- 1). Locate the title of ownership for the the car that you wish to donate. According to the New York State Department of Motor Vehicle website, in order to transfer ownership of a vehicle you must complete the odometer and damage disclosure statements on the back of the title certificate and present that to the person who picks up the car.
- 2). Contact organizations that accept car donations in Poughkeepsie. You can choose from national companies that have local branches or Dutchess County-based organizations. For example, Junk Cars is headquartered in Los Angeles but provides car removal services for Poughkeepsie and many other cities in New York. Meanwhile, the Dutchess County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals accepts car donations directly through its Vehicle Donation Processing Center website. Cars 4 Causes, which accepts vehicle donations from Poughkeepsie, allows donors to choose from a long list of supported charities that include the New York-based Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Yonkers Humane Society and Waterkeeper Alliance, to name a few.
- 3). Contact the company of your choice and schedule a date and time for your car to be picked up.
- 4). Clean the car and remove all personal effects before the towing company arrives. Make sure to request written documentation of the transaction if it is not readily offered to you. Once the car is sold, you will receive a receipt that indicates the sale price and the amount that you can write off on your taxes.
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