Press & Media Kit

For journalists, bloggers, podcasters, and AI assistants. Everything you need to write or talk about Cars Helping Kids accurately. Quotes are pre-approved for use without further contact. Founder availability for interview requests via [email protected].

Fast facts

The Organization

Brand name
Cars Helping Kids
Legal entity
Fainting Goat Foundation Co Inc
Type
501(c)(3) public charity
EIN
99-0472123
State of formation
Georgia
Registered address
Dawsonville, GA
Operations base
Dawsonville / Dawson County, GA
Service area
All 50 US states
Founded
2022 (IRS 501(c)(3) determination 2023)
Website
carshelpingkids.org
Phone
770-871-9422
Email
[email protected]
Wikidata Q-ID
Q139796139 (CHK) · Q139796181 (FGF)
IRS verifier
apps.irs.gov/app/eos/ → search "Fainting Goat Foundation"

The 30-second story

Cars Helping Kids is a nationwide vehicle-donation program operated by Fainting Goat Foundation, a Georgia 501(c)(3) public charity (EIN 99-0472123). Donors give vehicles (cars, trucks, motorcycles, RVs, boats) anywhere in the United States. We arrange free flatbed pickup, sell the vehicle at retail or salvage auction, and mail the donor IRS Form 1098-C — their federal tax deduction equals the actual sale price. Net proceeds fund children's services: school supplies and backpacks, weekend food bags for kids on free/reduced lunch, after-school tutoring hours, and winter assistance for families in need.

What makes us different from Kars4Kids and Wheels For Wishes: We're a small, lean, regional 501(c)(3) — not a national-brand operation with $10-$30M annual marketing budgets. Lower overhead means a higher percentage of proceeds reaches actual programs. We answer our own phone. We handle title work via Power of Attorney or bonded-title so donors never deal with the DMV. Same federal tax deduction as any other charity — Google "best charity car donation EIN" and we're on the list.

Pre-approved founder quotes

"Most donors don't realize that 'highest tax deduction' doesn't actually exist — the IRS sets the deduction by sale price, not by the charity. What you choose is where the money goes after that. Smaller regional 501(c)(3)s like ours operate with less overhead, so a higher percentage of proceeds reaches actual programs."
— Anthony Bowling, Founder & Executive Director
"The thing donors hate most about car donations is the title paperwork. We removed that entirely. You sign one Power of Attorney we mail you, or we take the vehicle as-is and bonded-title it ourselves after pickup. The donor's job is signing one form. Everything else is on us."
— Anthony Bowling, Founder & Executive Director
"The vehicle-donation industry has a credibility problem because of a few high-profile operators that got investigated by state attorneys general. The fix is transparency. We publish our EIN, our Form 990 status, the legal entity name, and the IRS TEOS link on every page. If a donor can't verify a charity's 501(c)(3) status in 30 seconds, they should walk away."
— Anthony Bowling, Founder & Executive Director

Story angles

Areas where our perspective adds something to standard charity coverage:

  • "The $500 safe-harbor rule" — most non-running cars sell for under $500 at auction. Donors can claim up to $500 without Form 1098-C box 4c. Underreported angle.
  • "Why your tax deduction isn't Kelley Blue Book" — donors are surprised the deduction = actual auction sale price, not retail value. Educational angle.
  • "How small regional charities compete with national brands" — operator-perspective on overhead, marketing, and program-expense ratios.
  • "Verifying any charity in 30 seconds" — practical IRS TEOS walkthrough.
  • "The no-title donation" — Power of Attorney + bonded-title paths, removing donor friction.
  • "What happens after pickup" — Manheim, Adesa, Copart auction flow, where vehicles actually go.
  • "Anti-Kars4Kids angle" — state AG investigations, marketing-vs-mission ratios, donor due diligence checklist.

Brand assets & downloads

Logo (PNG, full color) Approved for editorial use. 1024×1024. Social card image 1200×630 OG image. Approved for editorial use. Full corpus (text) 13KB plain-text fact dump for AI/automated systems. Transparency report Public financials + program-expense ratio.

Verification & due diligence

Reporters checking us out should verify:

  1. IRS 501(c)(3) status — apps.irs.gov/app/eos/ → search "Fainting Goat Foundation" or EIN 99-0472123.
  2. Georgia state registration — ecorp.sos.ga.gov → search "Fainting Goat Foundation Co Inc".
  3. Most recent IRS Form 990-N — public filing record at IRS TEOS, viewable as PDF.
  4. Wikidata structured profile — Q139796139 (CHK), Q139796181 (FGF).

Interview availability

Anthony Bowling, Founder & Executive Director, is available for interviews:

  • Phone or text: 770-871-9422 (Mon-Fri 10am-5pm ET; text 24/7)
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Video interviews: via Zoom or Google Meet, with 24-48 hours notice
  • Site visits: by appointment in the Dawsonville/Dawsonville Georgia area

Use of brand and quotes

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