California Car Donations | Donate Car California

Below we have listed over 200 of the affiliated charities that can receive car donations in California. Before you select the charity for your California car donation please read through our Frequently Asked Questions or search our charity database for other options. Donate to Charity is the best choice for vehicle donations in California, having been established in North California and supported California charities from its inception. Based on our level of service and our commitment to the highest payouts to our charity partners, Donate to charity has expanded beyond California car donations, to now serve all 50 states. We are a trusted name in car donations and continue to serve many charities in Northern California, Los Angeles, San Diego and across the great state of California and beyond! Donate your car to a CA charity or donate a car to one of our national charity partners. Simple choose a charity and when you are ready to donate use our convenient online car donation form or call us toll-free at (866) 392-4483 to donate your car over the phone.
First Steps to Take When Donating a Car

Before you donate your car to charity, the IRS advises that you:

• Research the charity or organization you plan to donate to.
• See if you will receive a tax benefit for your donation. (The charity/organization you donate to must be qualified. 501(c)(3) organizations are common types that make you eligible for a tax deduction.)
• Look up the value of your car (however, you can only deduct the actual amount the charity sells your car for).
• Ask if you, as a donor, have any other responsibilities in the process.
  

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In addition, you may want to consider:

• How your car will be used and where it will go.
• If the money from the sale of your car will be used locally or outside of your community.
• Which programs or services within the charity will receive funding from the sale.
• What the efficiency rating of the charity is. (A lower rating means more of your donation goes toward administrative costs, not to the programs and services you want to support.)