Car Donation Question
 

Does anyone know the charity with the phone number 1-888-hug-kids?
Here is an ad they placed in a classified:
http://www.independent.com/classifie...tplace2004.htm
and the text:
$2,000 SHOPPING SPREE (+s & h) - Donate your car. Max tax deduction,
any condition. Free pickup. Kids in Need. 1-888-HUG-KIDS
(1-888-484-5437) (Cal-SCAN)

I'm skeptical about it, especially the $2000 shopping spree. I tried
to search for exactly what charity it is, but couldn't find a name.
Does anyone know if this is a legit thing? Does anyone know how I
would be able to find out if this is a legit charity?
Oh, and also, what does Cal-SCAN mean?

Thanks in advance.

There is a legitimate group here in Canada that uses this program to raise
funds and is quite successful at it too. I believe it is the Kidney people.


"Vivek Hungund" > wrote in message
om...
> Does anyone know the charity with the phone number 1-888-hug-kids?
> Here is an ad they placed in a classified:
> http://www.independent.com/classifie...tplace2004.htm
> and the text:
> $2,000 SHOPPING SPREE (+s & h) - Donate your car. Max tax deduction,
> any condition. Free pickup. Kids in Need. 1-888-HUG-KIDS
> (1-888-484-5437) (Cal-SCAN)
>
> I'm skeptical about it, especially the $2000 shopping spree. I tried
> to search for exactly what charity it is, but couldn't find a name.
> Does anyone know if this is a legit thing? Does anyone know how I
> would be able to find out if this is a legit charity?
> Oh, and also, what does Cal-SCAN mean?
>
> Thanks in advance.

"Freddie Newsgroup" > wrote in message
news:e%yqd.378152$%k.164115@pd7tw2no...
> There is a legitimate group here in Canada that uses this program to raise
> funds and is quite successful at it too. I believe it is the Kidney
people.
>

I donated my old clunker to the Alberta Kidney Foundation.. but they only
give a tax receipt for the scrap value of the vehicle ($50) rather than a
blue book value.

On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 10:53:54 -0700, "Determinator"
> wrote:

>
>"Freddie Newsgroup" > wrote in message
>news:e%yqd.378152$%k.164115@pd7tw2no...
>> There is a legitimate group here in Canada that uses this program to raise
>> funds and is quite successful at it too. I believe it is the Kidney
>people.
>>
>
>I donated my old clunker to the Alberta Kidney Foundation.. but they only
>give a tax receipt for the scrap value of the vehicle ($50) rather than a
>blue book value.

Which is reasonable, because the blue book value is only a measure of
the value of a car that conforms to the description of vehicles rated
by the blue book and that somebody would actually buy. The market
value of a car nobody wants is either scrap or zero.

--
Chris Green

On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 10:53:54 -0700, "Determinator"
> wrote:

>
>"Freddie Newsgroup" > wrote in message
>news:e%yqd.378152$%k.164115@pd7tw2no...
>> There is a legitimate group here in Canada that uses this program to raise
>> funds and is quite successful at it too. I believe it is the Kidney
>people.
>>
>
>I donated my old clunker to the Alberta Kidney Foundation.. but they only
>give a tax receipt for the scrap value of the vehicle ($50) rather than a
>blue book value.
>


Maybe you should tell us the year/make/model and condition of the car
to the full effect of your issue. Did the car even run?

Thx,

Tom @ www.FreelancingProjects.com

On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 12:06:34 -0800, David Ross >
wrote:

wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 10:53:54 -0700, "Determinator"
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >"Freddie Newsgroup" > wrote in message
>> >news:e%yqd.378152$%k.164115@pd7tw2no...
>> >> There is a legitimate group here in Canada that uses this program to raise
>> >> funds and is quite successful at it too. I believe it is the Kidney
>> >people.
>> >>
>> >
>> >I donated my old clunker to the Alberta Kidney Foundation.. but they only
>> >give a tax receipt for the scrap value of the vehicle ($50) rather than a
>> >blue book value.
>> >
>>
>> Maybe you should tell us the year/make/model and condition of the car
>> to the full effect of your issue. Did the car even run?
>
>Starting in January 2005, a charity receiving a donated automobile
>and then selling it must report the sales price to the IRS and the
>donor. The donor's itemized charitable deduction will then be
>limited to that amount.


Oh, that's a big change. Let me see if I get it. Rather than writing
off the 'book value' the charity will sell the vehicle and tell you
how much they got, so you can write off that amount?

Makes me further solidify my option that car donation programs are
tinderboxes for corruption. IMHO: Sell your car yourself, and donate
that money directly.

later,

tom @ www.URLBee.com