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The Car Donation Process

Here are 3 easy steps for donating your car:

Step One

call to donate your car A donor may submit a vehicle donation form from this website or contact TriSystem Ministries at 1-858-694-0317. The donor provides general information on the vehicle that they will donate. We accept most intact vehicles, whether they are running or not. No smog certificate is required.

Step Two

Once you donate your car and it is accepted, our tow company will pick up the vehicle at no cost to the donor, or a donor may drop off the vehicle at one of our car donation center lot locations.


Step Three

The vehicle will be sold at one of our car donation center lot locations once we have a clear transferable title. A written acknowledgement will then be sent to the donor for their contribution.

 

How does my tax deduction work?

A:  The IRS allows you, the taxpayer, to claim a tax deduction of (a) the value of your vehicle up to $500 or (b) if we sell the vehicle for more than $500 we will mail you a postcard with that value for your tax purposes.

 

Forms needed:

  • 2007 Form 1098-C PDF
  • Form 8283, Noncash Charitable Contributions (PDF)
  • Instructions for Form 8283, Noncash Charitable Contributions (PDF)

For additional information, the IRS provides a Donor's Guide to Car Donations which sets forth the manner in which the IRS requires you to determine the value of your donated property.  Here is a link to IRS Publication 4303 — A Donor’s Guide to Car Donations.  You need Adobe Reader to view this file - click here to download the free Reader.

 

IRS Website reference page:

http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=136939,00.html

Please feel free to contact us with any further questions you may have