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Car Donation Long Beach, California: Help the Needy by Getting Rid of Your Clunker

Are you sick and tired of seeing your old auto take up space and gather dust in your garage? If you don’t know what to do with it because towing is quite expensive and reselling it looks like more trouble than it’s worth, here’s an option that’s a sure winner: Simply donate that clunker to us at Goodwill Car Donations through our Long Beach, California car donation program.

This will surely relieve you of the headache of wondering what to do with your unwanted car. At the same time, your charitable contribution will go a long way in improving the living conditions of the disadvantaged folks in your area, which will consequently contribute to the growth and progress of your city.

How Long Beach Will Benefit from Your Car Donation

Long Beach is a flourishing city in the state of California. It hosts the second busiest container port in the United States and is among the world’s largest shipping ports. The city also sits on an oilfield.

Nevertheless, not all the people in the city have fat wallets. Out of its estimated population of 462,628 as of July 2019, 18.1% were categorized as persons in poverty, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Many of these Californians are those who are suffering from disabilities, lack of skills, job experience, or education, welfare dependency, and other hindrances that prevent them from living self-sufficient and productive lives.

When you donate your old car to our cause, we can use that vehicle to provide much-needed assistance to your city’s less fortunate residents.

We will auction off your donated vehicle and use the proceeds to support the critical programs and services of the Goodwill organization serving your area. This nonprofit provides its beneficiaries with:

• Job placements
• Career workshops
• On-site and virtual skills training
• Youth services and mentoring
• Education opportunities for youth with developmental disabilities
• Family strengthening services
• Other critical community-building support services

With all these services that your car donation can help sustain, you will be able to uplift the lives of the needy people in your area by enabling them to harness their potential through the power of work and learning.

Reap These Benefits from Your Long Beach, CA Car Donation

The disadvantaged residents of your city will not be the only ones who’ll benefit from your donation. You’ll also be a beneficiary of your own donation. Here are some of the perks you stand to receive when you make a Goodwill car donation in Long Beach, CA:

• We’ll make sure you get the highest possible tax deduction for your donation. We’ll do this by making sure your donated vehicle is sold at its highest possible price. Take note that the selling price of your donated vehicle serves as the basis for the amount of tax write-off you can claim.
• You get to enjoy professional towing service at no cost to you.
• Enjoy a hassle-free giving experience.
• You will no longer be financially burdened with taking your old car to the shop for maintenance and repairs.
• Free yourself from additional expenses such as paying for your car’s insurance and registration.
• Paperwork will be efficiently handled by our team on your behalf.
• You’ll have more storage space in your garage after we haul off your vehicle.

Donating a Vehicle to Goodwill Is Easy

We don’t want to stress you out with a complicated donation process. To prove our point, here’s a look at the quick and simple donation process that we follow in our Long Beach, CA car donation program:

1. Contact us.

Call us at 866-233-8586 or fill out our online donation form. Fill us in about your vehicle’s year, make, model, working condition, and availability of its title.

1. Schedule your free vehicle pickup.

As soon as we verify the information you shared with us, we’ll call you back to set up a vehicle pickup schedule that’s convenient for you. We’ll send a licensed tow truck to where your vehicle is parked or stored to haul it away. Before our driver leaves, he’ll issue you a towing receipt. You can use this receipt to cancel your vehicle’s insurance and DMV registration.

1. Receive your tax-deductible receipt.

Once we get hold of your vehicle, we’ll promptly have it auctioned off. Within days following the sale of your donated vehicle, we’ll mail or email to you your tax-deductible sales receipt. You’ll need this receipt in claiming your tax deduction when you file your itemized federal income tax return in the next tax season.

For more information about Goodwill’s vehicle donation program, feel free to browse through our FAQs page. Can’t find an answer to your questions? Ask one of our donation specialists by calling us at 866-233-8586 or send us a message online.

The Types of Vehicles We Accept

Goodwill Car Donations accepts almost all types of vehicles regardless of their age or condition in our Long Beach, CA car donation program. If you have any of the vehicles listed below that you wish to get donate, give us a call.

• Cars: sedans, compact cars, coupes, luxury cars, convertibles, hybrids, sports cars
• SUVs: compact, mid-size, full-size, crossover versions
• Vans: cargo vans, passenger vans, family vans, minivans
• Trucks: mobile cranes, garbage trucks, refrigerator trucks, tank trucks, dump trucks, extended cabs, box trucks
• RVs: toy haulers, folding and tent trailers, hybrid trailers, travel trailers, motorhomes, campers
• Fleet vehicles: limousines, buses, minivans, vans, taxis, ambulances
• ATVs: three-wheelers, four-wheelers
• Motorcycles: scooters, mopeds, choppers, touring bikes, sports bikes, dirt bikes, off-road bikes, cruisers
• Specialty vehicles: motorized wheelchairs, ATVs, golf carts, snowmobiles, riding lawnmowers
• Work vehicles: landscaping vehicles, tractors, farm equipment, construction vehicles
• Aircraft: gliders, non-commercial planes, helicopters
• Water vessels: cruise ships, yachts, pontoon boats, catamarans, tugboats, sailboats, speedboats, fishing boats, motorboats

Donate a Car for a Great Cause Today

Letting go of your old vehicle to uplift the lives of the disadvantaged people in your community will surely gladden your heart. Don’t hesitate to give us a call at 866-233-8586 or fill out our online donation form to make your Long Beach, CA car donation now!

Last Updated: March 7th, 2023