How the car donation process works
Start Your Oregon Car Donation
Begin by telling Cascade Car Exchange about your vehicle and where it is located in Oregon. Cars, trucks, vans, SUVs, and many other vehicles may be accepted, even if they are not currently running. You do not need to understand auction values, charity paperwork, or benefit programs before you start. The goal is to make giving simple for mission-motivated donors who want their vehicle to help people who are blind or visually impaired. Heritage for the Blind, EIN 58-2164446, is the nonprofit beneficiary of your donation.
Schedule Free Local Pickup
After your donation is submitted, a towing partner will help arrange free pickup at a time that works for you. Pickup is available throughout Oregon, including neighborhoods and suburbs around Portland, Vancouver-adjacent communities, Salem, Eugene, Springfield, Bend, Redmond, Medford, Ashland, Corvallis, Albany, Tigard, Lake Oswego, and Oregon City. In many cases, the vehicle can be picked up from a home, apartment, workplace, repair shop, or storage location. You avoid selling hassles, classified ads, test drives, and towing costs while supporting a charitable mission.
Your Vehicle Is Sold to Create Proceeds
Once the vehicle is picked up, it moves through the donation and sale process. The final sale price depends on the vehicle, market demand, condition, mileage, and other ordinary resale factors. Cascade Car Exchange does not promise a specific sale amount or impact figure, because those numbers should not be guessed. What matters is that your unwanted vehicle is converted into proceeds that can support charitable services. For donors, this creates a practical way to turn an unused car into help for blind and visually impaired Americans.
100-Percent of Vehicle Proceeds Go to Heritage
A key reassurance for donors is this: 100-percent of the vehicle sale proceeds go to Heritage for the Blind, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, EIN 58-2164446. Heritage uses donated-vehicle proceeds to help fund services for people who are blind or visually impaired. That includes connecting individuals with government benefits and assistance programs such as SSI, SSDI, LIHEAP, Section 8, Medicare Extra Help, and Medicaid. Your car donation helps support the work of guiding people toward resources that may improve stability, access, and independence.
Receive Tax Documentation After Sale
Vehicle donations to qualified 501(c)(3) charities may be tax deductible for donors who itemize deductions. For vehicles that sell for more than $500, the deduction generally equals the gross vehicle sale price, and donors receive IRS Form 1098-C for tax records. Heritage for the Blind is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, EIN 58-2164446. Cascade Car Exchange cannot provide personal tax advice, so you should speak with a tax professional about your own filing situation. Still, the process is designed to provide clear documentation after your vehicle is sold.
Key facts about car donation
Heritage for the Blind is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, EIN 58-2164446.
100-percent of vehicle sale proceeds go to Heritage for the Blind to support its mission.
Free towing is available for Oregon donors in Portland, Eugene, Salem, Bend, Medford, and beyond.
For vehicles sold over $500, donors receive IRS Form 1098-C showing the gross sale price.
Donors and community members can check benefit eligibility at nhftb.org/finder.
Heritage helps connect people with SSI, SSDI, LIHEAP, Section 8, Medicaid, and Medicare Extra Help.