Car Donations  Bookmark & Share   • MySpace   • Digg   •
Delicious   • StumbleUpon  1. Verify that the recipient
organization is tax-exempt as a charity at Or ask the
organization for a copy of its tax-exempt status determination
letter. (Churches are not required to apply for tax-exempt
status and may not have such a letter or be included in the IRS
site above. A car donation to a church, however, would still be
deductible.)  2. Check out the charity that’s soliciting or is
advertised as the one your donation will benefit. Contact it
directly, or go to its website. The names of well-known
charities are sometimes used without permission, and the named
groups may not benefit.  3. See if the charity is registered
with the government agency in your state that regulates
charities (usually a division of the office of the state’s
attorney general). Click for the relevant office in your state.
4. Understand deductibility details. Most cars donated to
charity are sold at auction, and the donor’s tax deduction is
lim