About Cars Helping Kids
That car sitting in your driveway can help fund charitable priorities such as school supplies, food support, tutoring, and seasonal assistance. We arrange the donation process and direct net proceeds toward the foundation's charitable work.
Why we do this
Every kid deserves to start the school year with a backpack that isn't falling apart. To not be hungry between Friday's last lunch and Monday's breakfast. To have a coat that actually fits when it gets cold. None of that should depend on luck — but for a lot of kids, it does.
So we built something simple: donors offer vehicles they no longer need, we coordinate the title, pickup, and sale process, and net proceeds become available for the foundation's charitable work.
What your car actually becomes
Our stated program priorities include:
- A backpack that's ready for day one — stocked with the crayons, notebooks, and supplies on the teacher's list, so a kid walks in feeling like every other kid, not the one who came empty-handed.
- Food for the weekend — a discreet bag a counselor slips into a backpack on Friday, so a child isn't counting hours until Monday's breakfast.
- An after-school hour with someone who has time for them — tutoring, so a kid who fell behind gets to catch back up instead of giving up.
- A coat that fits, and a little holiday joy — because being cold and being forgotten in December are two things no kid should have to feel.
These are priorities, not a promise that every individual vehicle funds every listed activity. Read the full donation-process transparency report.
The honest part — who we are and how to check us
Cars Helping Kids is operated by Fainting Goat Foundation Co Inc, a Georgia nonprofit recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) public charity. We are based in Dawsonville, Georgia and arrange accepted vehicle pickups nationwide through service partners.
Vehicle donations have real transaction costs, which may include towing, auction or sale fees, title work, payment processing, donor support, and other operating expenses. Net proceeds are available for charitable work. We do not publish an unsupported fixed program-spending percentage; our current 990-N filing does not contain that level of financial detail.
And you never have to take our word for it. Verify us yourself in two minutes:
Transparency
Like every registered 501(c)(3), we file Form 990 (or 990-EZ / 990-N depending on revenue) annually with the IRS. These are public documents searchable on the IRS Tax-Exempt Organization Search and in our exact ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer record.
For donors who want third-party validation:
- IRS Tax-Exempt Organization Search — confirms our 501(c)(3) status and good standing.
- Charity Navigator — currently lists the legal entity as Not Rated because there is not enough public filing data for a star rating.
- Our financials page — explains what the current Form 990-N does and does not disclose.
- Media and citation kit — provides reusable facts, entity records, and editorial assets on our media page.
How to verify any car donation charity (including us)
Three free, public, definitive checks:
- IRS Tax-Exempt Organization Search — search the charity's legal name (for us: Fainting Goat Foundation). Confirms 501(c)(3) status, EIN, and good standing.
- Read the charity's available IRS filing — note whether it is a detailed Form 990/990-EZ or the limited Form 990-N e-Postcard.
- Check independent profiles carefully — “Not Rated” is not a positive rating and should not be presented as one.
Contact us
Phone or text: 770-871-9422 (Mon–Fri 10am–5pm ET · Text anytime)
Email: [email protected]
Location: Dawsonville, Georgia, USA
Where we help: We review requests throughout the United States. Pickup is at no charge for accepted donations, subject to ownership, condition, access, location, and partner availability.
Turn that car into charitable support
Free pickup for accepted donations, required IRS documentation, and net proceeds available for the foundation's charitable work. Tax results depend on IRS rules and the donor's return.