Donate a Car, Help a Home!
- Habitat for Humanity MontDelco
- Oct 1
- 2 min read
Do you have an old vehicle you're needing to get rid of? Consider donating it to Habitat for Humanity to support future homeowners attain affordable housing and current homeowners attain affordable home repairs.
Outside of financial donations and volunteering, your vehicle donation is an extraordinary way that you can support our work in the local communities. When you donate to HFHMDC, we make it quick and easy. It may even count as a tax-deductible donation!
The Process:
Fill out the Vehicle donation form, including Vehicle information and contact info.
Schedule a day and time for your vehicle to be picked up.
That's it! We handle the pick-up, donation process and your receipt.
What Happens to Donated Cars?
About half of the donated vehicles are sold to licensed dealers at wholesale auctions and are reused for transportation. The other half are typically transported to auto salvage yards where all reusable car parts, batteries, tires, and fluids are removed. Vehicles that can be recycled are crushed, shredded, and recycled into steel.
Recycling cars keep a huge amount of steel out of landfills – enough to build nearly 45,000 steel-framed homes every year. The energy saved each year is enough to power approximately 18 million homes!
Habitat receives funds for each donated vehicle. Every donation makes a difference and the families that partner with us are extremely grateful for your help. And because we are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, contributions (including vehicle donations) may be claimed as deductions on your federal tax return if you itemize.
Within 30 days of the sale of your vehicle, Habitat will send you a written acknowledgment/receipt. This receipt will include:
The gross selling price of the vehicle, if it sold for greater than $500
Year, make, model, and vehicle identification number information
A statement that the vehicle was sold at arms-length between two unrelated parties
A statement that no goods or services were received in return for your contribution
Why Choose Us?
There are actually a lot of great car donation programs out there. Habitat for Humanity, however, is listed by Forbes as one of the 5 best Car Donation Charities! We're noted for our "impressive transparency—including detailed financial disclosures—and stellar reputation for supporting local communities."
You can trust that with the money from donated cars, Habitat MontDelco is able to further our mission of building affordable housing, providing low-cost home repairs and advocating for affordable housing for all in our counties.
If you have any questions about the Vehicle Donation Program, please reach out to us at carsforhomes@habitat.org or call us at (877) 277-4344.
And check out our other ways to give by clicking here!