You've got all sorts of choices if you want to donate a car in San Francisco. All the charities listed on this page are either dedicated to working in the San Francisco area, or they have chapters or headquarters based in San Francisco. They are also all 503(c)(3) certified, so your donation is tax deductible provided you and the item itself meet the IRS requirements (like itemizing your deductions, and not trying to deduct more than 50% of your adjusted gross income).



Finally, every charity on this page has received top, 4 star rating from the charity evaluator website Charity Navigator. That means every organization listed here is in the top 10% or better of US charities in terms of financial effectiveness and efficiency. These people know how to maximize a dollar.

San Francisco Food Bank
900 Pennsylvania Ave, San Francisco, CA 94107
415.282.1900 for offices
http://www.sffoodbank.org/donate/how_to_donate.html#CarDonation
Has a car donation program


Goodwill Industries of San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin Counties
1500 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103-2513
(415) 575-2101 for offices | 415-575-2185 to donate
http://www.sfgoodwill.org/CarDonation.aspx
Has a car donation program. Most of the Goodwills across the country have access to this same car donation program, so no matter what part of the country that you live in, from New York City to rural West Virginia, if there's a Goodwill near you then you may have found a great place to give your car. Goodwill stores not only give those of us who tend to accumulate clutter a great place to unload it, but they also are a fantastic shopping store if you are at one of those stages of life where every single dime counts. And, what most people don't know, Goodwills also employ people, and give them job training. Its a nice community resource all around.


Electronic Frontier Foundation
454 Shotwell Street, San Francisco CA 94110-1914
415 436 9333
http://www.eff.org/helpout
Has a car donation program.


Room to Read
111 Sutter St., 16th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104
415-561-3331
http://www.roomtoread.org/Page.aspx?pid=398
Accepts gifts in kind.


Homeless Prenatal Program
2500 18th St San Francisco, CA, 94110
(415) 546-6756
http://www.homelessprenatal.org/donate/wishlist
Accepts gifts in kind.


Juma Ventures
131 Steuart Street, Suite 201, San Francisco, CA 94105
415.371.0727
http://www.jumaventures.org/give/individual-donations.html
Accepts gifts in kind.


Goodwill Industries of San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin Counties
1500 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103-2513
415-575-2185 to donate
http://www.sfgoodwill.org/CarDonation.aspx
Has a car donation program run by Vehicles for Charity.


Resource Renewal Institute
187 E. Blithedale Avenue, Mill Valley, CA 94941-2029
415.928.3774
http://www.rri.org/donate.php
Has a car donation program run by v-Dac.