Legit charity
Alabama,#2Consumer Comment
Thu, June 29, 2017
I also donated a car to this charity and was very please. They shared with me the name of the parent organization is Others First, which is registered with the IRS as a 501(c)(3) tax deductible organization . My accountant researched it, and informed me that my car donation was 100% tax-deductible. Apparently they have numerous causes they support, which all fall on your under their main charity called Others First, which does pull up on the IRS website
Jen
Eatontown,#3Author of original report
Sun, February 26, 2012
I sent a scathing email asking for the 1098C, their physical mailing address, and a tax ID#.
Cars To Help Kids responded by providing ONLY a tax ID# that circles back to a company called "OTHERS FIRST". The IRS said that Others First did not legally register Cars to Help Kids as a DBA and the I still can't claim any tac write offs.
The Better Business Bureau has a record of the organization and the owners have been in trouble with the law operating another charity where the funds were misused. That charity lost its 501C3. Others First is a restructuring of that organization and the IRS confirmed they are looking into the matter.
I contacted the NJ Div of Consumer Affairs and they are going to be investigating. I sent off documents today. I also made a demand for the return of the car's value and have been advised that they solicited the donation under false pretense/promises and that is illegal. If they do not produce the money, then I can take them to small claims court since the donation amount was under $5K.