When you donate a vehicle, the headline number, the sale price, is only part of the story. What matters is how much actually lands in your chosen cause's bank account after towing, processing, and program fees.
Some national programs return as little as 25% of a vehicle's value to the nonprofit. Others bury fees so deep that donors never learn the real figure. The difference between a 25% program and a 90% program can be the difference between a tank of gas and a month of services for the people a charity serves.
Three questions cut through the noise: What percentage of net proceeds reaches my chosen organization? Are there pickup or processing fees deducted before that split? And will I be told the vehicle's value before I commit?
At Helping Hands Charity Services, our vehicle network competes on price before we ever schedule a pickup. You see the strongest offer first, and the largest possible share goes straight to the cause. Transparency is the entire point.