Kars4Kids is a national Jewish nonprofit organization that funds
educational, youth development and mentoring programs via a robust car donation
program. Our charity programs operate in communities throughout the US and
Canada and are largely run by Oorah. We have successfully opened the pathways
to funding vital support for youth by finessing the primary service we provide:
free, quick and convenient pickup of vehicles, typically to be sold.
This blog is our place to share an informal, insider view of our
organization – our culture and values, interests and happenings, about our team
members and random news around the office. This is not the home for our
official press releases, marketing materials or formal information we publish
about our service and processes. Instead, it’s a little glimpse into what
Kars4Kids is really like, behind the scenes, backstage, without the makeup.
Maybe no one’s actually interested… but we’ll share it with you anyway :-).
Kars4Kids offers free towing and accepts vehicles and properties in any condition. By keeping the donation process in house, the charity eliminates the extra costs so often incurred by other charities and car donation programs. This means a higher percentage of each donation goes to helping children.
Our experts assess each donation to decide the best way to make as much money as possible from the sale of the vehicle. The car is sold or its parts recycled with an eye toward maximizing the profits of each individual donation. A car that no longer runs or one that no longer meets emissions standards, can still be sold for parts or be recycled.
Kars4Kids does not, as a rule, distribute cars. We have, on occasion, made exceptions as in the case of one South African family, who moved to the U.S. to obtain treatment for their child, a pediatric cancer patient. The family was struggling to find employment and housing, and needed to travel long distances for treatment. Kars4Kids heard about their struggle and gave the family a gently used car, adequate to their needs. Our charity’s primary purpose however, is to generate revenue for our family and education programs through the proceeds of our Kars4Kids car donation program.
The IRS allows car donors to claim a tax deduction for the value of a vehicle up to $500. It is up to the donor to determine the fair market value of the car. If the sale price exceeds $500, the donor receives a tax deduction in the full amount for which the vehicle is sold.
In addition to saving on taxes, donors receive a vacation voucher for a 2-night/3-day hotel stay voucher for 2 adults and 2 children with a choice of 50 locations. The hotel destinations offered in this program are 3-star hotels, similar in quality to the Choice Hotels brand and La Quintas. While there are no fees for using the vacation voucher, the voucher holder is responsible for any taxes on the hotel stay and is required to make a fully-refundable standard hotel reservation deposit of $50.
Kars4kids
1805 Swarthmore
Lakewood, NJ 08701
1-877-KARS4KIDS
1-877-527-7454
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