Why donate your Kidney Car in December 2021
Why donate your Kidney Car in December?
Aside from the obvious (snow-towing & parking violation situations) it’s also the end of the tax year. Charitable car donations made in Utah and Idaho before December 31st will provide you with a 2020 tax write off. So if you’ve got a car on the street or in the driveway you’re not using, put it into gear for the National Kidney Foundation of Utah & Idaho kidney patient programs by donating to www.towKars.org or call locally 9-5/M-F at (801) 226-5111 Donating in December assures more help to Utah and Idaho kidney patients during the critical holiday and winter months. When it’s hard for patients to afford both heat and medications, your car donation provides us with the funding to help them.
What about the free towing?
- it’s FREE
- takes as little as 24-48 hours (or more if you need time to get it ready!)
- you do NOT have to be there when the car’s towed
What about the tax deduction?
The IRS allows donors to claim one of two values as the deduction. Obviously newer model vehicles with lower miles will give you the best tax deduction. But we also accept any vehicle with a clear title, 4 inflated tires and a complete engine/transmission (doesn’t need to work, it just needs to be IN THE CAR).
- Up to $499 (generalized tax receipt)
- The Car’s actual selling price
So you can claim either the $499 or the car’s actual selling price, whichever is highest. The National Kidney Foundation of Utah & Idaho is required to notify you of the car’s selling price over $500 so you can make the choice how much to claim.
Who benefits from my towKars.org Kidney Kars donation?
If you use the local Utah & Idaho kidney kars website towKars.org to donate, 38% goes directly to serve over 3,000 Utah and Idaho kidney dialysis patients through Medical Financial Aid. The National Kidney Foundation of Utah & Idaho provides aid to help patients with: medical bills, medications, rent, utilities, transportation, medical kidney nutrition supplements, and dental bills. Most of the financial aid is provided to patients trying to become eligable for the kidney transplant waiting list. This requires patients to pay off medical bills, have 100% updated dental work (any cavity or infection can cause a donated kidney to reject), and keep the patient in stable housing. The medical kidney nutrition is vital, since it allows the patients blood work to show healthy ranges of nutrients important to sustain a donated kidney (iron, oxygen, calcium, etc).
Make sure to donate locally to ensure maximum use of your donation.
Most car donation programs are not local to Utah and Idaho, and do not benefit Utah or Idaho patients. So donating to towKars.org assures you maximum accountability that your donation is going where we say it’s going. Donations made locally help local friends and family.
Make your car a Kidney Car, a car that saves lives.
M-F/ 9-5 (801) 226-5111 or www.towKars.org