time":"2022-11-15T07:05:41+00:00","og_image":[{"width":800,"height":400,"url":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Shutterstock_1751990603.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Varda Epstein","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@kars4kids","twitter_site":"@kars4kids","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Varda Epstein","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/car-donation-the-why-what-where-and-how\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/car-donation-the-why-what-where-and-how\/"},"author":{"name":"Varda Epstein","@id":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/#\/schema\/person\/102099796a6cd69295b4486474d78c0f"},"headline":"Car Donation \u2013 The Why, What, Where, and How","datePublished":"2022-11-15T07:05:41+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/car-donation-the-why-what-where-and-how\/"},"wordCount":488,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/car-donation-the-why-what-where-and-how\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Shutterstock_1751990603.jpg","articleSection":["Donation Process"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/car-donation-the-why-what-where-and-how\/","url":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/car-donation-the-why-what-where-and-how\/","name":"Car Donation \u2013 The Why, What, Where, and How - Kars4Kids Hub","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/car-donation-the-why-what-where-and-how\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/car-donation-the-why-what-where-and-how\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Shutterstock_1751990603.jpg","datePublished":"2022-11-15T07:05:41+00:00","description":"What exactly IS the Kars4Kids car donation program? A break-it-down, deep-digging\u00a0explanation of why, what, where, and how you should donate.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/car-donation-the-why-what-where-and-how\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/car-donation-the-why-what-where-and-how\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/car-donation-the-why-what-where-and-how\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Shutterstock_1751990603.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Shutterstock_1751990603.jpg","width":800,"height":400,"caption":"smiling woman gives thumbs up as her car is towed away"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/car-donation-the-why-what-where-and-how\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Donation Process","item":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/donation-process\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Car Donation \u2013 The Why, What, Where, and How"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/","name":"Kars4Kids Hub","description":"The Kars4Kids Hub is where you&#039;ll find everything you could possibly need to know about donating a car, plus fun stuff like the interesting stories we hear about our donors and their cars.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/#organization","name":"Kars4Kids","url":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/logo2.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/logo2.png","width":170,"height":46,"caption":"Kars4Kids"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kars4kids\/","https:\/\/x.com\/kars4kids","https:\/\/instagram.com\/kars4kids","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/kars4kids","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/kars4kids\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/877kars4kids\/","https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kars4Kids"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/#\/schema\/person\/102099796a6cd69295b4486474d78c0f","name":"Varda Epstein","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/db165b8e8b06b67b8275d7561c74e0d8eef6544a23f79adacdacff3d49442503?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/db165b8e8b06b67b8275d7561c74e0d8eef6544a23f79adacdacff3d49442503?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Varda Epstein"},"url":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/author\/vepstein\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4524"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4524\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4526,"href":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4524\/revisions\/4526"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}