subject: The Different Ways In Which Goodwill Donations Can Benefit Society [print this page] When you make Goodwill donations, you benefit through IRS tax deductions equivalent to the fair market value of your vehicle. Moreover, you can make Goodwill donations of used vehicles that you are planning to dispose, thus saving time and money you have to spend on cars that you want to sell to used cars buyers or dealers. Goodwill donations thus save you time and effort, along with money. Goodwill donations can benefit society in many different ways as well. For example, when you make Goodwill donations, most charity organizations choose to make minor repairs on the car and then auction it off in wholesale or retail lots.
When you make Goodwill donations, to a charity, you provide it with precious funds while benefiting yourself through tax benefits for making a charitable deduction. Goodwill donations need not necessarily be made to charities that auction the cars. It is the easiest way of getting tax deductions for making Goodwill donations, because in such cases you get a sale statement to confirm the auction price of the vehicle. However, you can also make Goodwill donations, to other charities which can use the vehicle for their own purposes.
When you make Goodwill donations to such charity organizations of your choice, the charity should confirm in the written acknowledgment about the intervening use it will put the vehicle to and the duration for which the vehicle will be used. Goodwill donations can help charities which need vehicles to transport affected victims of natural disasters to the nearest medical centers. Through Goodwill donations you are not just helping charities get precious funds for the charitable projects that they are managing, but can also help by offering a vehicle for various needs.
Some charity organizations receive Goodwill donations and then donate these vehicles to needy families. Thus your Goodwill donations are helping another family in need but without the means to afford transportation. When you are making Goodwill donations of even those cars, which are not in a drivable condition you are letting the charity organizations earn some money by auctioning these vehicles to junk dealers. By making Goodwill donations, you can also help charities that need vehicles to send medical staff as well as volunteers to remote areas where they work towards an important charitable cause or for raising awareness about various social issues. Thus Goodwill donations can be of help in several ways.
