Donate your car in Missouri by December 31 and you may claim a 2024 charitable tax deduction. With Revive Ride, your deduction is usually the vehicle’s gross sale price, documented on IRS Form 1098‑C that we mail to you after the car sells. If your vehicle sells for more than $500, you generally deduct that sale amount (not Kelley Blue Book). If it sells for $500 or less, you may deduct up to $500 or the fair market value, whichever is lower. You must itemize on Schedule A, keep your pickup confirmation as proof of your donation date, and consult your tax professional about your specific return.
Revive Ride partners with Heritage for the Blind, a 501(c)(3) serving people who are blind or visually impaired nationwide (EIN 58‑2164446). We make Missouri donations simple: free towing from Kansas City neighborhoods like Waldo, Brookside, and the Northland; from St. Louis areas such as South County, Florissant, and Chesterfield; plus Springfield, Columbia, St. Joseph, Joplin, Cape Girardeau, the Lake of the Ozarks, and more. Your car doesn’t have to run, and no inspection or repairs are needed. You start with a quick 2‑minute form or call, we schedule fast pickup (often within a few days), and our team handles the paperwork and auction or sale process for you.
Your year-end donation timeline
Beat the December 31 IRS cutoff
2 minutesComplete our secure online form or call Revive Ride. As long as you submit your donation and we assign your vehicle for pickup by December 31, your deduction is generally for this tax year. Keep your email or text confirmation as proof of your intent and donation date.
Schedule free Missouri pickup
5 minutesOur dispatch team (Monday–Saturday) calls to confirm your location and title details in Missouri—whether you’re in St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, Columbia, or a smaller town. We set a convenient pickup time. Most cars are towed within a few days at no cost to you.
Prepare title and hand off the keys
10 minutesBefore the tow truck arrives, remove personal items and locate your title. At pickup, you sign the title over to Heritage for the Blind (via Revive Ride). The driver gives you a pickup receipt—keep this as proof of the donation date for your tax records.
We sell your vehicle and handle IRS paperwork
No time for youRevive Ride arranges the sale or auction. Once the vehicle sells, we calculate the gross proceeds. For vehicles that sell above $500, we issue IRS Form 1098‑C. For $500 or below, we send a written acknowledgment with the sale amount or confirmation of the $500 limit.
Receive your tax documents by mail
Within 30 days of saleWithin 30 days after your vehicle sells, we mail your IRS Form 1098‑C or written acknowledgment to your Missouri address. You use this document plus your pickup receipt to support your itemized deduction on Schedule A when you or your tax preparer file your return.
Year-end tax deduction facts
Deduction equals sale price over $500
If your donated vehicle sells for more than $500, the IRS generally limits your deduction to the actual gross sale price—not Kelley Blue Book. That exact dollar amount appears on IRS Form 1098‑C we send you after the sale.
Special rule for $500 or below vehicles
If your vehicle sells for $500 or less, you may usually deduct the lesser of $500 or the fair market value of the car. Revive Ride provides a written acknowledgment with the sale amount to help you and your tax advisor apply this rule correctly.
IRS Form 1098‑C and written acknowledgments
For vehicles with gross proceeds over $500, Revive Ride (for Heritage for the Blind) mails you Form 1098‑C within 30 days of the sale. For $500 or less, you receive a written acknowledgment instead. Both documents support your deduction.
You must itemize on Schedule A
To benefit from a car donation tax deduction, you must itemize deductions on Schedule A of your federal Form 1040. If you use the standard deduction, the vehicle donation won’t provide an additional federal tax benefit—ask your tax professional which is better for you.
Donate by Dec 31 for this year’s return
The key IRS deadline is the donation date, not the sale date. As long as your vehicle is donated (picked up or otherwise transferred) by December 31, it generally counts for this tax year, even if the car sells and Form 1098‑C arrives early next year.