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About Cars 4 Causes®, Car Donation Charity
Cars 4 Causes® originated out of a desire to help fund youth education. Along the road to achieving this one charitable goal, we’ve discovered a wide and wonderful community of charities and the people who make them possible. And so, as we’ve grown and evolved, we’ve branched out to what we are today, The Charity that Gives to Charities®. This year, we topped the $20 million mark. That means that we have contributed more than $20 million on to benefit more than 11,000 charities, all from the proceeds of vehicle donations.
This is the story of our journey.
We established Cars 4 Causes® in 1997. The urge to set up a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt corporation grew, like so many do, out of a single, personal realization. Two of our founders were parents; when they participated in their son’s classes, they discovered how under-funded the schools were. One teacher was spending $200 to $300 per month on her class - out of her own limited salary!
The unfairness to both teachers and students fueled the idea that became Cars 4 Causes®. Our original objective was simply to convert car donations into funds for education, and we would have continued just doing that if not for requests from donors and charities.
Donor requests spur changes
A donor asked if we could accept car donations for charities other than education. We hesitated but were soon convinced. We found that many charities don’t have the resources to convert car donations into the funding they need. We can help there. And further, people who donate their cars want a say in where the proceeds go. We set up Cars 4 Causes® so donors themselves choose the charities that benefit from their donations. In fact, our charity list, which now exceeds 10,000 charities (See a brief sample of charities), is almost entirely the result of donors’ requests, and we have passed on thousands of checks and millions of dollars to these charitable organizations.
October 8th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
Have you guys or do you all even have any interest in claiming more of the internet search market that is out there for this?
October 18th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
Hello My name is Teresa. I was wondering if you are able to donate a car to a gentleman who has to start all over and is very prideful and needs help. He was in a car accident a gentleman hit him from behind and total out his car. He had been taken off from work and had to be on disibility because he had hurt is back in the process and he lost his wages and now he is unable to work right now because he needs trasportation to get to work. He lives in littlerock which is near palmdale and he lives out there and he has a 8 year old so that he takes care of and he needs to be able to get him as well. Plus he helps his lovely mother to the doctor and helps his sister out who has 6 kids and he is a good man and I was wondering if you can help this gentleman out. please let me know it would allow his spirit to be lifted back up and he wants to go to recording school. Contact me
Thank you.
October 20th, 2008 at 9:36 am
Teresa,
Thank you for your comment ! I regret that we cannot assist your friend at this time. Cars 4 Causes(R) has so many requests that we are currently trying to fill that we are not able to take any new requests for give away cars at this time. We wish the best for your friend and recommend you try some of your local charities for assistance.
Best Regards,
Virginia Curtis
Social Media Coordinator
Cars 4 Causes(R)
social@Cars4Causes.net
October 26th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
I had never heard about you before. But as I come across this place, I think you have a pretty good moto. Helping students through a very innovative way. By the way, how can general people like us can help you? Do you accept small monetary donations?
October 31st, 2008 at 10:07 am
Dear Benevolent People;
I am trying to find a charity of some kind that would allow someone to donate cars to those who are in need. I wish I could help my sister, but am in financial trouble. She has 3 young children and is a single mother. Her car needs a new engine, and is no longer working. She lives in Northern Colorado, and the snow and below 20 degree weather will be settling in soon. If you could help me I would greatly appreciate it. Names, numbers, anything. Thank you for your time.
A Sister helping a sister.
October 31st, 2008 at 10:32 am
nice idea funding donate the cars its helps improve education ,
funding from car donation improve educations nice charity give up
December 16th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
How can I sign up to recieve a car?