Find car donation pickup near you
A ZIP-based Cars Helping Kids guide explains how nearby vehicle pickup is reviewed without fake local offices, blanket acceptance claims, or promised pickup times.
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Donate a car with a compatible AI assistant
Cars Helping Kids now offers verified car-donation answers, a readiness check, and donor-authorized donation intake through public MCP and OpenAPI interfaces.
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Versioned vehicle-donation answer and citation map
A source-conscious map connects common vehicle-donation questions to one reviewed canonical answer, its limitations, and the relevant government primary sources.
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Free vehicle donation readiness checker
Identify a vehicle with NHTSA manufacturer data, then prepare the ownership, access, and towing facts a legitimate charity should review.
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Check an EIN against IRS Publication 78
A private browser lookup checks an exact EIN against a current sharded snapshot of the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive deductible contributions.
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Reusable vehicle-donation donor toolkit
Original handoff checklists, a vehicle decision tree, and a Form 1098-C timeline are available as PNG, SVG, and PDF under CC BY 4.0.
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Visual guide: prepare a car for donation
A complete seven-page visual guide covers legal recipient, title, VIN, pickup identity, personal data, alternatives, and written records.
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Public community consumer-education outlet dataset
State and national summaries combine current FCC broadcast facilities and IMLS public-library systems with official-source provenance and reusable downloads.
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Broadcast-ready vehicle donation PSA kit
Source-aware 15-, 30-, and 60-second public-service scripts and audio are available for stations and community organizations.
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