Before you make a car donation to charities - ask what percentage of your donation goes to helping people.

At Volunteers of America Michigan, we don’t donate your money to charity -- we are the charity. That is a major difference between Volunteers of America Michigan and other charity car donation programs. It is also why we put a much higher percentage of your donation to use helping people - an average of 88 cents of every dollar. And 100% of your donation stays with Volunteers of America Michigan. When you donate a car we don’t donate money to people who run women’s shelters or feed the homeless -- we run them ourselves, right here in Michigan, and have for over 115 years.

Making a car donation to charities is an act of generosity. But before you say “Donate my car to charity”, you should ask any charity car donation program exactly how much of your donation will go to helping people. Since we are the charity, 100% of your donation stays with us to help people in Michigan. Volunteers of America spends an average of 88 cents of every dollar donated on programs that help men women and children get their life on track in this tough economy. Unfortunately, many charity car donation programs spend more on advertising and management than they do helping people. More than one so-called charity car donation program was created for the profit of the people who run it, not the people they claim to help. So it pays to do a little research to make sure when you donate your car or truck it will help as many people as possible.

We are an Officially Recognized 501- (c) (3) Charity Car Donation Program

Unlike many charity car donation programs, we aren’t a middleman organization who skims money off the top of your donation, then funnels a fraction to charity. Volunteers of America Michigan is an officially recognized 501-(c) (3) charity. Our charity car donation program is a key way we raise the funds we need to help men, women and children struggling with tough life circumstances.

As an official 501-(c) (3) charity, you can be confident that when you donate your car or truck (or make any other donation to Volunteers of America) it will be fully deductible under IRS rules. All you have to do is itemize your deductions on your tax return. For more information click on Taxes: Donate Car.

We Practically Invented Car Donation to Charities. That’s Why Our Process is So Fast & Easy.

Volunteers of America Michigan is one of the original ways to make a car donation to charities. We didn’t start our charity car donation program with horses and buggies...but almost!

We’ve spent years perfecting the process of donating a car. We’ve condensed it down to a Simple 2 Step Process that will probably take you less than 2 minutes. All you have to do is fill out the simple form to the right and press the button below. After that we’ll call you to schedule your free pick up. Many times the call and the pick up happen within 24 hours. It’s as easy as saying “Donate my car to charity.” Or if you like, just pick up the phone and call us toll free at 877-721-4862.