Habitat for Humanity in nearby Sayre, Pennsylvania accepts car donations to help their low-income home building project.
www.onlinecardonation.org and www.donateacar.com will help you find a car donation center in Eugene, OR.
www.ezinearticles.com gives you tips on what to look for in a car donation center and a list of ones to choose from.
Each car donation center will differ in terms of the charity or not for profit being benefited. Donate A Car, the nation's largest car donation center, offers the opportunity for the donor to request the benefit go towards any one of hundreds of charities.
The website Donate a Car contains a list of charity organizations in California and an online form for donation. They will pick up the car for free and the donation is generally tax-deductible.
There are national car donation websites where you enter your car location and select a charity of your choice to receive the vehicle. One such site is http://www.donateacar.com.
Organizations that take donations of used vehicles have arrangements with specific dealers who process the paperwork for the donation. You must first contact the organization and then go to the dealer as directed. Car dealers do not have donation centers set up for general purposes.
One can donate a car to help the blind at Blind Children's Center Car Donation, or Heritage for the Blind. The donation is tax deductible, and proceeds from sales used by the charity for the stated purpose.
Most car donation organizations sell their cars to individuals or sell them at auto auctions. If you contact a local car donation center, have your proof of income ready.
Kars4Kids.com, 1-800-CHARITYCARS, charitynavigator.org etc can help you.
Car Talk Vehicle Donation Program is one of the more popular car donation program.
Find a reputable charity that you support and visit their website so see if they accept car donations directly. Once you find one that does, you can either drive the car to the charity's donation center, or often they have someone who can come pick up the car from your home. After the donation, you will receive a receipt and you can write off the value of the car on your taxes.
There is no such thing as a tax credit for a car donation http://www.givecars.com/car-donation-claims.html