Auto-Donation
Auto-Donation.com is probably the biggest vehicle donation service for non-profit organizations nation-wide. They’ve been in business since 1994, and claiming an eighty percent average return rate to donors for each vehicle.
Auto-donation.com is the website of a program called the “National Vehicle Donation Program,” by parent company “Insurance Auto Auctions.” IAA is a a North American auto auction company with 152 company-owned auction locations, servicing the largest 75 cities in the U.S. and Canada.
The IAA manages vehicle donation programs for charities and other non-profit organizations. They accept all sorts of vehicle donations to include trucks, farm equipment, boats, airplanes, motorcycles, construction equipment… pretty much anything that was built to roll on wheels, fly through the air, or float.
Auto-donation has over 125 weekly auctions and a large global buyer base of clients. Auctions can be live, internet-based, and proxy bidding.
Some of the recognized charities that Auto-Donation.com represents include the American Lung Association, Goodwill Industries, American Heart Association, National Kidney Foundation, and the Humane Society of the United States. In any case, the IAA’s global internet bidding program ensures that the vehicles are able to get the highest prices possible.
Requirements to be able to donate a vehicle to Auto-Donation.com is merely proof of ownership; the vehicle does not have to run. This is pretty much standard with most other vehicle donation charities and programs.
So be ready to provide your vehicle’s year, make, model or vehicle identification number (VIN). Also have the mileage. As mentioned, the vehicle does not have to be running, but you will need to describe the condition of the vehicle and disclose any known structural damage.
The following states require the license plates remain with the vehicle (unless they are personalized plates). DMV can answer any other questions you may have…
California (CA)
Kentucky (KY)
Minnesota (MN)
Oklahoma (OK)
Oregon (OR)
Texas (TX)
Washington (WA)
Will you need the title to the car? Good question: Here’s a link to the page that will have the list:
The following states require that your signature on the title be notarized prior to sending it in:
Arizona (AZ)
Kentucky (KY)
Louisiana (LA)
Montana (MT)
North Carolina (NC)
Ohio (OH)
Oklahoma (OK)
Pennsylvania (PA)
Wyoming (WY)