Vehicles For Change relies on contributions from agencies, businesses and citizens who make car donations. Here, everyone benefits. Learn about the following organizations and companies that help make this easy and rewarding way to dispose of unwanted cars possible. It's all part of a community relations effort and a commitment to the less fortunate families of our communities.
Please contact us for more information on our services.
ABOUT THAT DONATED CAR
2Carpros
2Carpros is a site that was created by two car professional mechanics, Bob and Ken – a father and son team - to answer your car repair questions online. Their mission is to provide you with information that can help you solve your car problem quickly. They have an online database that contains thousands of previously answered car repair questions.
Kelley Blue Book
Since 1926, the Kelley Blue Book has been a trusted source for car values. Those who donate cars to charity can refer to this authoritative source to determine used car values. Consumers, car dealers, financial institutions and insurance companies can use the bimonthly book and the information provided on their website to determine everything from loan values to suggested retail prices needed in the buying and selling of vehicles.
FIND THAT DONATED CAR
Freedom Wheels
Freedom Wheels is a subsidiary of Vehicles For Change (VFC). Freedom Wheels provides customers with quality, reliable, low-cost used cars while allowing customers to enjoy an informative, no-pressure, no-haggle, educated, and comfortable buying experience. Funds generated through Freedom Wheels are used in continued effort to provide the necessary service of charity car donation to low-wage families.
Opportunity Cars
Opportunity Cars is a network of more than 150 nonprofit organizations dedicated to increasing private automobile ownership for low wage working families to support their ability to find and retain quality employment. Their website is devoted to information pertaining to vehicle donations or obtaining a donated old car.
FUNDING:
The Abell Foundation
The Abell Foundation gives hope by allocating grants for schools, hospitals, and human service organizations reaching out to the disadvantaged in the Baltimore community and the region. They help fund the efforts of VFC.
The Casey Foundation
The Casey Foundation makes grants that help states, cities, and neighborhoods fashion more innovative, cost-effective responses to foster public policies, human-service reforms, and community supports that more effectively meet the needs of today’s vulnerable children and families.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS:
Better Business Bureau (BBB)
BBB of Greater Maryland is the resource to turn to for objective, unbiased information on businesses. Read the BBB Reliability Report for the used car sales and car donation services of VFC. Before you donate your vehicle look to the BBB for an accredited company in your area.
IRS Bulletin on Car Donations (PDF)
Through Publication 4303, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and state charity officials provide general guidelines for individuals who donate a car to charity. Read IRS Publication 4303 "A Donor's Guide to Car Donations" for more information to help you in the donation process.
Motor Vehicles Administration (MVA), MD
Visit MVA before you plan to donate a vehicle. MVA has guidelines for how to donate a car to charity. Find car donation tax deduction advice and more information if you are selling, buying, gifting or donating a vehicle in Maryland.
MEDIA AND ARTICLES:
Radio Station WMZQ
Visit 98.7 WMZQ for country radio in the DC Metro area. Clear Channel Radio and WMZQ help us with our used car donation programs. For residents needing information on car donation, Maryland community resources such as WMZQ aid our community relations effort where everyone benefits. Listen when in the DC area or live via stream from their site.
Radio Station WTOP
Visit 103.5 WTOP for news radio in the DC Metro area. WTOP supports the community programs of our charitable car donation. Virginia Associated Press awarded WTOP the Outstanding News Operation award in 2006.
University of Baltimore
Read about University of Baltimore's 2007 Social Entrepreneur honor awarded to Martin Schwartz, founder of VFC.
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