Donate Your Used Car to Charity in Buchanan and Berrien County

Donating your used car to charity, and earning yourself a tax deduction in the process, is quick and easy in Berrien County, Michigan.

Two not-for-profit organizations, Kars4Kids and the Great Lakes Adventist Academy, accept car donations to raise cash that advances selected programs for young people.

Kars4Kids

With this year's stricter federal payment policy for used car donations, this national organization sweetens the car-donation deal by promising donors vacation vouchers in exchange for their used cars. 

Donors may choose from among 80 hot vacation spots, and - along with a tax-beneficial receipt for their car - receive a voucher for a free vacation. Vouchers are good for a two-night, three-day stay at the vacation spot of the donor's choice.

To attract donors, Kars4Kids makes the application and donation process fast, convenient and easy. Interested parties simply call toll-free to 1-877-KARS4KIDS anytime between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m. EST, Sundays through Fridays.

There, you'll find a trained customer service representative who will walk you through the application procedures. Within 24 to 48 hours, Kars4Kids will have someone at your door, ready to provide free pick-up of your donated car. In return, you'll pick up your IRS-approved tax-deduction receipt, and your free vacation voucher.

Cash raised through Kars4Kids car donations benefit their international charity, JOY, a 10-year-old registered 501(c)(3) charity under the IRS tax-exempt code.

JOY's mission is to "change a child's life for the better" by tackling the ravages of poverty, neglect, abuse and other social ills that produce at-risk youngsters. Youngsters served through this program are between the ages of six and 18. Among the commodities exchanged for JOY funds are food, shelter, clothing, health care, education and guidance counseling.  In addition, JOY funds feed the physical, spiritual and emotional hungers of children in distress worldwide by addressing educational gaps: tutoring, mentoring, after-school and summer programs, and special vocational training.