What Qualifies as a Tax Deductible Car Donation & More FAQ
The time to pay the tax man is right around the corner. If you chose to donate a car to charity in 2012, besides contributing to an IRS recognized charity and the high impact programs that Activated Ministries supports,...
Missionary Kids Get Scholarships
With Spring Break right around the corner, it's the perfect time for low income college students to start considering where they will get funding and scholarships to help cover summer tuition. If you know of any students with a missionary background or whose...
Why and How Junk Cars are Recycled
There are many great reasons to donate a car to charity. These reasons include getting a tax deduction for your car donation, moving an old car off of your driveway or out of the garage, wanting your old car to go to help someone and getting old cars off the...
Donate a Car and Support Education
When you decide to donate a car to charity, you may not realize everything that vehicle donation is making possible. In today's post, we want to take a minute to give you a glimpse of a program that is only possible thanks to the generosity of donors like...
Our Year In Review - 2012
Wow! Our first post of the New Year! 2012 was quite a year. As we said goodbye to the old year and welcomed the new, we thought about some of the major events and milestones of progress we saw happen last year at Activated Ministries and Donate A Car 2 Charity. These...
Remembering the Victims of Sandy Hook Elementary
Our hearts are broken and our prayers are with the families and loved ones of those lost in the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, and for the children whose lives have been changed forever. To say that we are praying that the balm of God's...
Ready for the Car Donation Tax Deduction 2012 cutoff?
The holidays can be such a busy time with no time to stop, think or plan. Since the deadline for charitable tax deductions can sneak up on us, it's a good time now to plan for any 2012 charity donations you want to make for a 2012 tax...
Updates on Recent Giveaways and Donations to Local Charities
Here are some pictures from Activated Ministries' recent donations to local homeless shelters in the San Diego area of clothing, shoes and camping gear, along with a short "Thank You" note from one of the supervisors of a homeless...
Tis the Season to be Giving... Donations to the Homeless
We want to extend a special thank you to several donors who recently gave large donations of adult and children’s shoes and clothing, tents and miscellaneous camping gear. We are having a blast finding local charities and shelters we can...
What To Do If Hurricane Sandy Left You With A Flood Vehicle?
Hurricane Sandy may have moved on, but the clean up and rebuilding is just beginning. Our hearts go out to those to have suffered loss and hardship from this superstorm. Here are some tips and resources for car owners faced with...