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  Perhaps your vehicle has run its course or even worse, is dead on your doorstep. Rather than selling it or paying to have it towed away, consider helping a charity by donating your car instead. It's a win-win, because you'll be taking a tax deduction, or even a vacation and it won't cost you a thing.
  
  

Cars 4 Causes

• Cars 4 Causes will accept your car or other vehicle type including trucks, vans, SUVs, motorcycles and RVs plus trailers, motor homes, boats and personal watercraft. Free pick ups are available in the following Yuba County cities; Camptonville, Challenge, Brownsville, Linda, Loma Rica, Marysville, Olivehurst and Wheatland, and are often within 24 hours or a drop off time and location can be arranged. The company donates 70 percent of the net proceeds of the sale of your vehicle to a charity that you specify from their list of charities in California and other areas throughout the U.S. Specific federal tax deduction details for the Cars 4 Causes program are not given, but the company's website advises potential donors to discuss their specific benefits for donating with an accountant.
  
  Cars 4 Causes
  4864 Market Street #D
  Ventura, CA 93003
  805-477-7617
  800-766-2273 toll-free
  cars4causes.net
  
  

Donate for Charity Inc.

• Donate for Charity Inc. accepts a variety of vehicles including cars, trucks, vans, fleet vehicles, motorcycles and RVs. The company will also accept real estate, boat and trailer donations. You will be eligible for a federal tax deduction of the sale price of the vehicle, or when under $500, the greater of the sale price or the item's Kelley Blue Book market value. A licensed towing company will call you two business days after you contact Donate for Charity Inc. to arrange a free pick up. You can choose which charity you want your contribution to benefit from a long list of nonprofit groups in California. Charities generally receive 70 to 80 percent of the net proceeds of your sale.
  
  Donate for Charity Inc.
  866-392-4483
  donateforcharity.com
  
  

Teddy Bear Cops Vehicle Donation Program

• The Teddy Bear Cops Vehicle Donation Program offers two alternatives in addition to a federal tax deduction for donors who may not itemize or benefit from an IRS write-off. You will have your choice of a tax deduction for the sale price of your vehicle (or Kelley Blue Book value) or a choice of a three-day vacation package for two or $1,500 in grocery coupons. Donors from the Yuba county cities of Marysville and Wheatland can call for a free pick up, usually within the same day. You can donate all types of vehicles, plus personal watercraft, snowmobiles and select mobile homes. Proceeds from donations benefit organizations of police and fire workers who give teddy bears to kids who have experienced trauma such as abuse or a car accident and those who are sick or needy.
  
  Teddy Bear Cops Vehicle Donation Program
  877-327-1229
  givecars.com