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hunter

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22. Many rotten charities have purported aims and names similar to...

Reply to Cyrano (Original post)

Thu Feb 10, 2022, 08:14 PM

Feb 2022

... more effective charities.

Car donation charities rarely handle cars directly. They negotiate with (to put it politely) the car recycling and resale industry for the use of the charity name and a certain percentage of the take from each car.

Some of these recyclers and resellers are not at all fussy about the sorts of charities they'll do business with.

The last car I "gave away" I did most of the work myself, selling the car directly and giving that money to one one of my favored charities. But yeah, that was a lot more work than calling some toll free number and having the old car towed off within week.

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Is your "donation" really doing any good? [View all] Cyrano Feb 2022 OP

Sorry to hear of that experience... Moostache Feb 2022 #1

One that I found that I trust is Doctors Without Borders Cyrano Feb 2022 #3

✔️ blm Feb 2022 #6

They are tops on my list genxlib Feb 2022 #8

Yes, one of the best charities out there. KS Toronado Feb 2022 #9

We donate regularly to them. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2022 #24

Ah, but that "Kars for Kids" theme song.... NewHendoLib Feb 2022 #2

Oh, gawd... I HATE that Song! 😬😬 😑 😄 ... electric_blue68 Feb 2022 #23

Also check out the administration skim off the top. BlueIdaho Feb 2022 #4

I'm partial to Habitat for Humanity. You can SEE blm Feb 2022 #5

Habitat for Humanity is my go-to for donating cars. Tracer Feb 2022 #12

My Mom gets a lot of requests in the mail KS Toronado Feb 2022 #7

My scam-o-meter instantly goes up when I see the word "veteran" or "American" in a charity name. Initech Feb 2022 #10

That and also "Police" or "Firefighter". SharonClark Feb 2022 #16

Yeah I get tons of junk calls for "support the police" organizations. Initech Feb 2022 #17

I Donated My Last Convertible... ProfessorGAC Feb 2022 #11

Company I work for used to donate heavily to the United Way... Xolodno Feb 2022 #13

One company I worked for used to strong-arm the employees for JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2022 #19

I buy big bags of dog n cat food Deuxcents Feb 2022 #14

Several people I know donated their cars to Public Radio. SharonClark Feb 2022 #15

Maybe try Charity Navigator. moondust Feb 2022 #18

A friend donated to some right wing causes/politicos and now gets 1 to 3 inches of mail every day se keithbvadu2 Feb 2022 #20

When Betty White passed away. Corgigal Feb 2022 #21

Many rotten charities have purported aims and names similar to... hunter Feb 2022 #22

I think more of them are scammers then real charities Raine Feb 2022 #25

ALWAYS use the Charity Navigator. ALWAYS 634-5789 Feb 2022 #26