Donate a car to charity, and its value goes to a cause you care about. Some charities take the vehicle itself, while others are happy to receive what it sells for. Whichever way suits you, the six charities below help people get where they need to go.
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A car is a gift with real value. Some charities accept donated vehicles, then use them in their work or sell them to fund their programs. Each charity sets its own rules, so ask first about the car's condition, registration, paperwork and pick-up before you hand over the keys.
If the charity you'd like to support doesn't take cars, you can sell the car yourself and donate what you get for it. That way its full value still reaches the cause, and the charity can spend the money where it's needed most.
Tap4Change takes money donations, so the charities below receive gifts through their Tap4Change profiles. To give a vehicle itself, contact the charity directly. For other ways to give, see our guide to donating to charity in Australia.
Each one is ACNC-registered and takes money donations on Tap4Change. Tap a card to see their profile and how to give. To donate a vehicle itself, ask the charity directly.
Provides primary health care to remote and rural communities, including community transport and non-emergency patient transfers by road and air.
Connects vulnerable people to their community through community transport, home maintenance, disability support and aged care, in areas including the Gold Coast, Ipswich and Logan.
Supports patients and their families on the Gold Coast, including a Cancer Patient Transport Service to local hospitals.
Offers free services for people facing hardship in the City of Whittlesea, including community transport and the L2P learner driver program.
Provides first aid, health services and emergency support across Victoria, including non-emergency patient transport.
Runs community programs around Ballarat, including the L2P Learner Driver Mentor Program and Ballarat Reads.
Want a different charity? Search all 60,000+ charities. How we picked these six: from Tap4Change's charity data, we took charities that name a transport or driving program, such as patient transport, community transport or learner driver mentoring, rated 2 or 3 stars with a complete profile, and ranked them by their most recent annual donations. Our data doesn't show which charities accept vehicles, so check with the charity before you give a car.
Some donations come with a thank you perk from a partner brand, like a voucher or a free product. It's a small thanks for showing up, never the reason to give. Offers change often, so check what's on when you donate.
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A car gets people where they need to be. Here's how the charities above help others do the same.
Patient transport gets people to hospital and cancer treatment.
Gold Coast Hospital Foundation runs a Cancer Patient Transport ServiceRoad and air transfers reach people in remote and rural areas.
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Victorian Section) runs patient transfers by road and airCommunity transport helps people get to appointments and stay connected.
STAR Community Services runs community transportVolunteer mentors help young learners get the driving hours they need.
Ballarat Foundation United Way runs the L2P Learner Driver Mentor ProgramYour donation pays for the people and running costs behind these programs, like drivers, volunteers and fuel. Money is flexible, so each charity can put it where it's needed most.
Programs listed come from each charity's details in Tap4Change's charity data. For how fees, ACNC registration and tax receipts work, see the Tap4Change FAQs, the ACNC Charity Register and the ATO's gifts and donations guide.
Choose the charity you'd like to support and ask whether it accepts vehicles. If it does, it will explain what it needs, such as the car's condition, registration and paperwork, and how pick-up works.
If it doesn't, you can sell the car and donate the money instead, so its value still goes to the cause.
Tap4Change takes money donations, so it can't collect a vehicle. If you sell the car, you can give some or all of the money to any charity on Tap4Change.
100% of your donation goes to the charity, and your receipt is saved in your profile.
If you sell the car and donate the money on Tap4Change, your donation is tax deductible if the charity you choose is eligible. Tax deductibility is shown at the top of each charity's page, and donations to a charity endorsed as a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR), and covered by Item 1 of the table in section 30-15 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, are tax deductible. You can download your receipt from your profile to claim it at tax time.
Giving the car itself is a gift of property, and different rules apply. Ask the charity for a receipt, and check the ATO's gifts and donations guidance or ask a tax adviser.
No, that's up to you. You can give the car, all of the money from its sale, or keep some and donate the rest.
Every amount helps, and you can split it between more than one charity if you like.
A thank you perk is a small gesture from a brand that partners with Tap4Change, such as a voucher or a free product, offered with some donations. Your donation still goes 100% to the charity. The perk comes from the brand, and offers rotate, so what's available depends on when you give.
If you can't donate right now, reach out to the Tap4Change team at support@tap4change.org. Sharing a charity's page is a great way to help too.
